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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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