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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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