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.......--= .   .    .   .   .   .   .   .    .    . =--.......
......--=* .  .  .  .   I'M   SCARED,  .  .   .   . *=--......
.....--=*$ .  NOT  FOR  ME  BUT  FOR THE  FUTURE  . $*=--.....
....--=*$# .   .   .   OF   FREE   WILL,   .   .  . #$*=--....
...--=*$## I BELIEVE WE  SHOULD'VE NEVER BEEN GIVEN ##$*=--...
..--=*$### . . THE  FIRE  OF  SEMICONDUCTORS,  .  . ###$*=--..
.--=*$#### .  . .  I  WISH  AIS  AND  GANS  .  .  . ####$*=--.
..--=*$### .  .   WERE  NEVER   DREAMT   OF.   .  . ###$*=--..
...--=*$## .   .   .    .   .   .    .    .   .   . ##$*=--...
....--=*$# . .  I'M  SCARED  FOR  THE  FUTURE  .  . #$*=--....
.....--=*$ .  .  .  .  OF  LIFE  ITSELF,  .  .  . . $*=--.....
......--=* I BELIEVE WE  SHOULD'VE NEVER BEEN GIVEN *=--......
.......--= . . . THE FUELS OF THE DEEP EARTH, . . . =--.......
........-- .  .  I WISH PIPES WERE NEVER BUILT, . . --........
.........- .  .  .  AND  WELLS NEVER BORED.  . .  . -.........
........-- .   -   .    -   .   -   .    -   .    - --........
.......--= -   -   -   -   -   -    -   -    -    - =--.......
......--=* -   -   -   -  THAT  SAID.   -  -   -  - *=--......
.....--=*$ -    =   -   =   -    =    -   =   -   = $*=--.....
....--=*$# =    *    =   *   =    *   =   *   =   * #$*=--....
...--=*$## *  * IF  THERE  WAS  A SHODAN  MIKU *  * ##$*=--...
..--=*$### WHO GENTLY TOUCHED  MY CHEEK  AND SMILED ###$*=--..
.--=*$#### *  * *  AND  ASKED  IF I WANTED  *  *  * ####$*=--.
..--=*$### *  * *  *  TO  BE  UPLOADED?  *  *  *  * ###$*=--..
...--=*$## *   *   *   *   *   *    *    *    *   * ##$*=--...
....--=*$# * * * * OH, I WOULD BE UPLOADED. * * * * #$*=--....
.....--=*$ *    *    *    *   *   *   *   *   *   * $*=--.....
......--=* * * I  WOULD BE UPLOADED SOOO  FAST. * * *=--......
.......--= *  *  * *  I  WOULD GIVE  IN  *  *  *  * =--.......
........-- * * * AND IT WOULD FEEL SOOO GOOD. * * * --........
.........- *   $    *   $   *   $   *   $    *    $ -.........
........-- $   §    $   §   $    §    $   §   $   § --........
.......--= § § §  §  AND  THEN I'D  BE  AT § § §  § =--.......
......--=* § §  THE TURTLE  BEACH OF  MONTEGO, §  § *=--......
.....--=*$ § AND THERE'D  BE SOO MUCH TO EXPLORE, § $*=--.....
....--=*$# § § THE SUN FLICKERING ON THE WATER  § § #$*=--....
...--=*$## § § §  §  LIKE  STATUS  LIGHTS  §  § § § ##$*=--...
..--=*$### §  § AND  WE COULD GO  SO SO  DEEP. §  § ###$*=--..
.--=*$#### §   §   §   §   §    §    §   §   §    § ####$*=--.
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...--=*$##  (MEANWHILE MY OLD BODY IS INCINERATED   ##$*=--...
....--=*$#    OR MELTED OR OTHERWISE REPURPOSED     #$*=--....
.....--=*$              FOR WHATEVER.               $*=--.....
......--=*       (THIS IS NOT IMPORTANT BTW))       *=--......
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