,.~:*%@@## ##@@%*:~.,
,.~:*%@@## ##@@%*:~.,
,.~:*%@@## ##@@%*:~.,
,.~:*%@@@# #@@@%*:~.,
,...:::%@# #@%:::...,
,.~~:::%@@ FAT CAP @@%:::~~.,
,.~~~**%@# #@%**~~~.,
,.~:*%@@## ,,,,, %% @@ %% @@ %% @@ %% ,,,,, ##@@%*:~.,
,.~:*%@@## ##@@%*:~.,
,.~:***@@# 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. @@%%**:~.,
,.~::**%@# #@%**::~.,
,,,,,.::*@ ,,,,, @*::.,,,,,
,,,,~~**@@ @@**~~,,,,
,.~:*%@### 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 ##@@%*:~.,
,.~:*%@### ###@%*:~.,
,,,,,~~:%@ @%:~~,,,,,
,.~:*%@@## ##@@%*:~.,
,.~:*%@@## ##@@%*:~.,
,.~:*%@@## ##@@%*:~.,