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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 @%††~:....
.....:~††% 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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