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##@@$*/»-¨ ¨-»/*$@@##
###@$*/»-¨ ¨-»/*$@###
@*/----¨¨¨ fat cap ¨¨¨----/*@
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##@@$*/»-¨ in gardens among stones along the river ¨-»/*$@@##
##@@$*/»-¨ grows the mushroom. between ferns and ¨-»/*$@@##
@$///-¨¨¨¨ horsemint grows the mushroom. along the ¨¨¨¨-///$@
@@$*/-¨¨¨¨ creek, with a reddish cap and white ¨¨¨¨-/*$@@
@$*»»»-¨¨¨ stem and quirky gleam in its eyes grows ¨¨¨-»»»*$@
#@@$*/-¨¨¨ the mushroom. ¨¨¨-/*$@@#
##@@$*/»-¨ ¨-»/*$@@##
@@@@$*/»-¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨-»/*$@@@@
##@@$*/»-¨ ¨-»/*$@@##
@@@*/»»¨¨¨ i am dreaming. a package has arrived. ¨¨¨»»/*@@@
##@@$*/»-¨ ¨-»/*$@@##
@$**/--¨¨¨ through the park i go to pick it up ¨¨¨--/**$@
#@$*»--¨¨¨ from a bitter lady. a slot in a wall, ¨¨¨--»*$@#
##@@$*/»-¨ lady inside, me outside with the rest ¨-»/*$@@##
#@@@$*/»-¨ of the world. ¨-»/*$@@@#
##@@$*/»-¨ ¨-»/*$@@##
@*»¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨»*@
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#@$$/»¨¨¨¨ delivered is a ny fat cap, a nozzle (or ¨¨¨¨»/$$@#
@$$/»-¨¨¨¨ "cap") for spray paint cans. ¨¨¨¨-»/$$@
@@@$//»¨¨¨ ¨¨¨»//$@@@
##@@$*/»-¨ through young forest, thin and rubbery ¨-»/*$@@##
#@$*»»»¨¨¨ whips shoot up from the earth. kirskale ¨¨¨»»»*$@#
##@@$*/»-¨ around my feet. concrete trenches, ¨-»/*$@@##
@$*/»--¨¨¨ abandoned gray walls. i shall try the ¨¨¨--»/*$@
@@@@$*/»-¨ new nozzle here. ¨-»/*$@@@@
#@@$*»-¨¨¨ ¨¨¨-»*$@@#
@**/»¨¨¨¨¨ 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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