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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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