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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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