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###¤$**~:¨ GROWS THE MUSHROOM. BETWEEN FERNS AND ¨:~**$¤###
¤$$***::¨¨ HORSEMINT GROWS THE MUSHROOM. ALONG THE ¨¨::***$$¤
##@#¤$*~:¨ CREEK, WITH A REDDISH CAP AND WHITE ¨:~*$¤#@##
@¤**~:¨¨¨¨ STEM AND QUIRKY GLEAM IN ITS EYES GROWS ¨¨¨¨:~**¤@
##@#$**~:¨ THE MUSHROOM. ¨:~**$#@##
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##@#$**~:¨ I AM DREAMING. A PACKAGE HAS ARRIVED. ¨:~**$#@##
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#@#¤$**~:¨ THROUGH THE PARK I GO TO PICK IT UP ¨:~**$¤#@#
@#$****~:¨ FROM A BITTER LADY. A SLOT IN A WALL, ¨:~****$#@
@@#¤$**~:¨ LADY INSIDE, ME OUTSIDE WITH THE REST ¨:~**$¤#@@
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¤¤***~¨¨¨¨ "CAP") FOR SPRAY PAINT CANS. ¨¨¨¨~***¤¤
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#@#¤$**~:¨ THROUGH YOUNG FOREST, THIN AND RUBBERY ¨:~**$¤#@#
#@#¤$**~:¨ WHIPS SHOOT UP FROM THE EARTH. KIRSKALE ¨:~**$¤#@#
¤¤$*~::¨¨¨ AROUND MY FEET. CONCRETE TRENCHES, ¨¨¨::~*$¤¤
#@#¤$**~:¨ ABANDONED GRAY WALLS. I SHALL TRY THE ¨:~**$¤#@#
¤¤¤$$**~:¨ NEW NOZZLE HERE. ¨:~**$$¤¤¤
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#¤**:¨¨¨¨¨ 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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