¨--=$%@###                                          ###@%$=--¨
¨¨--=$%@##                                          ##@%$=--¨¨
¨¨¨--=$%@#                                          #@%$=--¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨--=$%@                                          @%$=--¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨--=$%                                          %$=--¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨--=$                 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        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-                                          -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--                                          --¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--=                                          =--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨