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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. &&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨&¨& ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨&¨& 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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¨&¨&¨&¨&¨& ~~~~~,,¨ ¨,,~~~~~ ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
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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. &&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨&¨& ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨&¨& 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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