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