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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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