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.~~^^$¤### morning quiet ###¤$^^~~.
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.~~^^^^^$¤ #...........# ¤$^^^^^~~.
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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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.~~^^$¤¤## #.# ##¤¤$^^~~.
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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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