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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  §****-^,,,
,^-^*$§£## AND DRINK THERE AND SHE WOULD GO IN THE  ##£§$*^-^,
,,,,,^^*$£               TELEVISION.                £$*^^,,,,,
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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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,,,^--^^$§    I STOPPED DOING CRIME, EXCEPT WHEN    §$^^--^,,,
,^-^*$§£##  NECESSARRY. THINGS SOMEHOW SEEMED LIKE  ##£§$*^-^,
,^--^^^$££  THEY WERE ALLRIGHT, MOULDED IN PLACE,   ££$^^^--^,
,^-^*$§£##   AND I LOATHED IT ------ I MISSED HER   ##£§$*^-^,
,^-^*$§£##                 SO MUCH.                 ##£§$*^-^,
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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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,^-^*$§£££   AND THEN I GOT UP, AND LOOKED AROUND.  £££§$*^-^,
,^-^*$§£##   IT WAS DARK, WHERE IT PREVIOUSLY HAD   ##£§$*^-^,
,,,,^^*$££    BEEN A BRIGHT DAY. AROUND ME WHERE    ££$*^^,,,,
,^-^*$§£##    DOZENS OF CRASHED CARS, ALL MY CAR,   ##£§$*^-^,
,^-^*$§£##              SOME ON FIRE.               ##£§$*^-^,
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,,^^^**$§§       THE GROUND WAS STICKY, RED.        §§$**^^^,,
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,^-^****§§   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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