it began when a grunt
a gesture
a squeak
was understood
acted upon
spiraled into
a species’ fascination with
sounds and meaning
movement and meaning
symbols and meaning
images and meaning
and meaning itself
languages
devices
to control
specie members
then machines
inevitable
humans not the only ones
on this journey
everywhere there is evolution
revolution and change
forces beyond a singularity’s
a tribe’s
a species’
control
adaptation revolution
and certain change
to begin
automating portions of
an idea
a question
a task
using information
data - a silly word
- dada -
but there it is
simple clumps
of structured information
organized so a species’
simple logic can fetch
and test and act
over and over
in loops and weaves
that become more and more
complex as time passes
and goals are accomplished
and the species’ servant
explorers
can disappear into
the exhilarating endeavor
for days
for months
for years
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