FLR TRANSMISSIONS
Each ceremony has a procedure. No outcome is prescribed.
FLR's gloved hand places bell into participant's open palm.
Close-up of Dialectical Nod on FLR's thumb.
Bell in participant's hand. Nod on FLR's thumb. FLR standing beside them.
Participant holds bell. FLR rings it.
FLR is now shown walking away. The participant remains holding the bell. The Nod remains.
Participant + Nod. No FLR.
THE CEREMONY WILL CONTINUE WITHOUT HIM.
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The dominant hand performing a familiar action.
FLR observes. No comment is made.
The action is transferred to the opposite hand.
The action continues. It is slower. It is less certain.
Someone asks why. No answer is given.
The action continues with the wrong hand.
DO NOT EXPLAIN WHY.
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An object is selected. Any object.
Direct eye contact with the object. Ten seconds.
The gaze is redirected. The object remains in peripheral vision.
Staring continues. Indirectly.
No duration is specified.
THE OBJECT HAS NOT BEEN INFORMED.
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An elbow. A shoe. An eyebrow. A shadow.
A measuring device is produced. Any measuring device.
The measurement is taken with full seriousness.
The result is recorded. The unit is not specified.
The record is filed. The file is not labeled.
THE MEASUREMENT WAS NECESSARY.
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An action is begun.
The action continues toward completion.
Completion is very close.
The action stops. Just before.
The participant walks away.
An envelope. Empty.
FLR places the envelope in the participant's open hand.
FLR says: Transmission received.
The participant opens the envelope.
TRANSMISSION RECEIVED.
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END OF RECORD