¨,~\*&##@# #@##&*\~,¨
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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. @@@#&*\~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,\*#@ @#*\,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~*&#@### ¨¨¨¨¨ && @@ && @@ && @@ && ¨¨¨¨¨ ###@#&*~,¨
¨¨¨¨,\\&## ##&\\,¨¨¨¨
¨,~\*&##@@ i think to myself: @@##&*\~,¨
¨¨¨,~~\\*# "new york fat cap" is weird #*\\~~,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~\**#@ @#**\~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,\**&## ##&**\,¨¨¨
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¨,~\*&#### ####&*\~,¨
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