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...&.&&...           ..#@ AN ANECDOTE @#..          &.&&......
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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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