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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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