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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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