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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 .....~†**¤
##*$~..... thick and slow  beam. rich with red  and .....~$*##
###¤*$†~,.               gooey paint.               .,~†$*¤###
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###¤*$†~,. doesn't  hit  anything. it  keeps  going .,~†$*¤###
##***$†~,. and  never  reaches   the   walls.  it's .,~†$***##
¤¤$$†,.... forever  falling,  but nothing  will  be ....,†$$¤¤
¤$†,......                 stained.                 ......,†$¤
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###¤*$†~,.            i think to myself:            .,~†$*¤###
###¤*$†~,.       "new york fat cap" is weird        .,~†$*¤###
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