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.....:~*%§               MORNING QUIET              §%*~:.....
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.....:~*%§ I  SIT IN  MY CUBICLE  IN THE  WORK MILL §%*~:.....
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.....:~*%§   I SPEAK WITH THE PLANTS IN MY HEAD.    §%*~:.....
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