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§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§                                          §¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§§§¨                                          §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨
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§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨         †                      †         ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨         † MIRAGE CLASS GOTH GF †         ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨         †                      †         ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨         †^«««««~~~¨  ¨~~~«««««^†         ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨ 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!               §¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          §¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          §§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨¨§¨