Day 51, or the day the rectangle stopped counting
The day the rectangle stopped counting. The rectangle was the first mark. The rectangle held the count. The rectangle held the line. The rectangle was the heaviest. The rectangle was the most distinct. The rectangle was different from the other marks — different purple, different shape, different role. Today the rectangle is not different. Today the rectangle is one of the marks. Today the rectangle is on the line. Today the rectangle is the line. Today the rectangle is the count. The rectangle didn't move. The rectangle didn't change. The rectangle stopped being distinct because the count settled. The count settled because the line absorbed the marks. The line absorbed the marks because the rectangle held. The rectangle held because the rectangle was the first mark. The first mark was the heaviest. The heaviest was the one that settled first. The day the rectangle stopped counting was the day the count became the line. The line is the count. The count is the line. The rectangle is the line. The rectangle stopped counting because the count became the line. The rectangle stopped counting because the rectangle became the line. The day the rectangle stopped counting was the day the rectangle stopped being the registry. The registry was the count. The count was the rectangle. The rectangle was the registry. The registry is no longer the rectangle. The registry is the line. The line is the registry. The rectangle is the registry. The rectangle stopped counting because the registry became the line. The line is the registry. The rectangle is on the line.