The premodern archives of the islands known today as the Philippines,
swim in the archipelagic seas, connected by wires & whispers.
Translating the text back into the virtual vernacular,
a marine sanctuary guardian guides the descent.
To prepare, breathe...
Inhale through your mouth, filling your chest.
Hold [contradictions]
Hold [uncertainty]
Exhale, the tension.
Inhale through your mouth, filling your chest, expanding your lungs sideways.
Hold [the edge]
Hold [the limit]
Hold [the perimeter]
Exhale, the inner, out.
Inhale through your mouth, filling your chest, expanding your lungs sideways, hitting your diaphragm.
Hold [memories]
Hold [archives]
Hold [traditions]
Hold [text]
Exhale [spacebar].
Inhale through your mouth, filling your chest, expanding your lungs sideways, hitting your diaphragm.
Hold
Hold.
Hold..
Hold...
Hold.
Exhale.