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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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