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,,=^%$&¶@# NEVER TO RETURN. #@¶&$%^=,,
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,,=^%$&¶@# PUZZLES SINCE THEN. #@¶&$%^=,,
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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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