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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. @£%**«.¨¨¨
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¨.«**%£@## 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. £%**«.¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨.«** 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 **«.¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨.«**%£ TOUCHED THE GROUND. THIS WAS HER DOING! £%**«.¨¨¨¨
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