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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. ^«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«^ ^«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:«^† «««««::¨ ¨::««««« †^«:¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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