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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 ###&@†:»-,
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,-»:†@&### ###&@†:»-,
,,,,,»:††& 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. ###&@†:»-,
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,-»:†@&### i think to myself: ###&@†:»-,
,,,,,-:@&# "new york fat cap" is weird #&@:-,,,,,
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