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