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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.                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    #¨#                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.  ¨¨¨,~†*&##
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