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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    :.........
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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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