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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. †:«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨~«:†¤# 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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