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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. ##@%%†«-¨¨
¨-«†%%@### ###@%%†«-¨
¨¨-«†%%@## 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-« «-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«† «««««--¨ ¨--««««« †«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-«†% %†«-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-«†%% %%†«-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-«†%%@ 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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