@§%^†=~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~=†^%§@
§%^†=~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~=†^%§
%^†=~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~=†^%
^†=~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=†^
†=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=†
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 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        ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=†^
%^†=~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~=†^%
§%^†=~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~=†^%§
@§%^†=~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~=†^%§@
#@§%^†=~¨¨                                          ¨¨~=†^%§@#
##@§%^†=~¨                                          ¨~=†^%§@##