Hunting

The next section continued seamlessly, adopting a slightly altered rhythm to imply progression. References to alignment, balance, and transition appeared, reinforcing the sense that something was happening somewhere adjacent to the text. The prose occasionally leaned toward abstraction, then corrected itself with a return to familiar constructions, maintaining equilibrium.

It behaved as though it were part of a larger document, perhaps explanatory or reflective, though no such document existed. Each sentence respected the reader’s expectation that the next sentence would follow logically, and so it did, despite the logic being circular and self-contained.

There was no tension to resolve, no argument to follow, no narrative to complete. Instead, the writing existed in a state of perpetual adequacy, never failing and never succeeding. This made it particularly suitable for standing in place of something else, something not yet written or no longer required. The text functioned as a placeholder not only in form but in spirit, confidently occupying its allotted space.