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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~=                                          =~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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.           ==~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~=                                          =~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~  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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