Exchange. Two opposing surfaces with a narrow irregular gap showing constrained exchange and unstable separation
Exchange continues.
Balance does not follow.



Chapter eight


Exchange does not cease

Exchange

The body maintains.
Or collapses.

Exchange persists across surfaces.
Persistence does not ensure balance.

Difference exists between regions.
Difference does not remain without opposition.

Transfer occurs continuously.
Transfer does not equalize.

Movement reduces difference.
Reduction occurs as movement continues.

Reduction weakens difference.
Weakening alters movement.

Movement continues under weakening.
Continuation does not restore.

Difference decreases.
Difference forms again before equilibrium.

Cycle repeats.
Cycle does not converge.

Transfer increases in one region.
Reduction increases in another.

Accumulation forms locally.
Deficiency forms elsewhere.

Both persist.
Neither resolves.

Transfer attempts redistribution.
Redistribution does not coincide.

Correction reduces difference locally.
Reduction increases difference elsewhere.

Exchange continues under imbalance.
Imbalance is not corrected.

Resistance emerges during transfer.
Transfer continues under resistance.

Limitation develops.
Limitation is tested.

Exchange continues under limitation.
Limitation alters exchange.

Rate increases.
Increase distorts balance.

Rate decreases.
Decrease does not restore.

Mismatch persists.
Mismatch does not resolve.

Transfer continues during correction.
Correction continues during transfer.

Overlap persists.
Processes do not separate.

Each cycle leaves residue.
Residue alters the next cycle.

Difference persists weakened.
Weakening does not end exchange.

System operates under delay.
Delay alters outcome.

Response follows too late.
Correction does not coincide.

Exchange persists under strain.
Strain does not diminish.

If exchange no longer sustains difference,
difference does not persist.

Transfer continues without restoration.
Restoration does not follow.

Accumulation increases without removal.
Deficiency increases without supply.

Difference weakens further.
Direction does not return.

Movement continues without correction.
Correction does not begin.

Cycle interrupts.
Adjustment does not restart.

State approaches stillness.
Stillness does not sustain function.

Exchange continues.
But it no longer sustains the difference it requires.