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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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