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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. ##@§¤%\=.,
,,.=\%¤§@# #@§¤%\=.,,
,,,.=\%¤§@ 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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