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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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%†~:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†%
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