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,.~=†%&¶@#                 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.                 @@¶&%†=~.,
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,,,,,.=†&@ ,,,,,  %%  ¶¶  %%  ¶¶  %%  ¶¶  %%  ,,,,, @&†=.,,,,,
,.~=†%&¶##                                          ##¶&%†=~.,
,,,,,.~~†&            I THINK TO MYSELF:            &†~~.,,,,,
,.~=†%&¶¶¶       "NEW YORK FAT CAP" IS WEIRD        ¶¶¶&%†=~.,
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