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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.             :~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~                                          ~:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~: 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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