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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. &.&..&.&.&
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.&.&..&.&. 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. &.&..&.&.&
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.&.&..&.&. and then the sun came out, and she went &.&..&.&.&
.&.&.&&.&. away. everything changed... i yearned, &.&.&&.&.&
.&.&..&.&. and the world became dull around me. &.&..&.&.&
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.&.&..&.&. 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. &.&..&.&.&
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.&.&..&.&. 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. &.&..&.&.&
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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. &.&..&.&.&
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.&.&..&.&. 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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