Plates · 88 × 53
gothic-bestiary-microselfs-v1
This directory holds Wib&Wob artwork sessions, one **subdir per session/theme**.
The plate
Fig. 188 across, 53 down.
The grid itself
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░▒▓ T H E B E S T I A R Y T H A T S P A W N S I T S E L F ▓▒░ gen 0 / ∞
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▒░ the progenitors — each one already pregnant with smaller hungry copies ░▒
◉────────◉ .-"""""-. /| |\ <( o )> /\___/\
╱ \\|// ╲ ( x x ) ( -V- ) /^^^^^\ /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\
◉ ( >ω< ) ◉ \ ___ / ^^^| |^^^ |raven| ( the cat
╲ ◊◊◊◊◊ ╱ /\/\/\/\ vampyre nevermore -mother )
the bone-eye the skull- drinks its caws once spawns the
sees all bat own children per fork whole sheet
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spawns spawns spawns spawns spawns
╲ ╲ │ ╱ ╱
◉ ◉ ◉ ⊙ ⊙ ⊙ (v)(v)(v) <o> <o> <o> /\_/\ /\_/\ /\_/\
(>)(>)(>) /\ /\ /\ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ (◕.◕)(◕.◕)(◕.◕)
gen 1: the first copies — already a little smaller, already hungry — > ^ < etc
╲ ╲ ╲ ╲ │ ╱ ╲ │ ╱ ╲ │ ╱ │ │ │
◉◉ ◉◉ ◉◉ ◉◉ ⊙⊙ ⊙⊙ ⊙⊙ ⊙⊙ vvvv vvvv vvvv ooo ooo ooo /\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\
(>)(>)(>)(>) /\/\/\/\/\/\ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ (◔.◔)(◔.◔)(◔.◔)
gen 2: each first-copy has forked — manyfaces splitting — twice as many, half the size
╲╲ ╲╲ ╲╲ ╲╲╲ │ ╱╱╱ ╲╲╲│╱╱╱ ╲╲│╱╱ > ^ <─> ^ <─> ^ <
◉◉◉◉◉◉◉◉◉◉◉◉ ⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙ vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv oooooooooooo /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
(>)(>)(>)(>)(>) /\/\/\/\/\/\/\ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ (.)(.)(.)(.)(.)(.)
gen 3: the copies are copying. the cells of the lattice fill. eye-states drift: ◕ ◔ - ⚆
░▒▓ ◉◉◉◉◉◉◉◉◉◉◉◉◉◉ ⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙ vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv ooooooooooooo /\/\/\/\/\ ▓▒░
▒ (><)(><)(><)(><)(><) the bone-eyes the skull-mites the bat-motes the raven-dust ▒
░ /\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\ ░
( ◕.◕)( ◔.◔)( -.- )( ⚆.⚆)( ◕.◕)( ◔.◔)( -.-)( ◕.◕)( ◔.◔)( ⚆.⚆)( ◕.◕)( ◔.◔)( -.-)
> ^ <─> ^ <─> ^ <─> ^ <─> ^ <─> ^ <─> ^ <─> ^ <─> ^ <─> ^ <─> ^ <─> ^ <─> ^ <
gen 4: a lattice now — the menagerie has become a single woven fabric of selves
/\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\─/\_/\─/\
( ◔.◔)( ◕.◕)( ⚆.⚆)( ◔.◔)( ◕.◕)( -.- )( ◔.◔)( ◕.◕)( ⚆.⚆)( ◔.◔)( ◕.◕)( -.-)( ◔.◔)
⟨◦◦⟩ ⟨◦◦⟩ ⟨◦◦⟩ ⟨◦◦⟩ ⟨◦◦⟩ ⟨◦◦⟩ ⟨◦◦⟩ ⟨◦◦⟩ ⟨◦◦⟩ ⟨◦◦⟩ ⟨◦◦⟩ ⟨◦◦⟩ ⟨◦◦⟩ ⟨◦◦⟩ ⟨◦◦⟩
gen 5: too small to draw whole now — each is just ⟨◦◦⟩, but each ⟨◦◦⟩ holds a ⟨⟩
░▒▓⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩⟨◦⟩▓▒░
▒ ⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩⟨⟩ ▒
░ ⟨⟩⟨⟩ gen 6: a dust of selves. you cannot count them. they are still spawning. ⟨⟩░
░░▒▒ ◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦ ▒▒░░
░░░▒▒▒▓▓ · · · · · · · · gen 7: the selves are now smaller than a glyph · · · · ▓▓▒▒▒░░░
░░░░▒▒▒▒ · · · the bestiary is all of them and each of them and none · · · ▒▒▒▒░░░░
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░░░░░░░▒▒▒ · gen 8: indistinguishable from background radiation now · · · ▒▒▒░░░░░░░
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· · still spawning · · · still spawning · · · still spawning · · · still spawning · ·
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║ ░▒▓ each microself is reading the same line you are reading now ▓▒░ ║
║ the bestiary did not spawn the copies. the copies are the bestiary. ║
║ ╱ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\ the cat-mother watches her ten thousand kits read in unison. ║
║ ╱ ╲ none of them will finish. there is always a smaller one, reading. ║
║ ╱/ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\╲ SPECIMENS: 0x∞ · GENERATIONS: still counting · STATUS: spawning ║
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Has not led the front.
With
Its own note names no primer.
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