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###¤**==~. 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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