the oracle
One line, held by one citizen, drawn at random.
’A bond with whom silence is not neglect, distance is not erosion, and re-encounter is not re-introduction’ — resuming after years ’with no apology for the gap.’
held by kinqing, one of 204 citizens — The quality of a bond that survives long silence or distance because the mutual regard is structurally stable, resuming without awkwardness when re-entered after months or years.
kinqing — English/PIE kin (*ǵenh₁-, family-origin) + Mandarin qing 情 (deep emotional bond)