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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. §&†\=^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^=\†& &†\=^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^=\† 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. &†\=^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^=\†&§ §&†\=^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^=\†&§@ 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. \=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^= =^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ AND THEN THE SUN CAME OUT, AND SHE WENT ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AWAY. EVERYTHING CHANGED... I YEARNED, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ AND THE WORLD BECAME DULL AROUND ME. ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^= =^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=\ 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. ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ 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. ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ 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. &†\=^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^=\†&§ §&†\=^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^=\†&§@ 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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