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.,~\%$§###               MORNING QUIET              ###§$%\~,.
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.,~\%$§### I  SIT IN  MY  CUBICLE IN  THE WORK MILL ###§$%\~,.
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.,~\%$§###    ENTERED A BRIGHT ANOMALY. MORNING     ###§$%\~,.
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.,~\%$§### SOMETHING  NEW. I PRETEND IT'S  THE SUN. ###§$%\~,.
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.,~\%$§###  THEY ARE GETTING TOO MUCH WATER, OR THE ###§$%\~,.
....,,,~%§   WATER THEY GET IS OF DUBIOUS QUALITY.  §%~,,,....
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