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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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