Operating on the edge of legibility, this work draws the viewer into an act of reading that is both literal and emotional. The tension between clarity and erasure invites the viewer to question what is seen, what is implied, and what might have been lost. Handmade abaca paper, embedded with sawdust—itself a byproduct of making—deepens the drawing’s material memory, providing evidence of something that once had form. The graphite lines, fragile and soft, echo the dust referenced in the text, evoking both residue and impermanence.