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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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