,,,,,,=&&# #&&=,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,=%@ @%=,,,,,,,
,,«=%&@### ###@&%=«,,
,,«=%&@@## ##@@&%=«,,
,,«=%&@### 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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