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##@&£†:~,. 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 ......,~:†
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†:~,......            puzzles since then.           ......,~:†
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@&£†:~,... 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 .,~:†£&@##
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@&£†:~,... clouded  by  my  echo.  afterglow of  my ...,~:†£&@
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