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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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