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.....@@@@. WAS DEAD. MY SPIRIT HAD LEFT MY BODY, ...@@@@...
@@@@..@@.. NEVER TO RETURN. @@..@@..@@
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@@..@@@@.. I REMEMBER SITTING IN MY PARENTS CAR ON ..@@@@@@..
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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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