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#¶&£†:~.¨¨                 fat cap                  ¨¨.~:†£&¶#
##¶&£†:~.¨                                          ¨.~:†£&¶##
#¶&£†:~.¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨  ££  ¶¶  ££  ¶¶  ££  ¶¶  ££  ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨.~:†£&¶#
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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.              ¨.~:†£&¶##
#¶&£†:~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~:†£&¶#
##¶&£†:~.¨                   ¨¨¨¨¨                  ¨.~:†£&¶##
#¶&£†:~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~:†£&¶#
##¶&£†:~.¨ 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.       ¨.~:†£&¶##
#¶&£†:~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~:†£&¶#
##¶&£†:~.¨ 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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