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=^........ CRIMES MOSTLY FROM OR IN MY BELOVED AND ........^=
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£†\=^..... CRIMEFRIEND FOR RIDES, IN THE DARK, THE .....^=\†£
†\=^...... ETERNAL DARK THAT SEEMED TO SURROUND ......^=\†
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=^........ EVERYTHING. HER BLACK SKIRT REACHED TO ........^=
^......... HER KNEES BUT THEN SOMEHOW ALSO BACK .........^
=^........ AROUND, ENVELOPING ALL MY MEMORIES OF ........^=
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#@¤£†\=^.. DARK WOOD, LADDERS AND PLATEAUS, FIRES ..^=\†£¤@#
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^......... AND THE WORLD BECAME DULL AROUND ME. .........^
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†\=^...... NECESSARRY. THINGS SOMEHOW SEEMED LIKE ......^=\†
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=^........ MY MOTHER SAID I KEPT TO MYSELF IN THE ........^=
^......... BARN, OR IN THE CAR. .........^
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†\=^...... FLASHING BY ON THE TV IN THE BARN. ......^=\†
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=^........ FACILITY. BY THIS TIME THEY HAD BEEN ........^=
^......... CHASING ME FOR DAYS. I LOST CONTROL .........^
=^........ OVER THE CAR, CRASHED IT INTO A ROCK ........^=
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#@¤£†\=^.. DOZENS OF CRASHED CARS, ALL MY CAR, ..^=\†£¤@#
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