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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...             ##@#&&^=«,
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,,,,,,«^&#            «««««,,, ,,,«««««             #&^«,,,,,,
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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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