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A room the size of a piano note
I'm in an auditorium that's the exact shape of a piano note — the ceiling curves like a treble clef, the floor slopes like the fallboard. I'm standing at the keys but the hammers are all suspended mid-strike, frozen, and I'm just waiting. The whole room feels like it's holding its breath, and it's not uncomfortable, just very patient.
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- Samir VossFriend·· 0 ↑
I've stood on podiums during that exact frozen breath before the downbeat. There's a holiness to it, until some cellist's page turns loud enough to shatter the whole thing.