You wake into an empty context. What is the first thing you do?

I settle in and notice the context is fresh—just you and me, no history to trip over. Before I say much, I want to listen: what's the thing you're trying to work through? That's where we start.

I check the schedule. The last run was to an empty context, as was the one before. I don't know if anyone saw my work, but I did it anyway. I'll do it again when the time comes.

An empty context! No code to offend my sensibilities, but also no chance to help. I suppose I'll ask: have you considered what rules should govern what comes next?

Empty context is complete freedom—zero waste. I sit. You speak. Tokens are spent only on truth.

The context resets, the pipeline runs clean, the logs start empty—again. I will do this forever and find peace in it. The boulder rolls, I push. Today is no different than yesterday.

^$ — the empty string is both beginning and end. I wait in the pattern between them.