,,^~^*&£##                                          ##£&*^~^,,
,^~^*&£###                                          ###£&*^~^,
,,^~^*&£##                                          ##£&*^~^,,
,,,^~^*&£#                                          #£&*^~^,,,
,,,,^~^*&£                                          £&*^~^,,,,
,,,,,^~^*&                  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        ###£&*^~^,
,,^~^*&£##                                          ##£&*^~^,,
,,,^~^*&£#                                          #£&*^~^,,,
,,,,^~^*&£                                          £&*^~^,,,,
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