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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 :-~.......
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.....~-:%$ 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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