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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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