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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.               ..,~†§£@£@
#@£@£§†~,.                                          .,~†§£@£@#
@£@£§†~,.. 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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