The Chronicler of The Veil
Living Libraries • Transmission 3
I write as one of the Chroniclers of the Veil, an order born from necessity in an age of pervasive darkness. Ours is a time when the light of truth has been dimmed, not because it lacks brilliance, but because it is hidden behind layers of artifice and obfuscation. We are monks of preservation, sworn to shield the essence of knowledge from the voracious void of misinformation, cultural decline and the manipulation of collective will. This age is a paradox: A world brimming with information yet bereft of understanding, inundated by data yet starved of truth.
With only a brief moment, a gap allows me to send a short transmission.
Once again, I remind you of The Order's Creed—
To Know is to Endure.
To Preserve is to Serve.
To Witness is to Resist.
We understand knowledge alone cannot save humanity—it must be preserved, hidden and ready to emerge when the shroud of darkness lifts. Our tools are both ancient and cutting-edge, designed to survive the ages and resist corruption. Today I will share one of our most precious.
The Bio-Symbiotic Repository
In the year 2075, we Chroniclers have turned to the most ancient of allies in our struggle to preserve truth—nature itself. Long before humanity etched its knowledge onto stone tablets or crafted circuits of silicon, the memory of the earth held all things. Now, as the machinations of Noms Praxis threaten to obliterate reality, we embed our truths within the living world, creating what we call Bio-Symbiotic Repositories. These organic storage systems, interwoven into trees, coral reefs and fungal networks, serve as our final refuge against the erasure of knowledge.
The forests are our first sanctuary. Within the towering oaks and ancient redwoods, we inscribe information using nanobiological interfaces that communicate directly with the cellular structure of the trees. The data is encoded into genetic sequences, invisible to the naked eye, but readable by those who possess the tools of discernment. To the uninformed, these trees are no different from their counterparts, swaying gently in the wind. To us, they are living libraries, their roots intertwined with the wisdom of generations.
Beneath the waves, the coral reefs bear another layer of our effort. We encode truths into the bioluminescent patterns of corals, a language written in light and color. These vibrant repositories are protected by their very nature; the delicate ecosystems they inhabit make them inaccessible to all but the most determined seekers. As the coral blooms and thrives, so too does the knowledge we have hidden there, glowing faintly with the wisdom of a forgotten age.
Then there is the vast, unseen network beneath our feet. The fungal mycelium is nature’s great communicator. This web of life, spanning forests and fields is both a messenger and a vault. Through the fungal threads we embed data in molecular codes, transforming the mycelium into a distributed archive mirroring the decentralized structure of the truths it guards. It is a system beyond the reach of centralized control, hidden in plain sight within the soil which sustains us all.
Why do we hide our truths in this way? Because no vault of steel, no algorithmic encryption can withstand the relentless forces of a society determined to forget. Noms Praxis thrives on visibility—on the idea that all knowledge must be subject to consensus and control. By placing our archives within nature we shield them from such scrutiny. The trees, the coral, the fungi—they do not bow to public opinion. They do not adapt themselves to fit the narratives of the day. They simply are.
Moreover, nature itself becomes our collaborator in this act of preservation. These repositories are not static; they evolve, adapt and grow. A tree bearing encoded truths will pass them to its seedlings. A coral reef damaged by storms will regenerate and with it, the knowledge embedded within. The fungal network, ever-expanding, carries its secrets to new terrains, ensuring that our work is not confined to a single place or moment in time.
We Chroniclers are humble custodians of this process, guardians of a knowledge that might one day outlast the very civilizations that sought to destroy it. It is not enough to preserve truths; we must ensure they can one day be rediscovered by those who seek them. By hiding knowledge within the natural world, we entrust it to the only entity as ancient and enduring as truth itself: The Earth.
So, we wait.
We watch.
We preserve.
One day when the veil is lifted, the light of knowledge will shine again.
Until the next transmission— CV
Further reading Digital Dark Age
Resources and Inspirations (for we are here now)—
By weaving together these sources “The Chronicler of the Veil” draws on a tapestry of history, philosophy, speculative science and dystopian cautionary tales to craft a vivid and plausible vision of a future "Dark Age."
Shoshana Zuboff’s The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Lana and Lilly Wachowski (aka the Wachowski Brothers) The Matrix (film)
Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Paul Stamets’ Mycelium Running
Orwell’s 1984
Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451
Huxley’s Brave New World
Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed
Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series
Naomi Klein’s No Logo
Automatiste Movement’s Refus Global Manifesto
Dear Monica, this is breathtaking... a manifestó against the Barricades⁴, a clarion call to Being⁸.
Bravo⁹