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@¶$=^-.... ....-^=$¶@
¶$=^-..... FAT CAP .....-^=$¶
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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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^-........ ..... ........-^
=^-....... .......-^=
$=^-...... I AM DREAMING. A PACKAGE HAS ARRIVED. ......-^=$
¶$=^-..... .....-^=$¶
@¶$=^-.... THROUGH THE PARK I GO TO PICK IT UP ....-^=$¶@
#@¶$=^-... FROM A BITTER LADY. A SLOT IN A WALL, ...-^=$¶@#
##@¶$=^-.. LADY INSIDE, ME OUTSIDE WITH THE REST ..-^=$¶@##
#@¶$=^-... OF THE WORLD. ...-^=$¶@#
@¶$=^-.... ....-^=$¶@
¶$=^-..... ..... .....-^=$¶
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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. ..........
-......... .........-
^-........ 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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