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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     ,,,---=§§§
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§§§==-:,,, NO ONE  IS  HERE. THERE'S  DUST  IN  THE ,,,:-==§§§
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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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