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,,&,&&&,,, ~~~~~~~~##====================##~~~~~~~~ ,&&&,&,,&,
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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.           &,,&,,&&&,
,,,,,,&,&,                                          &&,&&,&,,&
&,,,,,&&&&  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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