¨^=*=&¤### ###¤&=*=^¨
¨¨^^**=&&¤ ¤&&=**^^¨¨
¨^=*=&¤@## ##@¤&=*=^¨
¨^=*=&¤### ###¤&=*=^¨
¨¨¨¨^^*=¤¤ ¤¤=*^^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^*==¤ 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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