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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 @@§¤*=«~¨¨
¨~«=*¤§@@#                  SPIRIT.                 #@@§¤*=«~¨
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