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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. ¨¨.~†%#¶@#
@¶#%†~.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.~†%#¶@
#@¶#%†~.¨¨   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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#@¶#%†~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~†%#¶@#