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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        ¨^«†%§#¶¶@
#@¶#§%†«^¨                                          ¨^«†%§#¶@#
#@¶#§%†«^¨                                          ¨^«†%§#¶@#
#§%%††^^^¨                                          ¨^^^††%%§#
#@¶#§%†«^¨                                          ¨^«†%§#¶@#
¶¶§††^^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^^††§¶¶