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.@..@@@... ####.~~ omega point ~~.#### ..@@......
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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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