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.......~*† FAT CAP †*~.......
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.....~*† ..... && ££ && ££ && ££ && ..... #&†*~.....
....~*†# ##&†*~....
...~*†## IN GARDENS AMONG STONES ALONG THE RIVER ###&†*~...
..~*†### GROWS THE MUSHROOM. BETWEEN FERNS AND ####&†*~..
...~*†## HORSEMINT GROWS THE MUSHROOM. ALONG THE ###&†*~...
....~*†# CREEK, WITH A REDDISH CAP AND WHITE ##&†*~....
.....~*† STEM AND QUIRKY GLEAM IN ITS EYES GROWS #&†*~.....
......~*†& THE MUSHROOM. &†*~......
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.......... I AM DREAMING. A PACKAGE HAS ARRIVED. ..........
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.......... THROUGH THE PARK I GO TO PICK IT UP ..........
.......... FROM A BITTER LADY. A SLOT IN A WALL, ..........
.......... LADY INSIDE, ME OUTSIDE WITH THE REST ..........
.......... OF THE WORLD. ..........
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.......... DELIVERED IS A NY FAT CAP, A NOZZLE (OR ..........
.......... "CAP") FOR SPRAY PAINT CANS. ..........
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........~* THROUGH YOUNG FOREST, THIN AND RUBBERY *~........
.......~*† WHIPS SHOOT UP FROM THE EARTH. KIRSKALE †*~.......
......~*†& AROUND MY FEET. CONCRETE TRENCHES, &†*~......
.....~*† ABANDONED GRAY WALLS. I SHALL TRY THE #&†*~.....
....~*†# NEW NOZZLE HERE. ##&†*~....
...~*†## ###&†*~...
..~*†### THE PAINT INSIDE COMES OUT, IT COMES ####&†*~..
...~*†## LIKE A MASSAGE SHOWER, IT COMES LIKE A ###&†*~...
....~*†# THICK AND SLOW BEAM. RICH WITH RED AND ##&†*~....
.....~*† GOOEY PAINT. #&†*~.....
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.......~*† DOESN'T HIT ANYTHING. IT KEEPS GOING †*~.......
........~* AND NEVER REACHES THE WALLS. IT'S *~........
.........~ FOREVER FALLING, BUT NOTHING WILL BE ~.........
.......... STAINED. ..........
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.......... ..... && ££ && ££ && ££ && ..... ..........
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.......... I THINK TO MYSELF: ..........
.......... "NEW YORK FAT CAP" IS WEIRD ..........
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