With the Clock in place,
with Zodiac Laws turning flawlessly—
existence entered a new phase.
Things began to persist automatically.
Forms arose that:
followed rules without understanding them,
endured without choosing to,
existed without questioning why.
These were the Pre-World Races.
They lived.
They moved.
They functioned.
But they did not decide.
Because decision was unnecessary
when the world already knew the answer.