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¨&¨¨¨&&¨¨¨ WHEN I WAS IN EIGHT GRADE I DECIDED I ¨&¨¨¨&&&¨¨
&&¨¨&¨&¨¨& 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 &&&¨&&&¨¨¨
&&¨&¨&&¨¨¨ SOME GREAT PUZZLE. I'VE SOLVED NO ¨¨&&¨¨&¨¨&
¨&&&&¨&¨¨¨ PUZZLES SINCE THEN. ¨&¨&¨&&¨&¨
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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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