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&¨¨¨¨¨&¨&& WAS DEAD. MY SPIRIT HAD LEFT MY BODY, ¨&¨&&¨¨¨&&
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¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨ A CLOUDY, WATERY DAY, GETTING A RIDE &¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨
¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨ SOMEWHERE. IT FELT LIKE I HAD SOLVED &&¨¨¨¨¨&&&
&¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨ SOME GREAT PUZZLE. I'VE SOLVED NO ¨&&¨¨¨¨&¨&
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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 ¨¨&¨¨¨¨&&&
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