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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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