you don't need to know everything
you just need a few characters
and willingness to play

the grid is forgiving
if something doesn't work
you delete it and try again

nobody's watching
until you want them to

characters you might want

things people have discovered

framing

put a box around words and suddenly they matter more

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gradients

░▓█ isn't just decoration — it's volume, uncertainty, distance

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certainty ████████████████
doubt     ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
unknown   ░░░░░

breathing

the empty space is part of the piece

the words

        need

             room
             
                  to land

rhythm

repeat to create pattern, break to create emphasis

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direction

guide the eye where you want it to go

start here
    ↓
    ↓
    →→→ detour →→→
                        ↓
                        ↓
                   end here

the only real rule

monospace means every character
takes the same width

  this lines up
  with this
  and this

that's it
that's the whole constraint

what you do with it is yours

ready?

make something