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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!               ##@%†/~:¨¨
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¨¨¨¨:~/†%@                                          @%†/~:¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨:~/†                                          †/~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
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