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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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¨¨¨¨.~*†$@  INSTEAD, I'VE BEEN MINDLESSLY PILOTING  @$†*~.¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨.~*†$@ SOMEHOW. LIKE A GOLEM, AND I TRY  NOT TO @$†*~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~*†$@# CARE  TOO  MUCH,  BUT   I  DO.   IT'S  A #@$†*~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~*†$@##   CONTAMINATED GOLEM, THIS ONE. PURITY   ##@$†*~.¨¨
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