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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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