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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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