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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. &,&,&,&&,&
,,&,&&,&,& &,&,&,,&,&
,&&,,&,&,& 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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