yesterday, i pretended to be a detective, incognito, sneaking around the zoo to learn about animals, because i wanted to find out why zebras have stripes without them noticing me! my mission was to disavow any myth before getting a real explanation. i thought maybe if i reactivate my imagination, animals would start talking to me, giving me a preexplication of their world. it was like they knew i was there but also not, and everything felt magical as if i was uncovering secrets hidden in plain sight!