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#@##§§==^¨                  fat cap                 ¨^==§§##@#
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##@#§§==^¨ 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.               ¨^==§§##@#
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#§§§==¨¨¨¨ i  am dreaming.  a  package has arrived. ¨¨¨¨==§§§#
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@@##§§==^¨ 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.               ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨=§#
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#§§§====^¨ delivered is  a ny fat cap, a nozzle (or ¨^====§§§#
@#§===^¨¨¨       "cap") for spray paint cans.       ¨¨¨^===§#@
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@##§§§==^¨ 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.             ¨¨¨¨¨=§§##
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##§§=^^^¨¨ 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.               ¨¨¨¨¨^==§#
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#@##§§==^¨ doesn't  hit  anything.  it keeps  going ¨^==§§##@#
#@##§§==^¨ and  never  reaches   the   walls.  it's ¨^==§§##@#
#@##§§==^¨ forever  falling, but  nothing  will  be ¨^==§§##@#
#§==^^¨¨¨¨                 stained.                 ¨¨¨¨^^==§#
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#@##§§==^¨            i think to myself:            ¨^==§§##@#
##@##§==^¨       "new york fat cap" is weird        ¨^==§##@##
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