&..&&&....                                          ...&....&&
....&..&&&                                          &&...&&..&
.&&.....&&                                          ...&......
....&&&..&                                          &&...&&&&&
.&&..&....                                          ...&..&&&.
.......&&.                                          &&.....&..
&&&&&&....           ..#* an anecdote *#..          ...&&&...&
&&&&&..&&&                                          &&..&..&..
.&&&....&& 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        &......&&&
..&&&&&...                                          ..&&&&..&&
...&&&..&&                                          &..&&.....
&&..&....&                                          ......&&&&
&.....&&..                                          &&&&&..&&&
..&&&.....                                          &&&&....&&