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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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