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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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