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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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