--^†*¤¶###                                          ###¶¤*†^--
¨--^†*¤¶##                                          ##¶¤*†^--¨
--^†*¤¶###                                          ###¶¤*†^--
¨--^†*¤¶##                                          ##¶¤*†^--¨
--^†*¤¶###                                          ###¶¤*†^--
¨--^†*¤¶##               #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#              ##¶¤*†^--¨
--^†*¤¶###                                          ###¶¤*†^--
¨--^†*¤¶##              MORNING QUIET               ##¶¤*†^--¨
--^†*¤¶###                                          ###¶¤*†^--
¨--^†*¤¶##              #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#               ##¶¤*†^--¨
--^†*¤¶###                                          ###¶¤*†^--
¨--^†*¤¶## I  SIT  IN MY CUBICLE IN THE  WORK  MILL ##¶¤*†^--¨
--^†*¤¶### AND  FEEL  SOMEWHAT  AT   PEACE  -  I'VE ###¶¤*†^--
¨--^†*¤¶##    ENTERED A BRIGHT ANOMALY. MORNING     ##¶¤*†^--¨
--^†*¤¶###                LIMINALITY.               ###¶¤*†^--
¨--^†*¤¶##                                          ##¶¤*†^--¨
--^†*¤¶###                   #¨#                    ###¶¤*†^--
¨--^†*¤¶##                                          ##¶¤*†^--¨
--^†*¤¶### 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. ##¶¤*†^--¨
--^†*¤¶###                                          ###¶¤*†^--
¨--^†*¤¶##    I SPEAK WITH THE PLANTS IN MY HEAD.   ##¶¤*†^--¨
--^†*¤¶###  THEY ARE GETTING TOO MUCH WATER, OR THE ###¶¤*†^--
¨--^†*¤¶##   WATER THEY GET IS OF DUBIOUS QUALITY.  ##¶¤*†^--¨
--^†*¤¶###                                          ###¶¤*†^--
¨--^†*¤¶##                                          ##¶¤*†^--¨
--^†*¤¶###                                          ###¶¤*†^--
¨--^†*¤¶##                                          ##¶¤*†^--¨
--^†*¤¶###                                          ###¶¤*†^--
¨--^†*¤¶##                                          ##¶¤*†^--¨