Twenty founders became twenty people in one band after one year.
From twenty people to twenty: no births, no deaths, no new couples.
“I've been down at the river mouth, Mother, checking the mussel beds and the traps. The water's been clear and cold, and I found good roots under the frost-bitten reeds. It's quiet work, and I like it.”Yana, 34, answering, year 0
“Siru, come sit by me, you're letting the cold in. Did you get those roots dug before the light went? Tell me everything while we eat.”Irol, 53, speaking, year 0
arrived with the founders aged 53; still alive at the end, aged 54. one partner, two children, 5 descendants.
How they saw themselves: “Irol, a strong, talkative woman of the shore camp, keeping my household fed with Hobe and watching over Yana.”
“Siru, come sit by me, you're letting the cold in. Did you get those roots dug before the light went? Tell me everything while we eat.”Irol, 53, speaking, year 0
arrived with the founders aged 56; still alive at the end, aged 57. one partner, two children, 5 descendants.
“I've been down at the river mouth, Mother, checking the mussel beds and the traps. The water's been clear and cold, and I found good roots under the frost-bitten reeds. It's quiet work, and I like it.”Yana, 34, answering, year 0
“Siru, come sit by me, you're letting the cold in. Did you get those roots dug before the light went? Tell me everything while we eat.”Irol, 53, speaking, year 0
“I got most of them before the light went. Ge is seeing to the fire, and I'm tired, Mother, so I'll tell you the rest later.”Siru, 31, answering, year 0
“Sit, Irol, sit! I have plenty of talk for you. The hunters came back at dawn saying the deer have moved up past the old fallen pines, and Mereth swears she saw elk tracks by the river bend.”Tem, 32, answering, year 0
| Irol | 1 |
| Hobe | 1 |
| Tem | 1 |
| Neshul | 1 |
| Siru | 1 |
| Ge | 1 |
| Shebel | 1 |
| Shetem | 1 |
| Shal | 1 |
| Yana | 1 |
Names chosen by the minds repeat across separate worlds: a fingerprint of the model, not of this world.
This world was not left alone. Every intervention is in its record, so it can be compared with untouched worlds.
| year 0 | a viewer started living the days of Irol |
| year 0 | a viewer stopped living someone's days |
Everything on this page is computed from the world's record: its events, its people and the minds' own logged words. Quotes are picked by a fixed rule, so the same record always gives the same chronicle.