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¨¨-«=*%£@# 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 #@£%*=«-¨¨
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¨¨-«=*%£@# 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-« NECESSARRY. THINGS SOMEHOW SEEMED LIKE «-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«= THEY WERE ALLRIGHT, MOULDED IN PLACE, =«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-«=* AND I LOATHED IT ------ I MISSED HER *=«-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«= 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, #@£%*=«-¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨-«=*% THE GROUND WAS STICKY, RED. %*=«-¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«= AND THEN I REALIZED THAT I KNEW THIS =«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«= TOUCHED THE GROUND. THIS WAS HER DOING! =«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-«=* SHE WAS HERE! *=«-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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