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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. ..-=†^@@¶#
##¶@@^†=-. .-=†^@@¶##
#¶@@^†=-.. 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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