&,&,,&&,,&                                          ,,,&&,&,,,
&&&,&,&,&,                                          ,,&,&&&,,&
,,&&&&&&&&                                          ,&&&,,&,&,
,&,,,,,,,,                                          &,,&,&&&&,
&&,,,,,,,&                                          &,&&&,,,&,
,&,,,,,,&&              #,,,,,,,,,,,#               &&,,&,,&&&
&&,,,,,&,&                                          ,&,&&,&,,&
,&,,,,&&&,              MORNING QUIET               &&&,&&&,&,
&&,,,&,,&,                                          ,,&&,,&&&,
,&,,&&,&&,               #,,,,,,,,,,,#              ,&,&,&,,&&
&&,&,&&,&&                                          &&&&&&,&,&
,&&&&,&&,& I  SIT IN MY CUBICLE IN  THE  WORK  MILL ,,,,,&&&&,
&,,,&&,&&& AND   FEEL  SOMEWHAT  AT  PEACE  -  I'VE ,,,,&,,,&,
&,,&,&&,,&     ENTERED A BRIGHT ANOMALY. MORNING    ,,,&&,,&&&
&,&&&,&,&,                LIMINALITY.               ,,&,&,&,,,
&&,,&&&&&&                                          ,&&&&&&,,&
,&,&,,,,,,                    #,#                   &,,,,,&,&,
&&&&,,,,,,                                          &,,,,&&&&,
,,,&,,,,,& 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. &&&&&&,,,&
,,,&,&&&,,                                          ,,,,,&,,&,
,,&&&,,&,,    I SPEAK WITH THE PLANTS IN MY HEAD.   ,,,,&&,&&,
,&,,&,&&,&  THEY ARE GETTING TOO MUCH WATER, OR THE ,,,&,&&,&,
&&,&&&,&&&  WATER THEY GET IS OF DUBIOUS QUALITY.   ,,&&&,&&&,
,&&,,&&,,&                                          ,&,,&&,,&&
&,&,&,&,&,                                          &&,&,&,&,&
&&&&&&&&&,                                          ,&&&&&&&&,
,,,,,,,,&,                                          &,,,,,,,&&
,,,,,,,&&&                                          &,,,,,,&,&
,,,,,,&,,,                                          &,,,,,&&&&