¨¨,«/†*§@#                                          #@§*†/«,¨¨
¨,«/†*§@##                                          ##@§*†/«,¨
¨¨,«/†*§@#                                          #@§*†/«,¨¨
¨¨¨,«/†*§@                                          @§*†/«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«/†*§                                          §*†/«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,«/†*§@                  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       ##@§*†/«,¨
¨¨,«/†*§@#                                          #@§*†/«,¨¨
¨¨¨,«/†*§@                                          @§*†/«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«/†*§                                          §*†/«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,«/†*§@                                          @§*†/«,¨¨¨
¨¨,«/†*§@#                                          #@§*†/«,¨¨