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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 .......,«=
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,......... delivered  is a ny fat cap, a nozzle (or .........,
..........       "cap") for spray paint cans.       ..........
,.........                                          .........,
«,........ through young  forest,  thin and rubbery ........,«
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%*=«,..... abandoned  gray  walls. i shall try  the .....,«=*%
£%*=«,....             new nozzle here.             ....,«=*%£
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##£%*=«,.. thick  and slow beam.  rich with red and ..,«=*%£##
#£%*=«,...               gooey paint.               ...,«=*%£#
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«,........                 stained.                 ........,«
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