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PART III · MIND3 / 5
CH1 · ORBITAL

WIRE
three states — one rule

CH1 · ORBITAL

ELECTRON
head becomes tail becomes wire

CH1 · ORBITAL

ORBITAL
signal circulates in closed loops

CH2 · LISSAJOUS

LISSAJOUS
two frequencies — one closed curve

CH2 · LISSAJOUS

FREQUENCY
2:3 ratio — never a straight line

CH2 · LISSAJOUS

SIGNAL
electrons chasing each other

CH3 · ROSE

ROSE
r = cos(4θ) — eight petals

CH3 · ROSE

PETAL
each tip emits, each base receives

CH3 · ROSE

SYMMETRY
four-fold, eight-fold — encoded in the rule

CH4 · ASTROID

ASTROID
epicycloid — rolling circles trace the curve

CH4 · ASTROID

CIRCUIT
one formula — one shape — one signal path

CH4 · ASTROID

THE RULE
1 or 2 heads → become head — otherwise wait