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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.               ,,,,,~††%&
&&$††~^,,,                                          ,,,^~††$&&
####$%†~^,                  ,,,,,                   ,^~†%$####
###&$%†~^,                                          ,^~†%$&###
&$%†~^,,,, delivered  is a ny fat cap, a nozzle (or ,,,,^~†%$&
#&%~,,,,,,       "cap") for spray paint cans.       ,,,,,,~%&#
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###&$%†~^, through  young  forest, thin and rubbery ,^~†%$&###
###&$%†~^, whips  shoot up from the earth. kirskale ,^~†%$&###
&%%~~~^,,,    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       ,,,^^~†$&#
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#$%%†^^,,,                                          ,,,^^†%%$#
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