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¨¨¨¨¨.~:$§ §$:~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:$ $:~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ I USED TO BE A GOTH, IN MY YOUTH, DOING ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~: CRIMES MOSTLY FROM OR IN MY BELOVED AND :~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:$ 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 $:~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~: NECESSARRY. THINGS SOMEHOW SEEMED LIKE :~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ THEY WERE ALLRIGHT, MOULDED IN PLACE, ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. AND I LOATHED IT ------ I MISSED HER .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SO MUCH. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~~~..¨ ¨..~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ I SEARCHED FOR HER, BUT NOBODY HAD ANY ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~: MEMORIES OF HER. NOT SO MUCH OF ME :~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:$ 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... §$:~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:$ $:~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~: :~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ ~~~~~..¨ ¨..~~~~~ ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ I DIED BY GETTING SHOT IN THE HEAD ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WHILE RAMMING THE FENCE TO A MILITARY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FACILITY. BY THIS TIME THEY HAD BEEN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CHASING ME FOR DAYS. I LOST CONTROL ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. OVER THE CAR, CRASHED IT INTO A ROCK .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ WALL AND FLEW OUT THE WINDSHIELD. ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~: :~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:$ 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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