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##¶§@=†»,¨         = MIRAGE CLASS GOTH GF =         ¨,»†=@§¶##
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#¶¶§@=†»,¨                                          ¨,»†=@§¶¶#
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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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§=»,,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,,»=§