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¨¨¨¨.~^$£# somewhere.  it  felt  like i had  solved #£$^~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~^$£## some   great   puzzle.  i've  solved  no ##£$^~.¨¨¨
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¨¨¨.~^$£## this body around.  i still give it life, ##£$^~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~^$£# somehow. like a golem, and i try  not to #£$^~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~^$£ care   too  much,   but  i  do.  it's  a £$^~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^$   contaminated golem, this one. purity   $^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^ clouded  by my  echo.  afterglow  of  my ^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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