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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.              §$^«:,,,,,
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,,,,,,,:«^                   ,,,,,                  ^«:,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,:«^ i  am  dreaming.  a package has arrived. ^«:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:«^$                                          $^«:,,,,,,
,,,,,:«^$§ 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.              ###§$^«:,,
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,,:«^$§###                   ,,,,,                  ###§$^«:,,
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,,,,:«^$§# 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.               ###§$^«:,,
,,,:«^$§##                                          ##§$^«:,,,
,,,,:«^$§# 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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