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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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