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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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