rain from the skies, the most important feature, my favourite part

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####$=†»^, TOD4Y 1T R41N3D,  4ND 1 WOULD GO OUTS1D3 ,^»†=$####
###$=†»^,, 1 THOUGHT,  SO 1  SMOK3D 4 P1P3 4ND  GOT ,,^»†=$###
##$=†»^,,, DR3SSED,   4ND  OUTS1D3   TH3  R41N  H4D ,,,^»†=$##
#$=†»^,,,, TURN3D  1NTO SNOW  SO TH1CK TH4T 1T  W4S ,,,,^»†=$#
$=†»^,,,,, 4S D3NSE FOG ... 4ND TH3N 1 W3NT TO  G3T ,,,,,^»†=$
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†»^,,,,,,, T4LK3D 4 L1TTL3. NOW B3C4USE  1 W4S H1GH ,,,,,,,^»†
»^,,,,,,,, 4ND 1T  W4S SNOW1NG SO FUNNY  4ND  1 H4D ,,,,,,,,^»
^,,,,,,,,, 4N UMBR3LL4  4GA1NST  TH3 SNOW, BUT SNOW ,,,,,,,,,^
,,,,,,,,,, 4LL OV3R MY F4C3 4NYWAY,  4ND 1 WOND3RED ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,         4BOUT MYS3LF, 4ND MY L1F3        ,,,,,,,,,,
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