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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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