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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.            §,§§,§§,§§
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,,§,§,,§,,   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.                §,§§,§§,§§
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,,§,§,,§,, AND THEN THE SUN CAME OUT, AND SHE WENT  §,§§,§§,§§
,§§,§,§§,§  AWAY. EVERYTHING CHANGED... I YEARNED,  §,,§,,§,,§
,,§,§,,§,,   AND THE WORLD BECAME DULL AROUND ME.   §,§§,§§,§§
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,,§,§,,§,,    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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,,§,§,,§,,             «««««.., ,..«««««            §,§§,§§,§§
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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.              §,§§,§§,§§
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,,§,§,,§,,        THE GROUND WAS STICKY, RED.       §,§§,§§,§§
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,,§,§,,§,,   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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