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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.              .,~=†%¤###
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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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