"I placed my faith into the hands of random gods. Now I must endure it to the end." — Five Pebbles .
The floating text symbols seen when talking to Iterators are intended to represent a language beyond human (or slugcat) comprehension and are mostly randomized symbols.
Much of the "text" is visual or found in Developer Commentary , which describes the ruins of a "hyper-advanced civilization" now populated only by "storms, ruins, and abominations".
"Why did they always search for an escape, as if we were imprisoned? ... This moment, right here! It is where we are meant to be." — Looks to the Moon . Text in the Game's World