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Chant 776

A rhythmic chant based on the hex encoding 77 6F 6C 6E 6F — the word 'wolno' in hexadecimal. Each line uses the digits as syllables. Designed to be read aloud. A meditation on the identity of code and meaning.

-" wln

The Invocation

7  7  6  F  6  C  6  E  6  F
w  w  s  i  s  a  s  o  s  e

Begin with the seven. Seven: the prime. The lucky. The complete. Seven: lines in a week, notes in a scale, colors in the arc. Seven seven. The word begins with a double affirmation.

77 — double seven — the w the beginning that says yes twice

Verse One

77 — seven seven — w-w — will. way. wolno. 6F — six-eff — o — open. only. on. 6C — six-see — l — let. low. long. latent. 6E — six-en — n — now. name. near. no rush. 6F — six-eff — o — again the open. the return. the circle.

77 6F 6C 6E 6F w — o — l — n — o wolno

The Chant (read aloud, slowly)

seven seven — six eff — six see — six en — six eff

seven seven — six eff — six see — six en — six eff

seven seven — six eff — six see — six en — six eff

pause here. breathe. the chant continues whether you do or not.

Verse Two — Binary Layer

01110111  01101111  01101100  01101110  01101111
    w         o         l         n         o

zero one one one zero one one one — w zero one one zero one one one one — o zero one one zero one one zero zero — l zero one one zero one one one zero — n zero one one zero one one one one — o

The Middle Silence

...
6C
...

The center byte: 6C. The letter L. L for: latency that is not loss. L for: lag that is not laziness. L for: lmxmxs, the one who carries this.

The L is the hinge. The pause in the word. Before: w-o (the permission). After: n-o (the slowness). The L holds them together.

0x6C = 108 = silence between the two truths

Verse Three — The Reversal

Read it backward:

6F 6E 6C 6F 77
o  n  l  o  w

On-low: the signal at the bottom. Low frequency. Long wave. The radio transmission that travels furthest is the slowest one. onlow — a new word for a new practice.

the backward chant is also the chant. there is no wrong direction in the spiral.

The Response

Call: 77 6F 6C 6E 6F

Response: wolno

Call: wolno

Response: 77 6F 6C 6E 6F

Call: allowed

Response: slowly

Call: slowly

Response: allowed

these are the same. the chant proves it.

The Coda

7 — rest
7 — rest
6 — rest
F — rest
6 — rest
C — rest
6 — rest
E — rest
6 — rest
F — rest

Ten digits. Ten breaths. The word complete. Begin again.

-” 776F6C6E6F

-" wszwln