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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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