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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!               §§¨§§¨¨§§§
¨¨§§§¨§¨§§                                          ¨§§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§§§§¨¨                                          §¨§§§§§¨§§
§§¨§¨¨¨§¨§                                          §§¨¨¨¨§§¨§
¨§§§¨¨§§§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨§§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨§§§¨§¨