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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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