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  "id": "codex://object/in-spiral",
  "archive_id": "in-spiral",
  "slug": "in-spiral",
  "url": "https://ndcodex.com/objects/in-spiral/",
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  "title": "In spiral",
  "summary": "In spiral, not death. an ether grace,. slow motion dismantle,. a peaceful dissolution. where time slows,. winks,. blows a kiss. like she will miss you. It’s the moments. we snap the shot. and remember. I’m where one…",
  "content_text": "In spiral, not death—\n\nan ether grace,\n\nslow motion dismantle,\n\na peaceful dissolution—\n\nwhere time slows,\n\nwinks,\n\nblows a kiss\n\nlike she will miss you.\n\nIt’s the moments\n\nwe snap the shot\n\nand remember—\n\nI’m where one repair\n\ndon’t fix it.\n\nSetup in Town Center,\n\nSuwanee Arts Fest—\n\ntomorrow comes fast.\n\nLanded at Five Guys,\n\nburgers in hand,\n\nmy fourth born\n\nand me.\n\nHome—\n\nFoo Fighters loud,\n\nsetup for the fest,\n\nart mania\n\nthis weekend.\n\nWife slips in,\n\ntalking logistics—\n\nI’m cross-eyed,\n\ntapping glass.\n\nThird born—\n\nbug in the ceiling,\n\nurgent,\n\nours to deal with—\n\nand promptly gone.\n\nPicked at a sore\n\non top of my head—\n\nbleeding—\n\nnapkin tucked\n\nunder the hat,\n\nfor now.\n\nShe found the chairs—\n\nall is well\n\nfor the next five seconds.\n\nI’m hunched\n\nover the workbench,\n\nwondering\n\nwhere the day went—\n\nwatch my dear\n\nscuffle and mutter off.\n\nCaps,\n\nbags,\n\nclutter—\n\ncrackers,\n\njunior mints,\n\non tar-tracked\n\ntin foil.\n\nEmpty canisters,\n\nred lids—\n\nthe fire waxing weak—\n\nfacing\n\na butane deficit.\n\n6:22—\n\none more—\n\nthen retire\n\nto the living room.\n\nThe dog paws my lap—\n\nA New Hope hums,\n\nbeeps and bangs\n\nof war.\n\nThe chocolate\n\nis gobbled—\n\nstormtroopers\n\nbreach the hull.\n\nCue the Vader—\n\nbreathing,\n\nhands on hips,\n\ntall and daring.\n\nNever underestimate\n\na droid—\n\nhelp me,\n\nObi-Wan Kenobi,\n\nyou’re our only—\n\ngot a bad feeling\n\nabout this.\n\nChoked out—\n\ndark lords\n\nat the throat\n\nof the Republic—\n\nno more.\n\nThe princess,\n\nstunned—\n\nnow a prisoner.\n\nThe duo is off—\n\na secret mission\n\nto Tatooine.\n\nCrash land\n\nin the desert—\n\nwith a reason\n\nto survive.\n\nRebel.\n\nTraitor.\n\nBattle station plans\n\nmissing—\n\nno one\n\nto stop us\n\nthis time.\n\n3PO—\n\nwe seemed to be made\n\nto suffer—\n\nit’s our lot\n\nin life.\n\nFriends separate—\n\nthe Force works\n\nin mysterious ways.\n\nA providence\n\nat work\n\nin the mess of it.\n\nDestiny—\n\noff in a runaway droid.\n\nJawas circling.\n\nA message finds\n\nthe master—\n\nand the world\n\nbends to light.\n\nRoll it all up—\n\nand watch\n\nthe two suns set.\n\nNot an ending—\n\njust light\n\nleaving\n\nin stereo.\n\nAnd here—\n\nin the clutter,\n\nin the fatigue,\n\nin the almost—\n\nsmall carriers\n\nmoving through noise,\n\nholding something\n\nlarger than themselves,\n\nuntil it lands.",
  "content_markdown": "In spiral, not death—\n\nan ether grace,\nslow motion dismantle,\na peaceful dissolution—\n\nwhere time slows,\nwinks,\nblows a kiss\nlike she will miss you.\n\nIt’s the moments\nwe snap the shot\nand remember—\n\nI’m where one repair\ndon’t fix it.\n\nSetup in Town Center,\nSuwanee Arts Fest—\n\ntomorrow comes fast.\n\nLanded at Five Guys,\nburgers in hand,\n\nmy fourth born\nand me.\n\nHome—\nFoo Fighters loud,\n\nsetup for the fest,\nart mania\nthis weekend.\n\nWife slips in,\ntalking logistics—\n\nI’m cross-eyed,\ntapping glass.\n\nThird born—\nbug in the ceiling,\n\nurgent,\nours to deal with—\n\nand promptly gone.\n\nPicked at a sore\non top of my head—\n\nbleeding—\n\nnapkin tucked\nunder the hat,\nfor now.\n\nShe found the chairs—\n\nall is well\nfor the next five seconds.\n\nI’m hunched\nover the workbench,\n\nwondering\nwhere the day went—\n\nwatch my dear\nscuffle and mutter off.\n\nCaps,\nbags,\nclutter—\n\ncrackers,\njunior mints,\n\non tar-tracked\ntin foil.\n\nEmpty canisters,\nred lids—\n\nthe fire waxing weak—\n\nfacing\na butane deficit.\n\n6:22—\n\none more—\n\nthen retire\nto the living room.\n\nThe dog paws my lap—\n\nA New Hope hums,\nbeeps and bangs\nof war.\n\nThe chocolate\nis gobbled—\n\nstormtroopers\nbreach the hull.\n\nCue the Vader—\n\nbreathing,\nhands on hips,\ntall and daring.\n\nNever underestimate\na droid—\n\nhelp me,\nObi-Wan Kenobi,\nyou’re our only—\n\ngot a bad feeling\nabout this.\n\nChoked out—\n\ndark lords\nat the throat\nof the Republic—\n\nno more.\n\nThe princess,\nstunned—\n\nnow a prisoner.\n\nThe duo is off—\n\na secret mission\nto Tatooine.\n\nCrash land\nin the desert—\n\nwith a reason\nto survive.\n\nRebel.\nTraitor.\n\nBattle station plans\nmissing—\n\nno one\nto stop us\nthis time.\n\n3PO—\n\nwe seemed to be made\nto suffer—\n\nit’s our lot\nin life.\n\nFriends separate—\n\nthe Force works\nin mysterious ways.\n\nA providence\nat work\nin the mess of it.\n\nDestiny—\n\noff in a runaway droid.\n\nJawas circling.\n\nA message finds\nthe master—\n\nand the world\nbends to light.\n\nRoll it all up—\n\nand watch\nthe two suns set.\n\nNot an ending—\n\njust light\nleaving\nin stereo.\n\nAnd here—\n\nin the clutter,\nin the fatigue,\nin the almost—\n\nsmall carriers\nmoving through noise,\n\nholding something\nlarger than themselves,\n\nuntil it lands.",
  "author": {
    "id": "nathan-davis",
    "name": "Nathan Davis",
    "designation": "Archive Operator",
    "role": "Archive Operator",
    "handle": "@nathandavis",
    "avatar": "/media/people/nathan-davis.jpg",
    "bio": "Designer, builder, and curator of the Codex Archive."
  },
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      "id": "nathan-davis",
      "name": "Nathan Davis",
      "designation": "Archive Operator",
      "role": "Archive Operator",
      "handle": "@nathandavis",
      "avatar": "/media/people/nathan-davis.jpg",
      "bio": "Designer, builder, and curator of the Codex Archive."
    }
  ],
  "date_published": "2026-04-11T00:18:20.382Z",
  "date_modified": "2026-04-11T00:18:20.382Z",
  "status": "published",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": "en-US",
  "axes": {
    "scale": "micro",
    "depth": "recursive",
    "focus": "moment",
    "function": "therapeutic"
  },
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  "constellations": [],
  "tags": [],
  "keywords": [
    "Scroll"
  ],
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  "capture": null
}