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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. #%†«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«†% %†«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«† 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. #%†«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«†% %†«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«† 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. #%†«~¨¨¨¨¨
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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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