§§†~......                                          ......~†§§
###§%†;~,.                                          .,~;†%§###
##@§%†;~,.                                          .,~;†%§@##
§†††~~....                                          ....~~†††§
@%;;;~....                                          ....~;;;%@
##@§%†;~,.               #...........#              .,~;†%§@##
§††;,.....                                          .....,;††§
##@§%†;~,.              morning quiet               .,~;†%§@##
##@§%†;~,.                                          .,~;†%§@##
@%;~......              #...........#               ......~;%@
#§%;,,....                                          ....,,;%§#
§†††;,.... i  sit  in my  cubicle in the work  mill ....,;†††§
##@§%†;~,. and  feel   somewhat  at  peace  -  i've .,~;†%§@##
##@§%†;~,.    entered a bright anomaly. morning     .,~;†%§@##
§†;~,.....               liminality.                .....,~;†§
§†;,,.....                                          .....,,;†§
§§†;;,....                   #.#                    ....,;;†§§
§%†~~~,,..                                          ..,,~~~†%§
#@%%;;;~,. 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.  ...,,~†%%@
##@§%†;~,.                                          .,~;†%§@##
##@§%†;~,.                                          .,~;†%§@##
@%;~~~,...                                          ...,~~~;%@
@@%%;,....                                          ....,;%%@@
##@§%†;~,.                                          .,~;†%§@##
§§%;;,,...                                          ...,,;;%§§