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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! ¨¨&¨&&¨¨&¨
¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨&
&¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨
¨&¨¨¨&&&¨¨ &¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨
¨¨&¨¨&¨&&¨ ¨&¨¨¨¨&¨&&
&¨¨&¨¨¨&&& ¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨&&