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¨.~†%### 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. #&†~....¨¨
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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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¨.~†%### "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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