A ballpoint pen glides across paper, its tip pressing ink onto the surface to form letters, numbers, and lines.
This everyday tool records notes, sketches outlines, and marks documents as it rolls forward.
In the midst of this action, the ink flow interrupts sporadically. Strokes begin solidly but halt midway, leaving blank segments where the line should continue.
These gaps appear within otherwise connected writing, fragmenting individual words while the surrounding text holds together.
The pen's ball rotates steadily, applying ink in patches alongside the absences. Continuous sections link to the interrupted ones, producing output that conveys meaning despite the inconsistencies.
Partial lines emerge next to full ones, as the delivery mechanism operates unevenly during each pass over the page.
The ballpoint pen thus functions to deposit ink and create readable inscriptions, even as skips embed themselves in the process.