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%^†=:¨¨¨¨¨              #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#               ¨¨¨¨¨:=†^%
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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. ¨:=†^%@###
##@%^†=:¨¨                                          ¨¨:=†^%@##
#@%^†=:¨¨¨   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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