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,^-*%¤¤###         %*-----^^^,  ,^^^-----*%         ###¤¤%*-^,
,^-*%¤¤###         %                      %         ###¤¤%*-^,
,,,,,,^*¤¤         % MIRAGE CLASS GOTH GF %         ¤¤*^,,,,,,
,,,-***%¤#         %                      %         #¤%***-,,,
,,,,,,^-%¤         %*-----^^^,  ,^^^-----*%         ¤%-^,,,,,,
,^-*%¤¤###                                          ###¤¤%*-^,
,^-*%¤¤###                                          ###¤¤%*-^,
,^-*%¤¤### 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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,,,,,^*%¤#             -----^^, ,^^-----            #¤%*^,,,,,
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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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,^^----%¤¤             -----^^, ,^^-----            ¤¤%----^^,
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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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