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.§§...§.§§                 fat cap                  ...§.....§
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.§.§§...§. .....  ££  @@  ££  @@  ££  @@  ££  ..... §§...§....
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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. ...§.§§...
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..§§§...§. 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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...§§§..§. 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.             .§.§§.....
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...§.§§... 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.               §..§...§§§
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§§.......§ 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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§..§.§§... .....  ££  @@  ££  @@  ££  @@  ££  ..... .§.§§..§..
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..§..§.§§.            i think to myself:            §..§.§§..§
§..§...§§§        "new york fat cap" is weird       §§...§§§..
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