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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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