This is the time before punchcard holes. Those holes were forged from Auðumbla, the primeval cow, licking salt off a stone. Before then there was only Ginnung

This is the time before punchcard holes. Those holes were forged from Auðumbla, the primeval cow, licking salt off a stone. Before then there was only Ginnungagap, the primordial void (yes, it predates C89).