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§§*\~:.... 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 .:~\*§§###
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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. ..:~\*§§##
#§§*\~:... ...:~\*§§#
§§*\~:.... 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. .:~\*§§###
##§§*\~:.. ..:~\*§§##
#§§*\~:... 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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