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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.                 †«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            «««««::¨ ¨::«««««             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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.     §§†«:¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨:«†§§£#  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.              #£§§†«:¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨:«†§§       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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