#@#@=†~,,,                                          ,,,~†=@#@#
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@#@=†~,,,,                                          ,,,,~†=@#@
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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.       ,,,,,,,,,~
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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.             ,,,,,,,,,~
†~,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,~†
=†~,,,,,,, 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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