Chapter 04 · Living Wood
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Field notes for a solemn interface

Wood remembers sound

Presence is carved, not printed

A single vertical column carries lineage, signal, and ceremony in one upright form.

Pigment keeps the gaze awake

Red ochre and lime-white rings remain the first signal against weathered brown.

The slit gives distance a voice

One narrow opening turns hollow breadfruit wood into a call that travels.

Weathering is part of authority

Adze facets, softened edges, and old grain make age legible without gloss.

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