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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨              morning quiet               ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨              #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#               ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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