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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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