¨§§¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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§¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§