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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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