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†«~.......                  fat cap                 .......~«†
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~......... .....  **  @@  **  @@  **  @@  **  ..... .........~
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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.               .....~«†=*
=†«~......                                          ......~«†=
†«~....... 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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