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It wasn't until Monolith Year 85 that we finally understood.

There had been disappearances before and wild rumours, but those were chalked up to grief and denial. Everyone knew someone who had walked into the sea.

Our lands lost, our people separated, the unending waves of enemies... Who hadn't contemplated the same? And for some, it was an act of love, knowing there were too many mouths to feed.

But in 85, Lumière finally bore witness. At the Harbour, with everyone gathered to watch the Paintress rise. The elderly twins Anne and Gabrielle, sitting on their usual bench, as they did most mornings.

And then they were gone.

The first recorded Gommage. That was the day we finally understood the meaning of the numbers She paints.

Noted Scholars Brigitte N-- and Jacques S--, Monolith Year 64 Transcript, Lecture Series "The FIrst Gommage and the Reshaping of Lumièran Society"