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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.              &$†---¨¨¨¨
¨--†%$&@##                                          ##@&$%†--¨
¨--††%%%&@                   ¨¨¨¨¨                  @&%%%††--¨
¨¨¨¨-††$&&                                          &&$††-¨¨¨¨
¨--†%$&&@@ 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 @&&$††--¨¨
¨----†$$&& like a  massage shower, it  comes like a &&$$†----¨
¨--†%%%%$& thick and slow  beam. rich with red  and &$%%%%†--¨
¨--†%$&###               gooey paint.               ###&$%†--¨
¨--†$&@###                                          ###@&$†--¨
¨--†%$$&@@ doesn't  hit anything.  it  keeps  going @@&$$%†--¨
¨--†%$&@## and   never   reaches  the  walls.  it's ##@&$%†--¨
¨--†%$&@## forever falling,  but  nothing  will  be ##@&$%†--¨
¨--†%$&&&@                 stained.                 @&&&$%†--¨
¨--†%$&@##                                          ##@&$%†--¨
¨--†%$$$@# ¨¨¨¨¨  $$  @@  $$  @@  $$  @@  $$  ¨¨¨¨¨ #@$$$%†--¨
¨--†%$&&&&                                          &&&&$%†--¨
¨¨¨---%%%&            i think to myself:            &%%%---¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨--†%$&        "new york fat cap" is weird       &$%†--¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨-†$&#                                          #&$†-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-%$@                                          @$%-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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