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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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