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&..&...... #...~~~~~~~~...# .&.&&...&&
&&..&..... ####.~~ omega point ~~.#### ...&&&..&.
&&&..&.... #...~~~~~~~~...# ...&.&&...
&.&&..&... &....&&&..
..&&&..&.. can you feel it? behind things, inside &&...&.&&.
..&.&&..&. things, something is happening. .&&....&&&
&...&&&..& something between nothing and the .&&&...&.&
&&..&.&&.. collapse of reality. .&.&&....&
.&&...&&&. ...&&&...&
.&&&..&.&& 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. ......&&&.
...&&&...& ......&.&&
&..&.&&... things become part of bigger things. &.......&&
&&...&&&.. people become part of bigger actors. &&......&.
&&&..&.&&. often too big to be seen - but perhaps &&&.......
&.&&...&&& felt... &.&&......
..&&&..&.& ..&&&.....
..&.&&...& 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" &...&.&&..
......&.&& &&....&&&.
........&& #.~~~.# &&&...&.&&
&.......&. ###.### &.&&....&&
&&........ #.~~~.# ..&&&...&.
&&&....... ..&.&&....
&.&&...... we're gonna lose ourselves in it. maybe ....&&&...
..&&&..... we have been for some while. ....&.&&..
..&.&&.... ......&&&.
....&&&... ......&.&&
&...&.&&.. ........&&
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