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.^~/†¤&### 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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