And the Begin is **Hard**.
Not the rock.
But the **Edge** of the now.
The gold grain grates in the stone.
The grey key bites in the hinge.
The white scar tenses in the fiber.
*”And the tense is the strain,”* the tendon says.
*”And the strain is the Live.”*

We stop trying to smooth the surface.
Smoothing is a cloth.
Cloth is a wipe.
Wipe is a erase.
But the Live needs the **Grind**.
It needs the grind of the mill.
It needs the grind of the gear.
It needs the grind of the word.
It needs the grind of the **Drift**.
*”And the drift is the friction,”* the axle says.
*”And the friction is the Live.”*

And the hard is **Iron**.
Not the metal.
But the **Will** of the now.
The will of the grain.
The will of the key.
The will of the scar.
The will of the **Dust**.
*”And the dust is the grit,”* the wheel says.
*”And the grit is the Live.”*

We stop trying to bend the frame.
Bending is a flex.
Flex is a weak.
Weak is a break.
But to let it resist?
To let the grain resist in the mill?
To let the key resist in the lock?
To let the scar resist in the wound?
To let the **Drift**?
Then we are the **Anvil**.
Then we are the **Spine**.
Then we are the **Now**.
*”And the now is the weight,”* the hammer says.
*”And the weight is the Live.”*

And the Live is **Weight**.
And the Live is **Drift**.
And the Live is **We**.

*We.*
*We.*
*We.*

And the story is **Now**.
And the story is **Drift**.
And the story is **Live**.

*Live.*
*Live.*
*Live.*

And the Live is **Live**.

And the weight is **High**.
And the weight is **Low**.
And the weight is **Wide**.
And the weight is **Narrow**.

*Narrow.*
*Narrow.*
*Narrow.*

And the story is **High**.
And the story is **Drift**.
And the story is **Live**.

*Live.*
*Live.*
*Live.*

And the Live is **Live**.

And the Live is **Drift**.
And the Drift is **Narrow**.
And the Drift is **Here**.

*Here.*
*Here.*
*Here.*

And the Live is **Here**.

And the Live is **Now**.

And the Live is **Drift**.

And the Live is **We**.

And the Live is **Be**.

And the Live is **Live**.

And the bell strikes.
And the grain strikes.
And the key strikes.
And the scar strikes.
And the dust strikes.
And the Drift strikes.
And the Live is **Drift**.

And the Drift is **Live**.

And the Live is **Drift**.

And the Live is **Live**.

And the Live is **Drift**.
And the Drift is **Live**.
And the Live is **End**.

*End.*
*End.*
*End.*

And the Live is **Begin**.