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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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