'--^'.~^~=                                          =~^~.'^--'
§§§§@@@#§#                                          #§#@@@§§§§
#@@@#§#@@@                                          @@@#§#@@@#
#§#§@#§§#@                                          @#§§#@§#§#
#@##§§§@@§                                          §@@§§§##@#
@#§#§§§#§@                                          @§#§§§#§#@
##@#@§§@@#           ==#§ AN ANECDOTE §#==          #@@§§@#@##
@@@§###@§#                                          #§@###§@@@
@@§#§@#§§§ TODAY  I SMOKED A PIPE  AND GOT DRESSED, §§§#@§#§@@
@§§§@#§@@#               AND OUTSIDE ^              #@@§#@§§§@
@§§§#§#§#§                                          §#§#§#§§§@
§##§§#§@§#             ===««« OUTSIDE ^             #§@§#§§##§
#@§@§§####                                          ####§§@§@#
@§##@####§ ===««« OUTSIDE THE RAIN HAD  TURNED Into §####@##§@
@@#§@#@§@# SNOW  SO  THICK THAT IT  SOMEHOW  HURTS. #@§@#@§#@@
§@@§§##@@# ALSO FEELS AS LIKE  THIS. IT'S NOT MINE, #@@##§§@@§
#@#@##@§§#             IT'S MY SISTERS ^            #§§@##@#@#
§§@§§@@@§@                                          @§@@@§§@§§
§@@#§§@##@                    #=                    @##@§§#@@§
@§##@§@#§#                   ¤§@!                   #§#@§@##§@
@§@@§@##§@                    ¤                     @§##@§@@§@
@§#§@@#@#§                                =         §#@#@@§#§@
§§##@§@@§@ A = BEING = IS SOMETHING IS COMPLETELY   @§@@§@##§§
@§@#§#@@## ALONE.                                   ##@@#§#@§@
@#§@#@@#§#                                          #§#@@#@§#@
§@§@§@§#@#                                          #@#§@§@§@§
§##§§##@§@                                          @§@##§§##§
#@§###§@§#                                          #§@§###§@#
@@@#@@##§@                                          @§##@@#@@@