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I’ve been transmitting on the frequency we talked about— the one braided with microwaves and half-truths about entangled minds and sympathetic resonance. I figured you’d catch the pulse once the white noise parted, once my kettle screamed or the dog stared too long at a corner that wasn’t empty. My mouth even watered with your name on the dough's first rise— I dallied in the kitchen with a low-stakes ritual, used gravity to split particles— you still didn't answer. Did you notice any of it? Do earworms still play my advice like backmasked invocations? I wouldn't run from a little proof of your esoterica. Maybe you’re the kind of quark who skips the symposiums entirely— no RSVP, no collision data, just a shrug in the margins. Or maybe your reception requires stranger offerings— Either way, you should know: I'm running out of ideas.

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Date: 5/12/2025 6:23:00 AM
Questions and frustration give your words a rolling upbeat rhythm. I liked the science, but who is the mysterious stranger?
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Jaymee Thomas
Date: 5/12/2025 7:45:00 AM
Have a great day and thank you SO much for commenting :)
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Jaymee Thomas
Date: 5/12/2025 7:44:00 AM
Haha! Well that would spoil the experiment if I told you, wouldn't it? This made me chuckle because I broke a pretty big rule of mine, which is to always ground the piece in specificity so there isn't any question in the audience's mind who I am talking to or about. Instead, I went for intentional ambiguity with this one--it might eventually crescendo into a reveal though xD

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