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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. ¨¨¨¨¨-~^%%
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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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#%%^~-¨¨¨¨                   ¨¨¨¨¨                  ¨¨¨¨-~^%%#
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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.               ¨¨-~^%%###
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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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