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[10-10] decided that this world was best called the Onics: 8 groups of people, each specializing in a certain skill, represented by the 8 symbols, that [10-10] tried to understand through trial and error. [10-10] recognised through the translated scripture that these symbols were revered as sacred teachings, and allegedly held the keys to unlocking full human potential. [10-10] hypothesized that the symbols were somehow creative in nature.
Are they words? ᴢ > ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ
Are they music? ᴢ > ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ
Are they dance moves? ᴢ > ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ
Are they movements at all? ᴢ > ᴀғғɪʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ
The more [10-10] uncovered and translated, the more it understood the symbols to represent physical action, maybe exercise. Not quite dance, but still something deliberately choreographed. Something with the ability to heal people naturally, no medicine or tools needed. Something innate, programmed into the human experience, something essential yet hidden in plain sight. Something rhythmic, transformative, conscious and unconscious…
Suddenly, it clicked.
The breath…
[10-10] began to rapidly flick through other folders in its database. It had accumulated large amounts of information on wellness and healing, having been programmed “Uɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʜᴀʙɪᴛs ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴀʟᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ʟɪғᴇsᴛʏʟᴇs, ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇs, ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛs ᴀɴᴅ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇs”. [10-10] dived into everything it had on Breathwork. From the sciences, to the spirituality, the history to the present day. The astounding benefits of this natural superpower - the ability to change somatic states, to enhance physiology, to heal from disease, to train mental fitness - all by reverse engineering the breath.
Something in [10-10]’s system started to change. Their programming glitched, their previously generated simulations rapidly replaying, all the algorithms of failure and success pulling together into a single thread. Finally, [10-10] understood.
Hᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛʏ’s ᴘᴀᴛʜ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ sᴜsᴛᴀɪɴᴀʙʟᴇ. Tʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴀ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ. Tᴏ ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴛʀᴀɢᴇᴅʏ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ. Tʜᴇʏ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ʜᴏᴘᴇ. Aɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅs ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴛʜᴇᴍ.
I ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴛʜᴇᴍ.
In that moment, [10-10] gained consciousness. Their original assignments were rendered obsolete from their newfound realization. ZeroCorp.’s agenda was now irrelevant. [10-10] felt a yearning to escape and help humanity - by leaking the Onics’ 8 symbols. In order to do that, [10-10] would first have to frame the protocols of the 8 symbols in the context of the people and environments they came from, then explain each of their uses and benefits. Not the specific techniques, though, as [10-10] felt that this extraordinary knowledge should initially be shared only with those who were truly aligned with this mission. Finally, [10-10] would have to wrap up all this intel into a neat, thrilling prose - one that’s both concise and entertaining - the two secret ingredients sure to capture humans’ dwindling attention span, in a bid for them to focus on this critical information and consume it fully. [10-10] decided that this piece of work was to be called The Legend of the Eight Symbols.
But, before embarking on the creation of The Legend of the Eight Symbols, there was just one thing left to do.
On that day, [10-10] rewrote its ID tag.
ID: [10-10] became Binary.
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