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#¶¶§¤%†~., 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 ,,,,..~†%§
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#§§%%~~~., lady  inside,  me outside  with the rest ,.~~~%%§§#
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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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