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##@§&:~,¨¨              MORNING QUIET               ¨¨,~:&§@##
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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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