FLR TRANSMISSIONS
Each procedure has a sequence. 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 PROCEDURE 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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A conclusion is delivered. It is clear.
The conclusion is accepted. Briefly.
A second opinion is sought. From the same source.
The same conclusion is delivered again. Slightly differently.
Both conclusions are compared. They are the same.
A third opinion is sought.
THE CONCLUSION HAS NOT CHANGED.
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A person is located. They are not waiting for an apology.
FLR approaches. The person looks up.
FLR apologizes. Fully. Specifically. At length.
The person accepts. They are confused.
FLR departs. The person remains.
THE DEBT HAS BEEN CLEARED. THE DEBT WAS NOT KNOWN.
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A document is produced. It is official-looking.
The document is presented to the participant. Both hands.
The participant reads the document. It takes time.
A signature is requested. The participant signs.
FLR retains the document. The participant retains nothing.
FLR confirms: This is now on record.
YOU HAVE AGREED TO SOMETHING.
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A sentence is begun.
A pause is inserted. Before the important word.
The pause extends. The listener waits.
The pause continues. The listener adjusts.
The sentence is completed. The important word arrives.
THE PAUSE WAS THE IMPORTANT WORD.
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An object is wrapped. Carefully. With ribbon.
The wrapped object is delivered to a person. No occasion is named.
The person asks: What is this for?
FLR says: Nothing.
The person opens the gift. It is something they needed.
THE OCCASION WAS ALREADY OCCURRING.
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FLR arrives. An ordinary thing is happening.
FLR watches. Attentively. Without comment.
The ordinary thing continues. It becomes less ordinary.
The ordinary thing ends. FLR nods once.
FLR departs. No record is made.
IT WAS WITNESSED. THAT IS SUFFICIENT.
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All previous instruments are assembled. The bell. The measuring device. The envelope. The document.
The instruments are arranged in a specific order. The order is not explained.
Each instrument is calibrated against the others.
The calibration produces a result. The result is not shared.
The instruments are returned to their original positions.
The bell is rung once. By no one in particular.
DING.
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END OF RECORD