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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. .......^-*
**-^...... ......^-**
$**-^..... ..... .....^-**$
&$**-^.... ....^-**$&
#&$**-^... DELIVERED IS A NY FAT CAP, A NOZZLE (OR ...^-**$&#
##&$**-^.. "CAP") FOR SPRAY PAINT CANS. ..^-**$&##
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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 ......^-**
$**-^..... GOOEY PAINT. .....^-**$
&$**-^.... ....^-**$&
#&$**-^... DOESN'T HIT ANYTHING. IT KEEPS GOING ...^-**$&#
##&$**-^.. AND NEVER REACHES THE WALLS. IT'S ..^-**$&##
###&$**-^. FOREVER FALLING, BUT NOTHING WILL BE .^-**$&###
##&$**-^.. STAINED. ..^-**$&##
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$**-^..... .....^-**$
**-^...... I THINK TO MYSELF: ......^-**
*-^....... "NEW YORK FAT CAP" IS WEIRD .......^-*
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