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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 ¨^~†*&¤£##
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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. ¨¨¨^~†*&¤£
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##£¤&*†~^¨ 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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