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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! «.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«/ /«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.«/% %/«.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.«/%& &%/«.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.«/%&@ @&%/«.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.«/%&@# #@&%/«.¨¨¨