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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 ..........
.......... 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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