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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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....^~†**&                  .....                   &**†~^....
...^~†**&#                                          #&**†~^...
..^~†**&#@ 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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....^~†**&                                          &**†~^....
...^~†**&# 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.             *†~^......
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....^~†**& 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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