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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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