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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 ..~^†%&###
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