# => " the"
0 => " his "
> => " and "
1 => " a "
~ => ",\nAnd"
? => " to"
] => " of"
Z => " like"
= => " all"
X => "# chimney "
` => "St. Nichol"
' => "ing"
^ => "he "
| => "little "
9 => "ight"
/ => "ash away"
\ => " was "
4 => " in"
{ => " be"
6 => " Christmas"
2 => "coursers#y"
Y => " were"
F => " wi"
5 => " I heard "
8 => "head"
[ => "sleigh"
E => "histle"
J => "To#?p]# "
_ => " wh"
3 => "# house"
* => "stock's"
R => "es that"
U => "led"
@ => "\nWhen"
Q => " sprang"
K => " flew"
" => "\nHis "
L => "laughed"
< => "\nT^"
& => " my"
} => " just "
7 => " on"
( => "re "
) => "ose"
$ => "# s"
% => ",\nWith"
+ => "ow, Da"

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Jporch! Jwall!
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