,,:~;§%§¶#                                          #¶§%§;~:,,
,,,:~;§%§¶                                          ¶§%§;~:,,,
,,,,:~;§%§                                          §%§;~:,,,,
,,,,,:~;§%                                          %§;~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~;§                                          §;~:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~; ::::::::##~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~##:::::::: ;~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~                                          ~:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: 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.                 ¶§%§;~:,,,
,,,,:~;§%§                                          §%§;~:,,,,
,,,,,:~;§% ::::::::##~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~##:::::::: %§;~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~;§                                          §;~:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~;                                          ;~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~                                          ~:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,:                                          :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,