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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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