,,,,,~:^*# #*^:~,,,,,
,,,,~:^*#@ @#*^:~,,,,
,,,~:^*#@@ @@#*^:~,,,
,,~:^*#@@# #@@#*^:~,,
,~:^*#@@## ##@@#*^:~,
,,~:^*#@@# 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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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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. #@@#*^:~,,
,~:^*#@@## ##@@#*^:~,
,,~:^*#@@# ,,,,, #@@#*^:~,,
,,,~:^*#@@ @@#*^:~,,,
,,,,~:^*#@ 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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