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,,,,^^***§                                          §***^^,,,,
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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!              ##@§&*^«^,
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