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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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