,,,,~*%%%@ @%%%*~,,,,
,,~**%@### ###@%**~,,
,,,,,,**%# #%**,,,,,,
,,~**%@### ###@%**~,,
,,~**%@### ###@%**~,,
,,~**%@### 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 ###@%**~,,
,,,,~~*%%@ @%%*~~,,,,
,,~**%@### ###@%**~,,
,,,,,~**@# #@**~,,,,,
,,,,,~*%@@ @@%*~,,,,,
,,~**@#### ####@**~,,