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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 $†~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~† SO MUCH. †~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~~~~~¨ ¨~~~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ I SEARCHED FOR HER, BUT NOBODY HAD ANY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MEMORIES OF HER. NOT SO MUCH OF ME ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ EITHER, FROM THE TIME WE WERE TOGETHER. ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ MY MOTHER SAID I KEPT TO MYSELF IN THE ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~† BARN, OR IN THE CAR. †~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~†$ $†~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~†$% 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! #%$†~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~†$% %$†~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~†$ $†~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~† †~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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