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§§.§..§.§. ^^^^^^^^##««««««««««««««««««««##^^^^^^^^ §.§.§.§.§.
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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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§§.§..§.§. ^^^^^^^^##««««««««««««««««««««##^^^^^^^^ §.§.§.§.§.
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