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§§§§¨¨§§§§ WAS DEAD. MY SPIRIT HAD LEFT MY BODY, §§¨¨§§§§§§
§§§¨¨¨¨§§§ NEVER TO RETURN. §¨¨¨¨§§§§§
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¨¨¨§§§§¨¨¨ SOMEWHERE. IT FELT LIKE I HAD SOLVED §§§§§¨¨¨¨¨
§§¨¨§§¨¨§§ SOME GREAT PUZZLE. I'VE SOLVED NO §§§§¨¨§§§§
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¨¨¨§§§§§§¨ INSTEAD, I'VE BEEN MINDLESSLY PILOTING §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨ SOMEHOW. LIKE A GOLEM, AND I TRY NOT TO ¨¨¨§§§§§§§
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§§ CARE TOO MUCH, BUT I DO. IT'S A §§¨¨§§§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨ CONTAMINATED GOLEM, THIS ONE. PURITY §¨¨¨¨§§§§¨
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