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¨¨~«:%*&£# 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. £&*%:«~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~«:%* AND THEN THE SUN CAME OUT, AND SHE WENT *%:«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«:% AWAY. EVERYTHING CHANGED... I YEARNED, %:«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«: AND THE WORLD BECAME DULL AROUND ME. :«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~«:%* I STOPPED DOING CRIME, EXCEPT WHEN *%:«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«:%*& NECESSARRY. THINGS SOMEHOW SEEMED LIKE &*%:«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~«:%*&£ THEY WERE ALLRIGHT, MOULDED IN PLACE, £&*%:«~¨¨¨
¨¨~«:%*&£# AND I LOATHED IT ------ I MISSED HER #£&*%:«~¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~«:% 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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¨~«:%*&£## 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. £&*%:«~¨¨¨
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¨~«:%*&£## THE GROUND WAS STICKY, RED. ##£&*%:«~¨
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¨¨¨¨~«:%*& DARKNESS. I KNEW THE WAY THE SKY &*%:«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«:%* TOUCHED THE GROUND. THIS WAS HER DOING! *%:«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«:% SHE WAS HERE! %:«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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