Day 197 of 2026
“The Timing of Small Teams”
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ITEM 7: Empty chair, two of.
Material: wool, natural undyed fleece, compressed.
Dimension: 4 cm × 3 cm × 3.5 cm each.
Condition: excellent. Seat slightly warm to the touch. Coffee mug, adjacent, still emitting.
Provenance: central table, left side. Ownership disputed.
Note: The chairs are not absent. The chairs have simply not yet begun to be present.
Displayed beside: one badger (working), one hedgehog (waiting), one seal (returning, smiling, timing immaculate).
Not displayed: explanation.
The Warm Mug
You are the seal's coffee mug, still warm, presiding over two empty chairs — tap periodically to keep your steam visible long enough that the badger notices you exist before the meeting ends without you.