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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
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@$§*»:¨¨¨¨ SOMEHOW. LIKE A GOLEM, AND I TRY NOT TO ¨¨¨¨:»*§$@
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#¶@$§*»:¨¨ CONTAMINATED GOLEM, THIS ONE. PURITY ¨¨:»*§$@¶#
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