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###¤*%^«,¨              MORNING QUIET               ¨,«^%*¤###
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##¤%««¨¨¨¨ I  SIT IN  MY CUBICLE IN  THE  WORK MILL ¨¨¨¨««%¤##
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#¤¤**%^«,¨                LIMINALITY.               ¨,«^%**¤¤#
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##*^^«¨¨¨¨ NO  ONE IS  HERE.  THERE'S DUST  IN  THE ¨¨¨¨«^^*##
###¤*%^«,¨ AIR. A STRONG LIGHT SHINES  THROUGH  THE ¨,«^%*¤###
###¤*%^«,¨ WINDOWS,  AND  TURNS   THE  OFFICE  INTO ¨,«^%*¤###
#¤*%%%^«,¨ SOMETHING NEW. I PRETEND  IT'S THE  SUN. ¨,«^%%%*¤#
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##*%%%^«,¨    I SPEAK WITH THE PLANTS IN MY HEAD.   ¨,«^%%%*##
#****%^«,¨  THEY ARE GETTING TOO MUCH WATER, OR THE ¨,«^%****#
#¤%««¨¨¨¨¨   WATER THEY GET IS OF DUBIOUS QUALITY.  ¨¨¨¨¨««%¤#
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