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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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