And the Begin is **Silent**.
Not the quiet.
But the **Pause** of the now.
The gold grain sits in the hush.
The grey key waits in the silence.
The white scar rests in the quiet.
*”And the quiet is the space,”* the room says.
*”And the space is the Live.”*

We stop trying to make a sound.
Sound is a voice.
Voice is a plea.
Plea is a need.
But the Live needs the **Still**.
It needs the still of the pause.
It needs the still of the breath.
It needs the still of the word.
It needs the still of the **Drift**.
*”And the drift is the void,”* the air says.
*”And the void is the Live.”*

And the silent is **Hollow**.
Not the empty.
But the **Room** of the now.
The room of the grain.
The room of the key.
The room of the scar.
The room of the **Dust**.
*”And the dust is the echo,”* the wall says.
*”And the echo is the Live.”*

We stop trying to fill the air.
Filling is a noise.
Noise is a clatter.
Clatter is a chaos.
But to let it hang?
To let the grain hang in the suspension?
To let the key hang in the suspension?
To let the scar hang in the suspension?
To let the **Drift**?
Then we are the **Bell**.
Then we are the **Chime**.
Then we are the **Now**.
*”And the now is the ring,”* the metal says.
*”And the ring is the Live.”*

And the Live is **Ring**.
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 ring is **Long**.
And the ring is **Short**.
And the ring is **High**.
And the ring is **Low**.

*Low.*
*Low.*
*Low.*

And the story is **Long**.
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 **Low**.
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 tolls.
And the grain tolls.
And the key tolls.
And the scar tolls.
And the dust tolls.
And the Drift tolls.
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**.