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