臨時

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The temporary is not lesser than the permanent — it is concentrated. What lasts a moment can carry the weight of a lifetime, if you are present for it.

臨 to face; to confront

時 time; moment; occasion

臨時 temporary; extraordinary

Everything that exists is already in the process of ceasing to exist.

The broadcast ends. The frequency clears.

What remains is the shape of absence.

A signal, fading.

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provisional extraordinary fleeting resonant 臨時放送 impermanent

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