¨¨¨¨¨¨~†&&                                          &&†~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨-~***&&##                                          ##&&***~-¨
¨¨¨~~*††&#                                          #&††*~~¨¨¨
¨-~*†&&###                                          ###&&†*~-¨
¨¨¨-~†&&&&                  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       ###&&†*~-¨
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¨-~*†&&###                                          ###&&†*~-¨