†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†
=†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†=
*=†=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=†=*
¤*=†=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=†=*¤
@¤*=†=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=†=*¤@
#@¤*=†=,¨¨                 fat cap                  ¨¨,=†=*¤@#
##@¤*=†=,¨                                          ¨,=†=*¤@##
#@¤*=†=,¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨  **  @@  **  @@  **  @@  **  ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨,=†=*¤@#
@¤*=†=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=†=*¤@
¤*=†=,¨¨¨¨ 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.               ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                   ¨¨¨¨¨                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†
=†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†=
*=†=,¨¨¨¨¨ i am  dreaming. a  package has  arrived. ¨¨¨¨¨,=†=*
¤*=†=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=†=*¤
@¤*=†=,¨¨¨ 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.               ¨¨,=†=*¤@#
@¤*=†=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=†=*¤@
¤*=†=,¨¨¨¨                  ¨¨¨¨¨                   ¨¨¨¨,=†=*¤
*=†=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=†=*
=†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ delivered  is a ny fat cap, a nozzle (or ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†=
†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨       "cap") for spray paint cans.       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.               ¨¨,=†=*¤@#
@¤*=†=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=†=*¤@
¤*=†=,¨¨¨¨ doesn't  hit  anything. it  keeps  going ¨¨¨¨,=†=*¤
*=†=,¨¨¨¨¨ and  never  reaches  the   walls.   it's ¨¨¨¨¨,=†=*
=†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ forever  falling,  but nothing  will  be ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†=
†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 stained.                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨  **  @@  **  @@  **  @@  **  ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            i think to myself:            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†
=†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨       "new york fat cap" is weird        ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†=
*=†=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=†=*
¤*=†=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=†=*¤
@¤*=†=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=†=*¤@
#@¤*=†=,¨¨                                          ¨¨,=†=*¤@#
##@¤*=†=,¨                                          ¨,=†=*¤@##