¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:                                          :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=                                          =:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=:                                          :=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:=:§                                          §:=:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=:§@                 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       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:                                          :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=                                          =:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨