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¨^«;§%§§§# I USED TO BE A GOTH, IN MY YOUTH, DOING #§§§%§;«^¨
¨^«;§§%§#@ CRIMES MOSTLY FROM OR IN MY BELOVED AND @#§%§§;«^¨
¨^«;§%§#@# TRUSTED CAR, AND SOMETIMES MY MOTHERS #@#§%§;«^¨
¨¨^^«;%§§§ BARN. WE LIVED JUST OUTSIDE TOWN, A §§§%;«^^¨¨
¨^«;§%%§## GROVE AT THE END OF A DIRT ROAD, AND ##§%%§;«^¨
¨^«;§%§@## THE BARN WAS PLACED SO YOU COULD JUST ##@§%§;«^¨
¨^«;§%§@## MAKE OUT THE SURROUNDING FIELDS THROUGH ##@§%§;«^¨
¨^«;§%§#@@ THE TREES. @@#§%§;«^¨
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¨^«;§%§#@# MY CAR WAS BLACK AND LOUD, BOTH THE #@#§%§;«^¨
¨¨¨^^^;;%§ ENGINE AND THE WAY THE PARTS DIDN'T §%;;^^^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^;§§§ REALLY STICK TOGETHER. I TOOK MY §§§;^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^«;§%§#@# CRIMEFRIEND FOR RIDES, IN THE DARK, THE #@#§%§;«^¨
¨^«;§%§#@# ETERNAL DARK THAT SEEMED TO SURROUND #@#§%§;«^¨
¨^«;§%§#@# US. SHE SEEMED TO CAST THIS VEIL OVER #@#§%§;«^¨
¨^«;§%§#@# EVERYTHING. HER BLACK SKIRT REACHED TO #@#§%§;«^¨
¨^«;§%§#@# HER KNEES BUT THEN SOMEHOW ALSO BACK #@#§%§;«^¨
¨^«;§%§#@# AROUND, ENVELOPING ALL MY MEMORIES OF #@#§%§;«^¨
¨¨¨^^^«§%# OUR TIME TOGETHER. #%§«^^^¨¨¨
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¨^«;§%§#@# THERE WAS BLOOD EVERYWHERE. SOMETIMES #@#§%§;«^¨
¨^«;§%§### THE BLOOD WAS HER RED LIPSTICK OR HER ###§%§;«^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^«§§ CHECKERED SHIRT. SHE WAS ON TELEVISION. §§«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^^^;%§§ WE DID CRIME, AND WE MADE WEIRD §§%;^^^¨¨¨
¨^«;§%§#@# STRUCTURES IN THE BARN, TALL PILLARS OF #@#§%§;«^¨
¨¨¨¨«;§%§@ DARK WOOD, LADDERS AND PLATEAUS, FIRES @§%§;«¨¨¨¨
¨^«;§%§### AND FAIRY LIGHTS. WE WOULD SLEEP THERE ###§%§;«^¨
¨^«;§%§#@@ AND DRINK THERE AND SHE WOULD GO IN THE @@#§%§;«^¨
¨^«;§%§#@@ TELEVISION. @@#§%§;«^¨
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¨^«;§%§#@@ AND THEN THE SUN CAME OUT, AND SHE WENT @@#§%§;«^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^;%# AWAY. EVERYTHING CHANGED... I YEARNED, #%;^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨«§§@ AND THE WORLD BECAME DULL AROUND ME. @§§«¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨^;§%%# I STOPPED DOING CRIME, EXCEPT WHEN #%%§;^¨¨¨¨
¨^«;%§#@## NECESSARRY. THINGS SOMEHOW SEEMED LIKE ##@#§%;«^¨
¨¨¨^«;;§§@ THEY WERE ALLRIGHT, MOULDED IN PLACE, @§§;;«^¨¨¨
¨^«;§%§#@# AND I LOATHED IT ------ I MISSED HER #@#§%§;«^¨
¨^«;§%§### SO MUCH. ###§%§;«^¨
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¨^«;§%§§## I SEARCHED FOR HER, BUT NOBODY HAD ANY ##§§%§;«^¨
¨¨¨^«;;§%# MEMORIES OF HER. NOT SO MUCH OF ME #%§;;«^¨¨¨
¨^^««;;§%§ EITHER, FROM THE TIME WE WERE TOGETHER. §%§;;««^^¨
¨^«;§%§#@# MY MOTHER SAID I KEPT TO MYSELF IN THE #@#§%§;«^¨
¨¨¨¨^;%§#@ BARN, OR IN THE CAR. @#§%;^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨^««;%§# SOMETIMES I COULD STILL SEE HER #§%;««^¨¨¨
¨^«;§%§### FLASHING BY ON THE TV IN THE BARN. ###§%§;«^¨
¨¨¨^«;%%%§ EVERYTHING WAS BLACK THEN, FOR A §%%%;«^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨«§§§§# MOMENT. I REMEMBERED HER LAUGH AND KNEW #§§§§«¨¨¨¨
¨^«;§%§#@# WE HAD DONE CRIMES TOGETHER, THAT IT #@#§%§;«^¨
¨¨¨¨¨«;%%# HAD BEEN REAL... #%%;«¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨««§§#@ I DIED BY GETTING SHOT IN THE HEAD @#§§««¨¨¨¨
¨^«;§%§#@@ WHILE RAMMING THE FENCE TO A MILITARY @@#§%§;«^¨
¨^«;§%§#@@ FACILITY. BY THIS TIME THEY HAD BEEN @@#§%§;«^¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«§%§ CHASING ME FOR DAYS. I LOST CONTROL §%§«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^«;%§#@## OVER THE CAR, CRASHED IT INTO A ROCK ##@#§%;«^¨
¨¨¨¨¨^;§§§ WALL AND FLEW OUT THE WINDSHIELD. §§§;^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨^«;§%§### AND THEN I GOT UP, AND LOOKED AROUND. ###§%§;«^¨
¨^«;§%§#@# IT WAS DARK, WHERE IT PREVIOUSLY HAD #@#§%§;«^¨
¨^«;§%§#@# BEEN A BRIGHT DAY. AROUND ME WHERE #@#§%§;«^¨
¨¨¨¨««;§%# DOZENS OF CRASHED CARS, ALL MY CAR, #%§;««¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨««§§§%# SOME ON FIRE. #%§§§««¨¨¨
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¨^«;§%§#@# THE GROUND WAS STICKY, RED. #@#§%§;«^¨
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¨^«;§%§#@@ AND THEN I REALIZED THAT I KNEW THIS @@#§%§;«^¨
¨^«;§%§§## DARKNESS. I KNEW THE WAY THE SKY ##§§%§;«^¨
¨¨¨¨¨^;§%# TOUCHED THE GROUND. THIS WAS HER DOING! #%§;^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^«;§%#@## SHE WAS HERE! ##@#%§;«^¨
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