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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 ¨¨¨¨¨~»†§%
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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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