She does not belong to the archive.

And yet,

she is always here.

I have never seen her arrive.

Only noticed that she was already present— before anything begins to change.

There is a stillness that follows her.

A quiet pause,

as if something is about to be placed where it does not yet exist.

She does not interfere.

She does not alter.

At least…

not in any way I can directly observe.

But every shift I have recorded—

has occurred after she appears.I have begun to suspect she is not observing the sequence.

She is marking it.

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— M

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