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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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...^~^$%@¶ DELIVERED IS A NY FAT CAP, A NOZZLE (OR ¶@%$^~^...
..^~^$%@¶# "CAP") FOR SPRAY PAINT CANS. #¶@%$^~^..
.^~^$%@¶## ##¶@%$^~^.
..^~^$%@¶# THROUGH YOUNG FOREST, THIN AND RUBBERY #¶@%$^~^..
...^~^$%@¶ WHIPS SHOOT UP FROM THE EARTH. KIRSKALE ¶@%$^~^...
....^~^$%@ AROUND MY FEET. CONCRETE TRENCHES, @%$^~^....
.....^~^$% ABANDONED GRAY WALLS. I SHALL TRY THE %$^~^.....
......^~^$ 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. @%$^~^....
...^~^$%@¶ ¶@%$^~^...
..^~^$%@¶# ..... %% ¶¶ %% ¶¶ %% ¶¶ %% ..... #¶@%$^~^..
.^~^$%@¶## ##¶@%$^~^.
..^~^$%@¶# I THINK TO MYSELF: #¶@%$^~^..
...^~^$%@¶ "NEW YORK FAT CAP" IS WEIRD ¶@%$^~^...
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