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¨¨^-:**###                  fat cap                 ###**:-^¨¨
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¨¨^-:**### ¨¨¨¨¨  **  ##  **  ##  **  ##  **  ¨¨¨¨¨ ###**:-^¨¨
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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. ####**:-^¨
¨¨^-:**###                                          ###**:-^¨¨
¨^-:**#### 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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¨¨^-:**###                   ¨¨¨¨¨                  ###**:-^¨¨
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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.             ####**:-^¨
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¨^-:**#### 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.                 ####**:-^¨
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¨^-:**#### ¨¨¨¨¨  **  ##  **  ##  **  ##  **  ¨¨¨¨¨ ####**:-^¨
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¨^-:**####            i think to myself:            ####**:-^¨
¨¨^-:**###       "new york fat cap" is weird        ###**:-^¨¨
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