The idea that vision is so powerful that it can recognize shapes to the point of building a language instantly reminded me of the language used by the aliens in

The idea that vision is so powerful that it can recognize shapes to the point of building a language instantly reminded me of the language used by the aliens in Arrival (https://www.engadget.com/2016/11/14/dissecting-the-alien-language-in-arrival/ https://www.engadget.com/2016/11/14/dissecting-the-alien-lan...). I'm sure Itinerant won't go so far as create a whole new grammar but both the blurry, ink-like feeling and the reliance on patterns are interesting.