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........~= =~........
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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. #&%%*=~...
..~=*%%# ##&%%*=~..
.~=*%%## ..... ###&%%*=~.
..~=*%%# ##&%%*=~..
...~=*%% 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. &%%*=~....
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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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