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«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WAS DEAD. MY SPIRIT HAD LEFT MY BODY, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«
*«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ NEVER TO RETURN. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«*
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@**«-¨¨¨¨¨ I REMEMBER SITTING IN MY PARENTS CAR ON ¨¨¨¨¨-«**@
@@**«-¨¨¨¨ A CLOUDY, WATERY DAY, GETTING A RIDE ¨¨¨¨-«**@@
@@@**«-¨¨¨ SOMEWHERE. IT FELT LIKE I HAD SOLVED ¨¨¨-«**@@@
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@@@**«-¨¨¨ INSTEAD, I'VE BEEN MINDLESSLY PILOTING ¨¨¨-«**@@@
@@**«-¨¨¨¨ THIS BODY AROUND. I STILL GIVE IT LIFE, ¨¨¨¨-«**@@
@**«-¨¨¨¨¨ SOMEHOW. LIKE A GOLEM, AND I TRY NOT TO ¨¨¨¨¨-«**@
**«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ CARE TOO MUCH, BUT I DO. IT'S A ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«**
*«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CONTAMINATED GOLEM, THIS ONE. PURITY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«*
«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CLOUDED BY MY ECHO. AFTERGLOW OF MY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«
*«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SPIRIT. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«*
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