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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     $:~.......
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..~:$%#### 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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