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,,~=^$##@# #@##$^=~,,
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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. ~,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,~ ,,,,, $$ ## $$ ## $$ ## $$ ,,,,, ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~= =~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~=^ I THINK TO MYSELF: ^=~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~=^$ "NEW YORK FAT CAP" IS WEIRD $^=~,,,,,,
,,,,,~=^$# #$^=~,,,,,
,,,,~=^$## ##$^=~,,,,
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