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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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/~,....... DELIVERED IS A NY FAT CAP, A  NOZZLE (OR .......,~/
*/~,......       "CAP") FOR SPRAY PAINT CANS.       ......,~/*
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#$*/~,.... THROUGH  YOUNG  FOREST, THIN AND RUBBERY ....,~/*$#
@#$*/~,... WHIPS SHOOT  UP FROM THE EARTH. KIRSKALE ...,~/*$#@
#@#$*/~,..    AROUND MY FEET. CONCRETE TRENCHES,    ..,~/*$#@#
##@#$*/~,. ABANDONED  GRAY WALLS.  I SHALL  TRY THE .,~/*$#@##
#@#$*/~,..             NEW NOZZLE HERE.             ..,~/*$#@#
@#$*/~,...                                          ...,~/*$#@
#$*/~,.... THE PAINT  INSIDE  COMES OUT,  IT  COMES ....,~/*$#
$*/~,..... LIKE A MASSAGE  SHOWER, IT COMES LIKE  A .....,~/*$
*/~,...... THICK AND  SLOW BEAM. RICH WITH  RED AND ......,~/*
/~,.......               GOOEY PAINT.               .......,~/
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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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#@#$*/~,.. .....  $$  @@  $$  @@  $$  @@  $$  ..... ..,~/*$#@#
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#$*/~,....            I THINK TO MYSELF:            ....,~/*$#
$*/~,.....       "NEW YORK FAT CAP" IS WEIRD        .....,~/*$
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