Nanga

Transmutation yields predictable proportions of materials. Over time predicable patterns of layers of sediment emerge. Have you ever wondered why the heavy elements on this planet exist near the surface, as opposed to the core? The transmutation of elements heavier than iron does not occur at significant amounts without the presence of lighter elements. Hence: iron core. Calcium and lead tell much of the rest. Calcium encapsulates life. Crustaceans come crawling out of the cosmic calx, the great shell. The mundane shell which comforts but also sets the limits to life. A scaffolding to which we remain fixed. Lead, the cucurbit of matter, devours his progeny. It is the great void which encloses itself. Outer space is plumbeous. The unceasing production of lead from both lighter and heavier elements is the putrefaction of the world. The dead head, the dancing skeleton: The seal and sign of our times.