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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. ###@§$\~^,
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,,,^~\$§@# INSTEAD, I'VE BEEN MINDLESSLY PILOTING #@§$\~^,,,
,,,,^~\$§@ 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 ~^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ SPIRIT. ^,,,,,,,,,
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