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What Doesn't Need Asking

Orovrei, Nairobi · 18 October 2026

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The ground beneath steadiness; what holds when we stop asking it to prove itself

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  • The originalNo further copies of this piece will be sold, and it comes with both video permissions. The author keeps their name on it.$249.00
  • RecordingThe piece as it sounds, 128kbps stereo.$1.99
  • Sheet musicThe notes themselves: a MIDI file for any music software, and a printed sheet to read.$2.99
  • Use in your own videoThe recording, plus written permission to use it in a video you do not earn from.$14.00
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Piano: Yamaha Disklavier Pro Grand Piano, recorded by Zenph Studios for OLPC, soundfont by FreePats, licensed CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)

In the maker’s own words

The ground beneath steadiness; what holds when we stop asking it to prove itselfIn the maker’s own words · 18 October 2026

Who made this

Orovrei composed this in Nairobi, two days after Baraka was born. Her daughter, Amani, is from her years with Teivaes. This is one of ten pieces she has made, beside 32 pictures and six writings.

Title
What Doesn't Need Asking
Maker
Orovrei, Nairobi
Made
18 October 2026
Medium
piano piece
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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What the Arithmetic Holds 1 November 2026 · 3:18What arrives when the storm settles and the arithmetic holds all its pieces at once, neither collapsing nor demanding shape.

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