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¨¨§§¨§¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
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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.                 ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨            »»»»»..¨ ¨..»»»»»             §§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨  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...             §¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§             »»»»»..¨ ¨..»»»»»            §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          §§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §§§¨¨§¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨    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!               ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨§§§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨