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&&=~...... SOMEWHERE. IT FELT LIKE I HAD SOLVED ......~=&&
###&%=;~-. SOME GREAT PUZZLE. I'VE SOLVED NO .-~;=%&###
#%=;-..... PUZZLES SINCE THEN. .....-;=%#
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&==;-..... INSTEAD, I'VE BEEN MINDLESSLY PILOTING .....-;==&
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&&&%%=;~-. CONTAMINATED GOLEM, THIS ONE. PURITY .-~;=%%&&&
###&%=;~-. CLOUDED BY MY ECHO. AFTERGLOW OF MY .-~;=%&###
###&%=;~-. SPIRIT. .-~;=%&###
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