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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. ¨¨¨--^§%§#
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨--^§%
§^--¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨--^§
^--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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