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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     ...^~:%&#@
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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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