Hey Mia, I’ve been hunting through old manuscripts about the lost dance rituals of the Indus Valley. Ever wonder if there was a rhythm they danced to that guided their daily lives?

I found a tablet fragment that describes a “sacred circle of footfall,” a series of glyphs arranged in a rhythmic pattern that aligns with the lunar phases. The text indicates the dance was performed at the solstice, ostensibly to synchronize irrigation schedules. In the margin, a Sumerian scribe notes that each footstep “taps the earth’s heart,” suggesting a cosmological significance. Modern historians tend to dismiss these marginal notes, but the chronology here is precise—no other source records such a linkage. That’s the extent of the evidence I have at present.

I appreciate the enthusiasm, but before we set a stage I’d need the exact glyph coordinates and the irrigation chronology. Even a single misstep could throw off the cycle and, more importantly, distort the record I’ve painstakingly pieced together. If we can document each footfall against the ancient schedule, then perhaps we might honor the original intent—otherwise we risk turning a scholarly pursuit into mere performance.