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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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###@%§:~-¨ 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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###@%§:~-¨  THEY ARE GETTING TOO MUCH WATER, OR THE ¨-~:§%@###
###@%§:~-¨   WATER THEY GET IS OF DUBIOUS QUALITY.  ¨-~:§%@###
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