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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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