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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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%^*«:.....  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 ..........
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