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*-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨              MORNING QUIET               ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-*
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¶&%†*-^¨¨¨ I  SIT IN  MY CUBICLE IN  THE  WORK MILL ¨¨¨^-*†%&¶
#¶&%†*-^¨¨ AND  FEEL  SOMEWHAT  AT  PEACE  -   I'VE ¨¨^-*†%&¶#
##¶&%†*-^¨    ENTERED A BRIGHT ANOMALY. MORNING     ¨^-*†%&¶##
#¶&%†*-^¨¨                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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