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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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