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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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