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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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