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.........^ ^.........
........^« FAT CAP «^........
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......^«;% ..... ¤¤ @@ ¤¤ @@ ¤¤ @@ ¤¤ ..... %;«^......
.....^«;%¤ ¤%;«^.....
....^«;%¤¤ 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. ..........
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.........^ I THINK TO MYSELF: ^.........
........^« "NEW YORK FAT CAP" IS WEIRD «^........
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