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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.       ¨:«^*%@###
#%%*^^^«:¨                                          ¨:«^^^*%%#
#@**«¨¨¨¨¨ 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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#%^«««:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:«««^%#
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