,,~:%&#### ####&%:~,,
,,~:%&#### ####&%:~,,
,,,,~:::&# #&:::~,,,,
,,,,,~%### ###%~,,,,,
,,~:%&#### ####&%:~,,
,,,,,,~:&# 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 #&:~,,,,,,
,,,,~~:%## ##%:~~,,,,
,,~:%&#### ####&%:~,,
,,~:%&#### ####&%:~,,
,,~:%&#### ####&%:~,,
,,~:%&#### ####&%:~,,