,,«=$*#@@#                                          #@@#*$=«,,
,,«=$*#@##                                          ##@#*$=«,,
,,,,««=$$#                                          #$$=««,,,,
,,,««==$$#                                          #$$==««,,,
,,«=$*#@@#                                          #@@#*$=«,,
,,«=$*#@@#                  fat cap                 #@@#*$=«,,
,,,««==$#@                                          @#$==««,,,
,,«=$*#@@# ,,,,,  **  @@  **  @@  **  @@  **  ,,,,, #@@#*$=«,,
,,«=$***#@                                          @#***$=«,,
,,«=$$$#@@ in gardens among stones  along the river @@#$$$=«,,
,,,,«==$$# grows  the  mushroom. between  ferns and #$$==«,,,,
,,«=$*##@@ horsemint  grows the mushroom. along the @@##*$=«,,
,,«=$*#@@# creek,  with  a  reddish  cap  and white #@@#*$=«,,
,,,,«==$*# stem and quirky  gleam in its eyes grows #*$==«,,,,
,,«=$*#@@#              the mushroom.               #@@#*$=«,,
,,«=$*#@##                                          ##@#*$=«,,
,,,,««$*@@                  ,,,,,                   @@*$««,,,,
,,«=$*#@##                                          ##@#*$=«,,
,,«=$*#@@# i  am  dreaming. a package has  arrived. #@@#*$=«,,
,,,,,,=**#                                          #**=,,,,,,
,,«=$*#@@# through the park  i  go  to  pick  it up #@@#*$=«,,
,,«=$*#@@@ from  a  bitter lady. a  slot in a wall, @@@#*$=«,,
,,«=$*#@@# lady  inside,  me outside with the  rest #@@#*$=«,,
,,,,,,=*@@               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 #*==,,,,,,
,,«=$*#@@# thick and slow  beam. rich with red  and #@@#*$=«,,
,,«=$*#@@#               gooey paint.               #@@#*$=«,,
,,«=$*#@@#                                          #@@#*$=«,,
,,«=$*#@@# doesn't  hit  anything.  it  keeps going #@@#*$=«,,
,,«=$#@@## and   never   reaches  the  walls.  it's ##@@#$=«,,
,,«=$*#@@@ forever  falling,  but  nothing will  be @@@#*$=«,,
,,«=$*@@##                 stained.                 ##@@*$=«,,
,,«=$*#@##                                          ##@#*$=«,,
,,,,,,=$*@ ,,,,,  **  @@  **  @@  **  @@  **  ,,,,, @*$=,,,,,,
,,,,«==*@@                                          @@*==«,,,,
,,,,«$$#@@            i think to myself:            @@#$$«,,,,
,,«=$*#@@#        "new york fat cap" is weird       #@@#*$=«,,
,,«=$*#@@@                                          @@@#*$=«,,
,,«=$**##@                                          @##**$=«,,
,,«=$*#@##                                          ##@#*$=«,,
,,,«=$*#@@                                          @@#*$=«,,,
,,«=$*#@@#                                          #@@#*$=«,,