¨¨¨.~^^@@#                                          #@@^^~.¨¨¨
¨.~^^@§@##                                          ##@§@^^~.¨
¨.~^^@§@##                                          ##@§@^^~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨~^§§#                                          #§§^~¨¨¨¨¨
¨...^^^§@@                                          @@§^^^...¨
¨.~^^@§@##                  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        §§^^~¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~^^@§@##                                          ##@§@^^~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~^§#                                          #§^~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~^^@§@##                                          ##@§@^^~.¨
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¨.~^^@@###                                          ###@@^^~.¨