&.&&.&&&.& .......&..
..&&.&.&.& &.......&.
..&&...... &&.......&
&.&&&..... .&&.......
..&.&&.... .&&&......
....&&&... ~~~~~~~~##««««««««««««««««««««##~~~~~~~~ .&.&&.....
....&.&&.. ...&&&....
......&&&. WHEN I WAS IN EIGHT GRADE I DECIDED I ...&.&&...
......&.&& WAS DEAD. MY SPIRIT HAD LEFT MY BODY, &....&&&..
........&& NEVER TO RETURN. &&...&.&&.
........&. .&&....&&&
&......... 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. .....&.&&.
...&.&&... &......&&&
&....&&&.. ~~~~~~~~##««««««««««««««««««««##~~~~~~~~ &&.....&.&
&&...&.&&. &&&......&
.&&....&&& &.&&.....&
.&&&...&.& ..&&&.....
.&.&&....& ..&.&&....
...&&&...& &...&&&...