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¨.~†%&####                                          ####&%†~.¨
¨.~†%%%###                                          ###%%%†~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.†&#                 fat cap                  #&†.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~†%&####                                          ####&%†~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨.†&&# ¨¨¨¨¨  &&  ##  &&  ##  &&  ##  &&  ¨¨¨¨¨ #&&†.¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~†%&&###                                          ###&&%†~.¨
¨.~†%&#### 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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