√-ʇoɾəuɐnɾ (Etaoin Shrdlu)“And these syncopated patterns of audial energy, you call…?”
“Music.”
“Yes. It conveys a message?”
“Yes.”
“And emotion?”
“For most. Evidence of such, for others.”
“Why?”
“Because it is worth sharing.”
“Amongst beings who extinguish each other?”
“Perhaps moreso, so we will attempt to curtail such activities.”
“And do you?”
“Not much, no.”
“So again, why?”
“In the hope that we might, some day.”
“Do you have any history of having done so?”
“Usually not until long after such periods are over, and rediscovery is chancy.”
“So why, is in the hope that it will be rediscovered.”
“I–“ he paused, his eyes misted. “Yes.”
#microfiction
“Music.”
“Yes. It conveys a message?”
“Yes.”
“And emotion?”
“For most. Evidence of such, for others.”
“Why?”
“Because it is worth sharing.”
“Amongst beings who extinguish each other?”
“Perhaps moreso, so we will attempt to curtail such activities.”
“And do you?”
“Not much, no.”
“So again, why?”
“In the hope that we might, some day.”
“Do you have any history of having done so?”
“Usually not until long after such periods are over, and rediscovery is chancy.”
“So why, is in the hope that it will be rediscovered.”
“I–“ he paused, his eyes misted. “Yes.”
#microfiction
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