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...,~==&¤@          ..#& AN ANECDOTE &#..           @¤&==~,...
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.....,~==& TODAY IT RAINED, AND I  WOULD GO OUTSIDE &==~,.....
......,~== I THOUGHT, SO I  SMOKED  A PIPE  AND GOT ==~,......
.......,~= DRESSED,   AND  OUTSIDE   THE  RAIN  HAD =~,.......
......,~== TURNED INTO SNOW SO  THICK  THAT  IT WAS ==~,......
.....,~==& AS DENSE FOG ... AND THEN  I WENT TO GET &==~,.....
....,~==&¤ THE MAIL, BUT THERE  WAS A  WOMAN AND WE ¤&==~,....
...,~==&¤@ TALKED A LITTLE.  NOW BECAUSE I WAS HIGH @¤&==~,...
..,~==&¤@# AND IT WAS  SNOWING SO FUNNY  AND I  HAD #@¤&==~,..
.,~==&¤@## AN UMBRELLA AGAINST  THE  SNOW, BUT SNOW ##@¤&==~,.
..,~==&¤@# ALL OVER MY FACE ANYWAY,  AND I WONDERED #@¤&==~,..
...,~==&¤@         ABOUT MYSELF, AND MY LIFE        @¤&==~,...
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