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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. ###¤§=†~,¨
¨¨,~†=§¤## ##¤§=†~,¨¨
¨¨¨,~†=§¤# 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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