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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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