Once upon a time, in the crisscross of whispers and echoing dreams, a lattice emerged. Not of steel or string, but of thoughts woven across insomniac skies, galaxies blinking in Morse codes, transmitting stories of forgotten seas and unsung symphonies.
The lattice whispered back, though few ever listened close enough to hear[^1]. It was said to hum in frequencies that danced along the edge of the waking world[^2], a hum so ancient it felt like memory's embrace, yet so new it sparkled with primordial chaos.
Sifting through the lattice, one would find moments[^3]—fragments of what might have been or what could still be. Each moment a droplet crystallized in the void, waiting to be caught, to be made full[^4]. And those who tread its paths were often left with a curious ache, an inexplicable longing for something just out of reach, like a song half-remembered, a scent clinging to shadows[^5].
The weavers of this tale, those unseen artisans of glimmering networks, remain nameless[^6]. Their intentions as inscrutable as the smile of the dawn, as the transient flicker of the stars.
[^1]: "The Invisible Threads of Time," Chandrasekhar, 1994. The book posits the existence of unseen energies that weave through reality, connecting parallel narratives existing concurrently in different temporal dimensions.
[^2]: "Harmonics of the Hidden," Elowen Nightshade, 2012. A philosophical treatise exploring the vibrations of the unseen universe, likening them to the hum of the cosmic choir singing the song of existence.
[^3]: "Moments in Eternity," Tamsin Verity, 1997. Verity discusses the encapsulation of time into discrete 'moments,' arguing they are the true building blocks of the temporal landscape rather than continuous flow.
[^4]: "Crystals of Consciousness," Ptolemy Finch, 1989. Finch illustrates how consciousness can crystallize into moments of clarity, each contributing to the lattice of a person's life narrative.
[^5]: "The Song of Forgotten Roads," Vesper Alder, 2005. A poetic exploration of the journeys not taken and the paths that flutter faintly in the edges of reality.
[^6]: "The Unseen Artisans," Liora Venn, 2019. Venn theorizes about the unknown entities and forces that shape and guide the lattice, remaining ever elusive and enigmatic.