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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 $*^-^,,,,,
,,,,,,^-^* TRUSTED CAR, AND SOMETIMES MY MOTHERS *^-^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^-^ BARN. WE LIVED JUST OUTSIDE TOWN, A ^-^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^- GROVE AT THE END OF A DIRT ROAD, AND -^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ THE BARN WAS PLACED SO YOU COULD JUST ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^- MAKE OUT THE SURROUNDING FIELDS THROUGH -^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^-^ THE TREES. ^-^,,,,,,,
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,,,,,^-^*$ 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 $*^-^,,,,,
,,,,,,^-^* OUR TIME TOGETHER. *^-^,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,^- THERE WAS BLOOD EVERYWHERE. SOMETIMES -^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ THE BLOOD WAS HER RED LIPSTICK OR HER ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^- CHECKERED SHIRT. SHE WAS ON TELEVISION. -^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^-^ WE DID CRIME, AND WE MADE WEIRD ^-^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^-^* STRUCTURES IN THE BARN, TALL PILLARS OF *^-^,,,,,,
,,,,,^-^*$ 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. §$*^-^,,,,
,,,,,^-^*$ $*^-^,,,,,
,,,,,,^-^* I STOPPED DOING CRIME, EXCEPT WHEN *^-^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^-^ NECESSARRY. THINGS SOMEHOW SEEMED LIKE ^-^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^- THEY WERE ALLRIGHT, MOULDED IN PLACE, -^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ AND I LOATHED IT ------ I MISSED HER ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^- SO MUCH. -^,,,,,,,,
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,,^-^*$§@@ 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. §$*^-^,,,,
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,,,,,,^-^* SOMETIMES I COULD STILL SEE HER *^-^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^-^ FLASHING BY ON THE TV IN THE BARN. ^-^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^- EVERYTHING WAS BLACK THEN, FOR A -^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ MOMENT. I REMEMBERED HER LAUGH AND KNEW ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^- WE HAD DONE CRIMES TOGETHER, THAT IT -^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^-^ HAD BEEN REAL... ^-^,,,,,,,
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,^-^*$§@@# 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 $*^-^,,,,,
,,,,,,^-^* WALL AND FLEW OUT THE WINDSHIELD. *^-^,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,^- AND THEN I GOT UP, AND LOOKED AROUND. -^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ IT WAS DARK, WHERE IT PREVIOUSLY HAD ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^- BEEN A BRIGHT DAY. AROUND ME WHERE -^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^-^ DOZENS OF CRASHED CARS, ALL MY CAR, ^-^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^-^* SOME ON FIRE. *^-^,,,,,,
,,,,,^-^*$ $*^-^,,,,,
,,,,^-^*$§ 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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