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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 ,,,,,,,,,,
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