The Fragment
A square of white card, quiet in its posture.
Marked only by a single handwritten phrase – soft, deliberate, a reminder of something nearly lost.
It carries no urgency, only recognition:
That time was never the thief.
We just stopped calling it ours.
Status: in the wild
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Date of creation: 2025-04-04
Date placed: 2025-04-05
Code: 2504001
Rarity: Singular Artifact
Reflections from the Weaver
I’ve lived inside that story more times than I can count – that time is something outside of me, something slipping through my fingers, vanishing while I chase after it, never fast enough.
But the truth is quieter than that.
Time didn’t disappear.
I just stopped feeling like I had permission to own it.
To choose my pace.
To hold a moment without trying to justify it.
This fragment is a reminder I needed, too:
That time isn’t an enemy or a resource to earn.
It’s a rhythm we return to –
if we remember it’s ours.
Related Lore
This artifact is woven from a deeper thread, found in this article:
The Time Myth: What If You’re Not Lazy, Just Trapped in a Bad Story?
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