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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^« § MIRAGE CLASS GOTH GF § «^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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