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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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