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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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