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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:                                          :~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨.~:%@                                          @%:~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~:%@§                                          §@%:~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~:%@§¶ ........##~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~##........ ¶§@%:~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~:%@§¶#                                          #¶§@%:~.¨¨
¨.~:%@§¶## WHEN  I  WAS IN EIGHT  GRADE I DECIDED I ##¶§@%:~.¨
¨¨.~:%@§¶# WAS DEAD. MY SPIRIT  HAD  LEFT  MY BODY, #¶§@%:~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~:%@§¶             NEVER TO RETURN.             ¶§@%:~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~:%@§                                          §@%:~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~:%@ 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.            .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~                                          ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:  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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:                                          :~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~                                          ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨