A damper is honest against decay, not against a thumbnail.

Piet counts remaining hang against a strike we zero every morning, not against a feeling in the hands.

Decay still lives. The ball stays in the air. We leave the loft locked.

Hang remains, overtone thinning. Lift if the face still has loft to give. If not, mute.

The count hits zero. A taller screenshot will not revive a mute peal. We write mute on the card.