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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. #£†=~:....
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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 ###£†=~:..
...:~=†£##              of the world.               ##£†=~:...
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.......:~= 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.             #£†=~:....
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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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