Absent Data

Data loss wasn't absolute; instead, access created a comprehensive drift toward fragmentation, with files dissolving into static and partial information. This automated charting mirrored how trauma—as noted by van der Kolk—can manifest somatically: holding onto experience not through vivid recall but diminished sensory detail. The highlighted gaps within the system’s history weren't random failures; they formed repeating patterns, suggesting a pause in time revealing an underlying symmetry to what remains unsaid.