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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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