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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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