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¨~=^*%§###         * MIRAGE CLASS GOTH GF *         ###§%*^=~¨
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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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¨~=^*%§###            =====~~¨ ¨~~=====             ###§%*^=~¨
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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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