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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 $%*«~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~«*% ETERNAL DARK THAT SEEMED TO SURROUND %*«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~« EVERYTHING. HER BLACK SKIRT REACHED TO «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AROUND, ENVELOPING ALL MY MEMORIES OF ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ OUR TIME TOGETHER. ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«* THERE WAS BLOOD EVERYWHERE. SOMETIMES *«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«*% THE BLOOD WAS HER RED LIPSTICK OR HER %*«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«*%$ CHECKERED SHIRT. SHE WAS ON TELEVISION. $%*«~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«* AND THE WORLD BECAME DULL AROUND ME. *«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ THEY WERE ALLRIGHT, MOULDED IN PLACE, ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MOMENT. I REMEMBERED HER LAUGH AND KNEW ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ WE HAD DONE CRIMES TOGETHER, THAT IT ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ BEEN A BRIGHT DAY. AROUND ME WHERE ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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