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...-«†^&&@ ^ MIRAGE CLASS GOTH GF ^ @&&^†«-...
..-«†^&&@# ^ ^ #@&&^†«-..
.-«†^&&@## ^†«««««---. .---«««««†^ ##@&&^†«-.
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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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