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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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