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¨¨¨,~;†@@£ 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 ;~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨,~;†@@£# US. SHE SEEMED TO CAST THIS VEIL OVER #£@@†;~,¨¨
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¨¨,~;†@@£# HER KNEES BUT THEN SOMEHOW ALSO BACK #£@@†;~,¨¨
¨¨¨,~;†@@£ AROUND, ENVELOPING ALL MY MEMORIES OF £@@†;~,¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~; 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 @†;~,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨,~;†@@£# AND THE WORLD BECAME DULL AROUND ME. #£@@†;~,¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~; MOMENT. I REMEMBERED HER LAUGH AND KNEW ;~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~ WE HAD DONE CRIMES TOGETHER, THAT IT ~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨,~;†@@£# CHASING ME FOR DAYS. I LOST CONTROL #£@@†;~,¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~ SOME ON FIRE. ~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,~;† THE GROUND WAS STICKY, RED. †;~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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