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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. ,,,,,::==&
##@&*===:, ,:===*&@##
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##@&*===:, 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. ,::====**&
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##@&*===:, 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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