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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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