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.&&&..&..& grows the mushroom. between ferns and &&&&.&&&..
.&..&.&&.& horsemint grows the mushroom. along the &...&&..&.
.&&.&&&.&& creek, with a reddish cap and white .&..&.&.&&
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&.&.&&&... i am dreaming. a package has arrived. &.&....&&&
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.&&..&&&.& from a bitter lady. a slot in a wall, &&&.&&.&.&
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.&&..&&.&. 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. &&&&&....&
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&&&&&..... doesn't hit anything. it keeps going &&...&&..&
.....&.... and never reaches the walls. it's &.&..&.&.&
&....&&... forever falling, but nothing will be .&&&.&&&&&
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