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###@@%^«:. FAT CAP .:«^%@@###
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%^«:...... GROWS THE MUSHROOM. BETWEEN FERNS AND ......:«^%
^«:....... HORSEMINT GROWS THE MUSHROOM. ALONG THE .......:«^
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^«:....... 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. ..:«^%@@##
#@@%^«:... ...:«^%@@#
@@%^«:.... 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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