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.......... 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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