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¶&§§^-,... WHEN I WAS IN  EIGHT  GRADE I  DECIDED I ...,-^§§&¶
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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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##¶&§§^-,.  INSTEAD, I'VE BEEN MINDLESSLY PILOTING  .,-^§§&¶##
#¶&§§^-,.. THIS BODY AROUND. I  STILL GIVE IT LIFE, ..,-^§§&¶#
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&§§^-,.... CARE   TOO  MUCH,  BUT  I  DO.   IT'S  A ....,-^§§&
§§^-,.....   CONTAMINATED GOLEM, THIS ONE. PURITY   .....,-^§§
&§§^-,.... CLOUDED BY  MY  ECHO.  AFTERGLOW  OF  MY ....,-^§§&
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