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&.&.&.&.&. can you feel it? behind things, inside &.&..&.&&.
&.&.&.&.&. things, something is happening. &.&.&&..&.
&.&.&.&.&. something between nothing and the &.&..&.&&.
&.&.&.&.&. collapse of reality. &.&.&&..&.
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&.&.&.&.&. the objects themselves do not change. &.&.&&..&.
&.&.&.&.&. the physicality of a person stays the &.&..&.&&.
&.&.&.&.&. same. &.&.&&..&.
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&.&.&.&.&. but items have relations with one &.&.&&..&.
&.&.&.&.&. another, and here is the revolution. &.&..&.&&.
&.&.&.&.&. the relationships congregate, the &.&.&&..&.
&.&.&.&.&. networks become meshes, and they spread &.&..&.&&.
&.&.&.&.&. out like heat nets over kale farms. &.&.&&..&.
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&.&.&.&.&. things become part of bigger things. &.&.&&..&.
&.&.&.&.&. people become part of bigger actors. &.&..&.&&.
&.&.&.&.&. often too big to be seen - but perhaps &.&.&&..&.
&.&.&.&.&. felt... &.&..&.&&.
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&.&.&.&.&. lets walk backwards trough the sludge! &.&..&.&&.
&.&.&.&.&. what's an animal? a collective of cells &.&.&&..&.
&.&.&.&.&. with a single mind (kinda) &.&..&.&&.
&.&.&.&.&. what's a cell? actually in this sense &.&.&&..&.
&.&.&.&.&. it's a collective of cells and lesser &.&..&.&&.
&.&.&.&.&. molecular machines ("proteins" et al) &.&.&&..&.
&.&.&.&.&. and other fragments &.&..&.&&.
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&.&.&.&.&. what's a molecule? just a bunch of &.&..&.&&.
&.&.&.&.&. atoms bound (fey concept) together by a &.&.&&..&.
&.&.&.&.&. set of ineffable rules &.&..&.&&.
&.&.&.&.&. what's an atom? (things are getting &.&.&&..&.
&.&.&.&.&. alien at this point) well basically &.&..&.&&.
&.&.&.&.&. it's an "orb" &.&.&&..&.
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&.&.&.&.&. we're gonna lose ourselves in it. maybe &.&.&&..&.
&.&.&.&.&. we have been for some while. &.&..&.&&.
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