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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.           ¨¨¨¨,=†%@¤
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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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=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ,,,,,,,,##====================##,,,,,,,, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
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