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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.               ¨¨,«;†*&##
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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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