STYLE: refined monochrome graphite-and-ink comic illustration, realistic anatomy, crisp contours, arid cinematic atmosphere, no text. TREE: the same solitary ancient gnarled dead tree, thick twisted trunk leaning slightly right, one forked branch shaped like a raised arm. HOLE: the same oval excavation beneath and slightly right of the tree, growing deeper only after digging begins. PRESENT: scorching sun, gnarled tree, arid ground, tiny fresh starter hole. ABSENT: woman, crow, diamond, shovel. ACTION: empty establishing landscape before anyone arrives. CAMERA: wide establishing shot. One single borderless comic panel, no other scene. NEGATIVE: text, letters, numbers, caption, speech bubble, watermark, signature, logo, comic grid, multiple panels, split screen, duplicate person, duplicate crow, two crows, extra bird, child, nudity, erotic pose, extra limbs, malformed hands, blurry