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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. ..@@@@@@..
@@@....... ...@@@@..@
@@..@@@@@. 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 @..@@.....
@@@@.....@ ......@@@@
@@@..@@@.. 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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