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.§§..§.§.. WHEN I WAS  IN  EIGHT  GRADE I DECIDED I §.§.§.§.§§
..§.§§.§.§ WAS  DEAD.  MY  SPIRIT HAD LEFT MY BODY, §.§.§.§..§
.§§..§.§..             NEVER TO RETURN.             §.§.§.§.§§
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.§§..§.§.. I  REMEMBER SITTING IN MY PARENTS CAR ON §.§.§.§.§§
..§.§§.§.§ A  CLOUDY, WATERY  DAY,  GETTING A  RIDE §.§.§.§..§
.§§..§.§.. 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  §.§.§.§.§§
..§.§§.§.§ 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 §.§.§.§..§
.§§..§.§..   CONTAMINATED GOLEM, THIS ONE. PURITY   §.§.§.§.§§
..§.§§.§.§ CLOUDED  BY  MY  ECHO.  AFTERGLOW OF  MY §.§.§.§..§
.§§..§.§..                  SPIRIT.                 §.§.§.§.§§
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