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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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