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,,,,,,&,,, when i was in eight grade i decided i ,,,,&,&&,,
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,,,,,,,,&, never to return. ,,,,,,&,&&
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,,,,&,&&,, instead, i've been mindlessly piloting ,&,,,&&&,,
,,,,,,&&&, 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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