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#@@^~~^... I SIT IN  MY  CUBICLE IN  THE WORK  MILL ...^~~^@@#
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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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