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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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