.....:~=*§ §*=~:.....
....:~=*§@ @§*=~:....
...:~=*§@¶ ¶@§*=~:...
..:~=*§@¶# #¶@§*=~:..
.:~=*§@¶## ##¶@§*=~:.
..:~=*§@¶# 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 @§*=~:....
...:~=*§@¶ ¶@§*=~:...
..:~=*§@¶# #¶@§*=~:..
.:~=*§@¶## ##¶@§*=~:.
..:~=*§@¶# #¶@§*=~:..
...:~=*§@¶ ¶@§*=~:...