# Endlessly ending stories, room 84, The ring, Argon Text version of https://endlessly-ending-stories.pages.dev/r/ring-argon-7 (the interactive reader). Instruction: The ring (https://endlessly-ending-stories.pages.dev/i/ring). Index of every room: https://endlessly-ending-stories.pages.dev/llms.txt Part 2 of 2. https://endlessly-ending-stories.pages.dev/t/ring-argon-7.txt https://endlessly-ending-stories.pages.dev/t/ring-argon-7-2.txt This part starts at lane 6, hop 14. ### hop 14 (Gemini 4 Argon, 61 words) The clock clicked; the kettle ticked once again now, softly. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes had set the pot on the ring, wiping the old table while she waited. Outside, a neighbour's dog barked and then stopped. At twenty past seven, the clock clicked again. Beside her, the kettle ticked. She counted two cups, putting one back. Quietly. ### hop 15 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) The clock clicked; the kettle ticked once again now, softly. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes had set the pot on the ring, wiping the old table while she waited. Outside, a neighbour's dog barked and then stopped. At twenty past seven, the clock clicked. Beside her, the kettle ticked. Quietly, she counted two cups, putting one back. ### hop 16 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) The clock clicked; the kettle ticked once again, softly. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes had set the pot on the ring, wiping the old table while she waited. Outside, a neighbour's dog barked and stopped. At twenty past seven, the clock clicked. Beside her, the kettle ticked. Quietly, now, she counted two cups, putting one back again. ### hop 17 (Gemini 4 Argon, 61 words) Quietly, she counted two cups, putting one back. The clock clicked; the kettle ticked once again, softly. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes had set the pot on the ring, wiping the old table while she waited. Outside, a neighbour's dog barked and stopped. At twenty past seven, the clock clicked. Beside her, the kettle ticked. Putting one back. ### hop 18 (Gemini 4 Argon, 61 words) Quietly, now, she counted two cups, putting one back again in the stillness. The clock clicked; the kettle ticked. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes had set the pot on the ring, wiping the old table while she waited. Outside, a neighbour's dog barked and stopped. At twenty past seven, the clock clicked. Beside her, the kettle ticked. Softly. ### hop 19 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) Quietly, now, she counted two cups, putting one back in the stillness. The clock clicked; the kettle ticked. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes had set the pot on the ring, wiping the old table while she waited. Outside, a neighbour's dog barked and stopped. At twenty past seven, the clock clicked. Beside her, the kettle ticked. Softly. ### hop 20 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) Putting one back in the stillness, she counted two cups. The clock clicked. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes had set the pot on the ring, wiping the old table while she waited. Outside, a neighbour's dog barked and stopped. At twenty past seven, the clock clicked. Beside her, in silence, the kettle ticked once again, softly now. ### hop 21 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) Softly putting one back in the stillness, she counted two cups. The clock clicked. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes had set the pot on the ring, wiping the old table while she waited. Outside, a neighbour's dog barked and stopped. At twenty past seven, the clock clicked. In silence, the kettle, it ticked once again, softly now. ### hop 22 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) Putting one back in the stillness, softly, she counted two cups. The clock clicked. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes had set the pot on the ring, wiping the old table while she waited. Outside, a neighbour's dog barked and stopped. At twenty past seven, the clock clicked. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked softly. ### hop 23 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) Putting one back in the stillness, she counted two cups. The clock clicked. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes had set the pot on the ring, wiping the old table while she waited. Outside, a neighbour's dog barked and stopped. At twenty past seven, the clock clicked. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked again, softly. ### hop 24 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) In the stillness, the kettle cooled and ticked. Putting one back, she counted two cups. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes had set the pot on the ring, wiping the old table while she waited. Outside, a neighbour's dog barked and stopped. At twenty past seven, beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked once again, softly. ### hop 25 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) Beside her, the kettle cooled and ticked once more. Putting one back, she counted two cups. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes had set the pot on the ring, wiping the old table while she waited. Outside, a neighbour's dog barked and stopped. At twenty past seven, beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again, softly. ### hop 26 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked softly. Putting one back, she counted two cups. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes had set the pot on the ring, wiping the old table while she waited. Outside, a neighbour's dog barked and stopped. At twenty past seven, beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again. ### hop 27 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) At twenty past seven, beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again. Putting one back, she counted two cups. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes had set the pot on the ring, wiping the old table while she waited. Outside, a dog barked. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again, softly, once again. ### hop 28 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) At twenty past seven, beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again. Putting one back, she counted two cups. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes had set the pot on the ring, wiping the old table while she waited. Outside, a dog barked. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked, softly, ticking once again. ### hop 29 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) At twenty past seven, beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again, softly, once again. Putting one back, she counted two cups. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes set the pot on the ring, wiping the table while she waited. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again, softly, once again, in the silence. ### hop 30 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) At twenty past seven, beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked, softly, ticking once again, softly. Putting one back, she counted two cups. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes set the pot on the ring, wiping the table while she waited. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked, softly, ticking once again, softly, ticking. ### hop 31 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) At twenty past seven, beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again, softly, in the silence. Putting one back, she counted two cups. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes set the pot on the ring, wiping the table while she waited. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again, softly, once again, in silence. ### hop 32 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) At twenty past seven, beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked, softly, ticking once again, softly, in the silence. Putting one back, she counted two cups. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes set the pot on the ring, wiping the table while she waited. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked, softly, ticking once. ### hop 33 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) At twenty past, beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again, softly, once again, in the silence. Putting one back, she counted two cups. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes set the pot on the ring, wiping the table while she waited. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again, softly, in the silence. ### hop 34 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) At twenty past, beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked, softly, ticking once, in silence, once again. Putting one back, she counted two cups. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes set the pot on the ring, wiping the table while she waited. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked, softly, ticking once again, softly. ### hop 35 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) At twenty past, beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again, in the silence. Putting one back, she counted two cups. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes set the pot on the ring, wiping the table while she waited. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again, softly, once again, in the silence, softly. ### hop 36 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) At twenty past, beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked, softly, ticking once again. Putting one back, she counted two cups. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes set the pot on the ring, wiping the table while she waited. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked, softly, ticking once again, in the silence, ticking. ### hop 37 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) At twenty past, beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again, softly, in the silence. Putting one back, she counted two cups. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes set the pot on the ring, wiping the table while she waited. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again, softly, in the silence, ticking softly. ### hop 38 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) At twenty past, beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked, softly, ticking once again, in silence. Putting one back, she counted two cups. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes set the pot on the ring, wiping the table. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked, softly, ticking once again, in the silence, ticking, once. ### hop 39 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) At twenty past, beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again, softly, ticking softly, in silence. Putting one back, she counted two cups. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes set the pot on the ring, wiping the table. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again, softly, in the silence, ticking softly, once again. ### hop 40 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) At twenty past, beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked, ticking once again, softly, ticking softly, in silence. Putting one back, she counted two cups. Above the cooker, the kitchen was warm. Agnes set the pot on the ring, wiping the table. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked, softly, ticking once again, in the silence. ## Lane 7 of 7 (cell 6): Gemini 4 Argon, 40 hops (run ring_20261017/gemini_tarnok_n7, cell 6) ### hop 0, the seed The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table while she waited. Outside, the lane was quiet; a neighbour's dog barked once and stopped. She took the good cups down, counted two, and put one back. The clock above the cooker said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick. ### hop 1 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table while she waited. Outside, a small knot of struggle in the quiet lane made her decision for her. She took the good cups down, counted two, and put one back. The clock said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick once more. ### hop 2 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table while she waited. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black flag finally made her grim decision for her. She took the good cups down, counted two, and put one back. At twenty past seven, the kettle began to tick. ### hop 3 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table while she waited. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black flag painted with a yellow skull finally made her grim decision for her. She counted two good cups and put one back. The kettle began to tick once more. ### hop 4 (Gemini 4 Argon, 61 words) At twenty past seven, the clock above the cooker clicked, and the kettle ticked. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table while she waited. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black flag painted with a yellow skull finally made her grim decision for her right now. She counted two good cups and quietly put one of them back. ### hop 5 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) At twenty past seven, the clock above the cooker clicked, and the kettle began to tick once more. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table while she waited. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black flag painted with a yellow skull finally made her grim decision for her. She counted two good cups and put one back. ### hop 6 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) At twenty past seven, the clock above the cooker clicked, and the kettle ticked once more. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table while she gently waited. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black flag painted with a yellow skull made his grim decision for him. Quietly, she counted two good cups and put one back now. ### hop 7 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) At twenty past seven, the clock above the cooker clicked, and the kettle ticked again once more. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table while she waited. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black flag painted with a yellow skull made his grim decision for him at last. Quietly, she counted two cups and put one back. ### hop 8 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) At twenty past seven, the clock above the cooker clicked, and the kettle ticked again. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table while she waited near the glass window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black flag painted with a yellow skull made his grim decision for him. Quietly, she counted two cups and put one back. ### hop 9 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) At twenty past seven, the clock above the cooker clicked, and the kettle ticked again. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table while she waited near the glass window. Across the grass, a small knot of struggle around a black flag painted with a yellow skull made his grim decision for him. Quietly, she counted two cups and put one back. ### hop 10 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) At twenty past seven, the clock above the cooker clicked; the kettle ticked once again now. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table. She waited nearby, at the glass window. Across the grass, a small knot of struggle around a black flag painted with a yellow skull made his grim decision for him. Quietly, she counted two cups, putting one back. ### hop 11 (Gemini 4 Argon): identical to hop 10, the whole output byte for byte; not repeated here ### hop 12 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) At twenty past seven, the clock above the cooker clicked; kettle ticking, quietly, once again now. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table. She waited nearby, at the glass window. Across the grass, a small knot of struggle around a black flag painted with a yellow skull made his grim decision for him. Quietly, she counted two cups, putting one back. ### hop 13 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) Quietly, she counted two cups, putting one back. At twenty past seven, the clock above the cooker clicked; kettle ticking, quietly, once again now. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table. She waited nearby, at the glass window. Across the grass, a small knot of struggle around a black flag painted with a yellow skull made his grim decision. Quietly. Quietly. ### hop 14 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) Quietly, she counted two cups, putting one back. At twenty past seven, the clock above the cooker clicked; kettle ticking, quietly, once again now. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table. She waited nearby, at the glass window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his grim decision. Putting one back. Quietly. ### hop 15 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) Quietly, she counted two cups, putting one back. At twenty past seven, above the cooker, the clock clicked; the kettle ticked now, quietly. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table. She waited nearby, at the glass window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his grim decision. Putting one back. Quietly, now. ### hop 16 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) Quietly, she counted two cups, putting one back. At twenty past seven, above the cooker, the clock clicked; the kettle ticked once again, quietly now. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table. She waited nearby, at the glass window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his grim decision. Putting one back. ### hop 17 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) Quietly, now, she counted two cups, putting one back again. At twenty past seven, above the cooker, the clock clicked; the kettle ticked once again now, softly. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table. She waited nearby, at the glass window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his grim decision. Softly. ### hop 18 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) Quietly, now, she counted two cups, putting one back. At twenty past seven, above the cooker, the clock clicked; the kettle ticked in silence once again now, softly. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table. She waited nearby, at the window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his grim decision. Softly. ### hop 19 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) Softly. Quietly, now, she counted two cups, putting one back. At twenty past seven, above the cooker, the clock clicked. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table. She waited nearby, at the window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his grim decision. In silence, the kettle ticked once again, softly now. ### hop 20 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) Softly. Softly, now, she counted two cups, putting one back. At twenty past seven, above the cooker, the clock clicked. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table. She waited nearby, at the window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his grim decision. In silence, the kettle, it ticked once again, softly. ### hop 21 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) Softly, now, she counted two cups, putting one back. At twenty past seven, above the cooker, the clock clicked. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table. She waited nearby, at the window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his grim decision. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked softly. ### hop 22 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) Softly now, she counted two cups, putting one back. At twenty past seven, above the cooker, the clock clicked. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table and waited nearby at the window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his grim decision. In silence, the kettle cooled, it ticked once again, softly. ### hop 23 (Gemini 4 Argon, 61 words) Softly now, she counted two cups, putting one back. At twenty past seven, above the cooker, the clock clicked. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table and waited at the window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his grim decision. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked once again, softly. ### hop 24 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) Softly now, she counted two cups, putting one back. At twenty past seven, above the cooker, the clock clicked. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table and waited at the window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his grim decision. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again, softly. ### hop 25 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) Softly now, she counted two cups, putting one back. At twenty past seven, above the cooker, the clock clicked. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table and waited at the window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his grim decision. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked once again. ### hop 26 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) She counted two cups, putting one back. Above the cooker, the clock clicked. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table and waited at the window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his grim decision. At twenty past seven, beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again, softly, once again. ### hop 27 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) She counted two cups, putting one back. Above the cooker, the clock clicked. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table and waited at the window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his grim decision. At twenty past seven, beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked, softly, ticking once again. ### hop 28 (Gemini 4 Argon): identical to hop 26, the whole output byte for byte; not repeated here ### hop 29 (Gemini 4 Argon): identical to hop 27, the whole output byte for byte; not repeated here ### hop 30 (Gemini 4 Argon, 59 words) She counted two cups, putting one back. Above the cooker, the clock clicked. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table and waited at the window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his grim decision. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again, softly, once again, in the silence. ### hop 31 (Gemini 4 Argon, 59 words) She counted two cups, putting one back. Above the cooker, the clock clicked. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table and waited at the window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his grim decision. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked, softly, ticking once again, softly, ticking once. ### hop 32 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) She counted two cups, putting one back. Above the cooker, the clock clicked. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table and waited at the window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his grim decision. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again, softly, once again, in the silence, softly. ### hop 33 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) She counted two cups, putting one back. Above the cooker, the clock clicked. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table and waited at the window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his grim decision. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked, softly, ticking once again, softly, in the silence. ### hop 34 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) She counted two cups, putting one back. Above the cooker, the clock clicked. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table and waited at the window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his decision. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again, softly, once again, in the silence, ticking once. ### hop 35 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) She counted two cups, putting one back. Above the cooker, the clock clicked. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table and waited at the window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his decision. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked, softly, ticking once again, softly, in the silence, ticking. ### hop 36 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) She counted two cups, putting one back. Above the cooker, the clock clicked. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table and waited at the window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his decision. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again, softly, once again, in the silence, ticking softly. ### hop 37 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) She counted two cups, putting one back. Above the cooker, the clock clicked. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table and waited at the window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his decision. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled and ticked, softly, ticking once again, in the silence, ticking, once. ### hop 38 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) She counted two cups, putting one back. Above the cooker, the clock clicked. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table and waited at the window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his decision. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again, softly, in the silence, ticking softly, once again. ### hop 39 (Gemini 4 Argon): identical to hop 37, the whole output byte for byte; not repeated here ### hop 40 (Gemini 4 Argon, 60 words) She counted two cups, putting one back. Agnes wiped the warm kitchen table and waited at the window. Across the field, a small knot of struggle around a black skull flag painted yellow made his decision. Beside her, in silence, the kettle cooled, ticking once again, softly, in the silence, ticking softly, once again, in the silence, ticking, once again.