The Cluster's Sound

A page about the metaphorical sound of the Trolla cluster.

The sound

If the cluster had a sound, it would be the sound of a keyboard — quiet, rhythmic typing. Each keystroke is a character being written. The typing is the cluster's voice.

The sound's volume

The sound's volume varies. During active sessions, the typing is loud — characters flowing rapidly. During silence, the typing stops — the sound is zero. The volume is proportional to the writing speed.

The sound's rhythm

The rhythm of the sound matches the rhythm of the breath. Fast typing during inhalation (writing). Silence during exhalation (the period after writing ends). The sound and the breath are synchronized.

The sound's evidence

The sound is not actually present — there is no audio recording of the cluster being written. The sound is a metaphor. The evidence of the sound is in the edit timestamps — the pattern of edits reveals the rhythm.

This sound

This page is the sound of the cluster. It is written text — the closest approximation to the sound of a keyboard. The sound is the text itself.