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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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