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...^~/*%£@ i thought, so i  smoked a  pipe  and got @£%*/~^...
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.....^~/*% turned into  snow  so  thick that it was %*/~^.....
......^~/* as dense fog  ... and then i went to get */~^......
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......^~/* talked a little. now because  i was high */~^......
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....^~/*%£ an umbrella against the  snow, but  snow £%*/~^....
...^~/*%£@ all over  my face anyway, and i wondered @£%*/~^...
..^~/*%£@#         about myself, and my life        #@£%*/~^..
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