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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 ###@¤$^~~.
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...~~^$¤@# 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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