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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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.-~*^$&### NO ONE IS HERE. THERE'S DUST IN THE ###&$^*~-.
.-~*^$&### AIR. A STRONG LIGHT SHINES THROUGH THE ###&$^*~-.
...--~*^$& WINDOWS, AND TURNS THE OFFICE INTO &$^*~--...
...--*^&&# SOMETHING NEW. I PRETEND IT'S THE SUN. #&&^*--...
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.-~*^^$&&& I SPEAK WITH THE PLANTS IN MY HEAD. &&&$^^*~-.
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.....-*^&# WATER THEY GET IS OF DUBIOUS QUALITY. #&^*-.....
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