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,,,,,,,~\% ,,,,,,,,@@~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@,,,,,,,, %\~,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~\% WHEN I WAS IN EIGHT GRADE I DECIDED I %\~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~\%# WAS DEAD. MY SPIRIT HAD LEFT MY BODY, #%\~,,,,,,
,,,,,~\%## NEVER TO RETURN. ##%\~,,,,,
,,,,~\%##@ @##%\~,,,,
,,,~\%##@# 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. ##%\~,,,,,
,,,,,,~\%# #%\~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~\% 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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