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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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