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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.              ...~«†%*¤@
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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.             ....~«†%*¤
@¤*%†«~...                                          ...~«†%*¤@
#@¤*%†«~.. 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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*%†«~.....                                          .....~«†%*
%†«~......                                          ......~«†%