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,=†^§§####                  fat cap                 ####§§^†=,
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,,,,,,†§§# ,,,,,  §§  ##  §§  ##  §§  ##  §§  ,,,,, #§§†,,,,,,
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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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,,=†^§§###                   ,,,,,                  ###§§^†=,,
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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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,,,,†^^§## ,,,,,  §§  ##  §§  ##  §§  ##  §§  ,,,,, ##§^^†,,,,
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,,=†^§§###            i think to myself:            ###§§^†=,,
,,=†^§§###        "new york fat cap" is weird       ###§§^†=,,
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