FIELD NOTE 07 / MOMENTUM
NO CLEAN PLANSURVIVES THE WASTELAND
When every spare part is spoken for, momentum becomes the only honest strategy.
At 05:40, the route board ordered us to hold formation, conserve fuel, and wait for cooler air. We crossed the first ridge anyway. The convoy gained twelve minutes and lost one mirror. That was the trade.
Motion is a form of survival
The lesson is not to worship speed. Make the next decision visible: mark the line, name the failure, and hand the wheel to whoever can see through the dust. By noon, the map was torn, but the signal was clear.