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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/                                          /«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/ 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. @§&=/«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«/=&§                                          §&=/«,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/ 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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¨,«/=&§@##    around my feet. concrete trenches,    ##@§&=/«,¨
¨¨,«/=&§@# abandoned gray walls.  i  shall  try the #@§&=/«,¨¨
¨¨¨,«/=&§@             new nozzle here.             @§&=/«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«/=&§                                          §&=/«,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/ thick and slow beam. rich  with red  and /«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«               gooey paint.               «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,«/=&                 stained.                 &=/«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«/=&§                                          §&=/«,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨,«/=&§@#                                          #@§&=/«,¨¨
¨,«/=&§@##            i think to myself:            ##@§&=/«,¨
¨¨,«/=&§@#       "new york fat cap" is weird        #@§&=/«,¨¨
¨¨¨,«/=&§@                                          @§&=/«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«/=&§                                          §&=/«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«/=&                                          &=/«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/=                                          =/«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/                                          /«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨