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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. ¨¨¨¨¨,«;§¤
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«;
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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§;«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«;
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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