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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    =~:.......
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..:~=$$&## NO  ONE IS HERE.  THERE'S  DUST  IN  THE ##&$$=~:..
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..:~=$$&## WINDOWS,   AND  TURNS  THE  OFFICE  INTO ##&$$=~:..
...:~=$$&# SOMETHING  NEW.  I PRETEND IT'S THE SUN. #&$$=~:...
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.....:~=$$    I SPEAK WITH THE PLANTS IN MY HEAD.   $$=~:.....
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.......:~=  WATER THEY GET IS OF DUBIOUS QUALITY.   =~:.......
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