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...,~//=¤# 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 #@#§¤=/~,.
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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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