¨:~;%$@###                                          ###@$%;~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~~%@                                          @%~~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨:~;%$@@##                                          ##@@$%;~:¨
¨:~;%$$$@#                                          #@$$$%;~:¨
¨:~;%$@@##                                          ##@@$%;~:¨
¨:;%$@@###                 fat cap                  ###@@$%;:¨
¨:~;%$@@##                                          ##@@$%;~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨:;%$@ ¨¨¨¨¨  $$  @@  $$  @@  $$  @@  $$  ¨¨¨¨¨ @$%;:¨¨¨¨¨
¨:~;%$@@##                                          ##@@$%;~:¨
¨:~;%$@@## 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        ##@@$%;~:¨
¨:~;%$@###                                          ###@$%;~:¨
¨:~;;%%$$@                                          @$$%%;;~:¨
¨:~;;;$$@#                                          #@$$;;;~:¨
¨:~;%$$$@@                                          @@$$$%;~:¨
¨¨¨¨~%$@@#                                          #@@$%~¨¨¨¨