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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 ..........
.......... 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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