.^-=*$§¶##                                          ##¶§$*=-^.
..^-=*$§¶#                                          #¶§$*=-^..
...^-=*$§¶                                          ¶§$*=-^...
....^-=*$§                                          §$*=-^....
.....^-=*$                                          $*=-^.....
......^-=*                 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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