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#@#&**=--¨               #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#              ¨--=**&#@#
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&*=-¨¨¨¨¨¨               morning quiet              ¨¨¨¨¨¨-=*&
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#**==---¨¨              #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#               ¨¨---==**#
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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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