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$=»~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»=$
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£%$=»~¨¨¨¨ was  dead. my spirit had  left my  body, ¨¨¨¨~»=$%£
#£%$=»~¨¨¨             never to return.             ¨¨¨~»=$%£#
##£%$=»~¨¨                                          ¨¨~»=$%£##
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##£%$=»~¨¨ a  cloudy,  watery day,  getting  a ride ¨¨~»=$%£##
#£%$=»~¨¨¨ somewhere.  it  felt  like i  had solved ¨¨¨~»=$%£#
£%$=»~¨¨¨¨ some  great   puzzle.  i've  solved   no ¨¨¨¨~»=$%£
%$=»~¨¨¨¨¨           puzzles since then.            ¨¨¨¨¨~»=$%
$=»~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»=$
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$=»~¨¨¨¨¨¨ this body around. i still give  it life, ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»=$
%$=»~¨¨¨¨¨ somehow. like a golem, and i  try not to ¨¨¨¨¨~»=$%
£%$=»~¨¨¨¨ care  too   much,  but  i   do.  it's  a ¨¨¨¨~»=$%£
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##£%$=»~¨¨ clouded  by  my  echo. afterglow  of  my ¨¨~»=$%£##
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##£%$=»~¨¨                                          ¨¨~»=$%£##
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$=»~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»=$