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##¶#%**=~.               MORNING QUIET              .~=**%#¶##
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###¶#%**=~ AND  FEEL  SOMEWHAT  AT   PEACE  -  I'VE ~=**%#¶###
##¶#%**=~.     ENTERED A BRIGHT ANOMALY. MORNING    .~=**%#¶##
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###¶#%**=~ 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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