Liora and the Differentiating River

A river spread into countless streams, each carving its own path through the land. At the source, water could flow in any direction — the full horizon of ability. But as it spread, inclinations emerged: some channels deepened, others branched, some meandered slowly, others rushed eagerly.

Each stream was individuated, enacting the collective potential of the river system in a local, perspectival way. Liora stepped lightly between the currents and marvelled at how differentiation arises naturally from interaction, bias, and locality, forming the living map of possibility.