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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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¨¨#¨#¨##¨¨ 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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¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨# SOMEHOW. LIKE A GOLEM, AND I TRY NOT  TO #¨#¨#¨###¨
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¨¨¨#¨#¨##¨   CONTAMINATED GOLEM, THIS ONE. PURITY   ¨¨¨¨¨#¨##¨
¨¨#####¨#¨ CLOUDED BY  MY  ECHO.  AFTERGLOW  OF  MY ¨¨¨¨###¨#¨
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