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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 .........~
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££**«~.... delivered is a ny fat cap, a nozzle  (or ....~«**££
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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 ......~«**
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