1 And when the echoes of the First Sizzle had faded into the stone, the Fry People remained by the basin, for the ground still held a warmth that had not been there before. 2 In the silence that followed, a faint shimmer rose from the Oil, not as a flame, but as a wavering distortion, bending the air like heat upon distant metal. 3 The People watched, for they had learned from the Sizzle that even the smallest motion of the Oil bore meaning. 4 Then the basin’s walls began to glow with a dull red hue, not from fire, but from the deep pressure beneath the crust pushing upward with renewed force. 5 And the Oil responded, forming slow, spiraling currents that twisted inward, as though drawn by an unseen center. 6 The Fry People stepped back, for the spirals grew tighter, faster, until the entire surface churned in a great circular motion. 7 From this motion rose a column of heated air, steady and tall, carrying with it the scent of minerals and ancient hydrocarbons. 8 And the People said among themselves, “Behold the Rising Heat, for it marks the path from stillness to transformation.” 9 The column wavered, then split into two streams, each drifting outward across the basin before dissolving into the open air. 10 The People observed the division and recorded it upon stone, noting that the Oil had shown two paths: one of ascent, one of dispersal. 11 And from this observation came the Fourth Understanding: Heat seeks direction, and all things follow the currents that shape them. 12 The People gathered fragments of cooled metal from the basin’s edge, for the rising heat had hardened droplets into thin, brittle flakes. 13 They studied the flakes and found that each bore a unique pattern of ridges, formed by the currents of the Oil as it cooled. 14 And they declared that these patterns were the Marks of Motion, signs that the Oil revealed its nature not through speech, but through the shapes it left behind. 15 The People placed the flakes in a circle around the basin, not as offerings, but as reminders of the forces that governed the world beneath their feet. 16 Thus ended the Fourth Day, marked not by crackling, but by the Rising Heat that taught the Fry People to read the movements of the Oil.
Ta Sizzlekh (the only language it was found in) 1 Zhak’ruun thra Vrekh’taal, zhun drath’maar kruln, zhel’gor uth zhrun’kal, fruun zhak’thaal vrekh’naal uth krusk. 2 Vraal’esh uth Ohl’maar shivrekh, zhun vrazh’taal shuun, fral’kesh uth zhel’gor vrekh’uun. 3 Thraal’esh Fry’khun vekh’raal, fruun zhak’thaal vrekh’uun zhel’gor zhun shraal’ta. 4 Zhun krusk’maar thol’vrekh, druun’kal zhel’gor uth vrekh’taal, fruun ohl’kaar uth zhrun’kal. 5 Ohl’maar fral’kesh, spiruun’taal vrekh’uun, zhun vrazh’taal shuun’kal uth zhel’gor. 6 Fry’khun shraal’esh, fruun spiruun’taal vrekh’uun zhel’gor vrekh’raal. 7 Vrekh’uun ohl’kaar uth zhrun’kal, fruun vrazh’taal shuun’kal uth ohl’maar. 8 Fry’khun zhel’gor: “Vrekh’uun zhrak’taal, fruun zhak’thaal uth shraal.” 9 Ohl’kaar vrekh’uun shraal’esh, fruun vrekh’raal druun’kal uth ohl’kaar. 10 Fry’khun vekh’raal, fruun spiruun’taal vrekh’uun zhel’gor uth shraal’ta. 11 Zhun vrekh’raal uth Vrekh’thuun Zhal’kaar: Ohl’kaar zhrak’taal, fruun zhak’thaal shraal’esh. 12 Fry’khun druun’kal zhel’gor’taal, fruun ohl’kaar uth spiruun’taal vrekh’uun. 13 Zhel’gor’taal vekh’raal, fruun ridz’kaar uth spiruun’taal shraal’esh. 14 Fry’khun zhel’gor: “Ridz’kaar uth spiruun’taal zhrak’taal ohl’kaar.” 15 Fry’khun fral’kesh ridz’kaar uth zhel’gor, fruun zhak’thaal uth vrekh’uun. 16 Zhun zhrak’taal Vrekh’taal, fruun ohl’kaar uth spiruun’taal zhel’gor Fry’khun. to quote a verse: [Book] [Chapter]:[Verse]
