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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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