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%^=-...... I SIT  IN MY  CUBICLE IN  THE WORK  MILL ......-=^%
$%^=-..... AND  FEEL  SOMEWHAT  AT   PEACE  -  I'VE .....-=^%$
#$%^=-....    ENTERED A BRIGHT ANOMALY. MORNING     ....-=^%$#
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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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