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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. -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. */-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-/*£ £*/-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-/*£§ 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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