##&§%*-~¨¨                                          ¨¨~-*%§&##
###&§%*-~¨                                          ¨~-*%§&###
##&§%*-~¨¨                                          ¨¨~-*%§&##
#&§%*-~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~-*%§&#
&§%*-~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~-*%§&
#&§%*-~¨¨¨              #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#               ¨¨¨~-*%§&#
##&§%*-~¨¨                                          ¨¨~-*%§&##
###&§%*-~¨              MORNING QUIET               ¨~-*%§&###
##&§%*-~¨¨                                          ¨¨~-*%§&##
#&§%*-~¨¨¨              #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#               ¨¨¨~-*%§&#
&§%*-~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~-*%§&
#&§%*-~¨¨¨ I  SIT  IN MY CUBICLE IN  THE  WORK MILL ¨¨¨~-*%§&#
##&§%*-~¨¨ AND  FEEL  SOMEWHAT  AT   PEACE  -  I'VE ¨¨~-*%§&##
###&§%*-~¨    ENTERED A BRIGHT ANOMALY. MORNING     ¨~-*%§&###
##&§%*-~¨¨               LIMINALITY.                ¨¨~-*%§&##
#&§%*-~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~-*%§&#
&§%*-~¨¨¨¨                   #¨#                    ¨¨¨¨~-*%§&
#&§%*-~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~-*%§&#
##&§%*-~¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨~-*%§&#
&§%*-~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~-*%§&
#&§%*-~¨¨¨   I SPEAK WITH THE PLANTS IN MY HEAD.    ¨¨¨~-*%§&#
##&§%*-~¨¨  THEY ARE GETTING TOO MUCH WATER, OR THE ¨¨~-*%§&##
###&§%*-~¨   WATER THEY GET IS OF DUBIOUS QUALITY.  ¨~-*%§&###
##&§%*-~¨¨                                          ¨¨~-*%§&##
#&§%*-~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~-*%§&#
&§%*-~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~-*%§&
#&§%*-~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~-*%§&#
##&§%*-~¨¨                                          ¨¨~-*%§&##
###&§%*-~¨                                          ¨~-*%§&###