"So the trick here is that a lemon tree doesn’t need to try to be a lemon tree" is SUCH an insight! Intention (and lack of) is a hugely important and under-acknowledged part of all of this metaphysical stuff.
You know, I can't help but think: the artistic process is a battle or a war, and the editorial process is mostly an attempt to take the violence out. It's a denial of the nature of the thing, I think. There's this impulse to make our art presentable. It's maybe good to push back on that sometimes.
Thank you so much for this game! It was a joy to read, truly.