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#@%^\«-¨¨¨ SOME   GREAT   PUZZLE.  I'VE  SOLVED  NO ¨¨¨-«\^%@#
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##@%^\«-¨¨  INSTEAD, I'VE BEEN MINDLESSLY PILOTING  ¨¨-«\^%@##
#@%^\«-¨¨¨ THIS BODY  AROUND. I STILL GIVE IT LIFE, ¨¨¨-«\^%@#
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%^\«-¨¨¨¨¨ CARE   TOO  MUCH,   BUT  I  DO.  IT'S  A ¨¨¨¨¨-«\^%
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