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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 ##%^;-:...
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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 ####%^;-:.
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