— engine room · 05

engine room · 05 · brass, four labelled

five brass valves

cold
steam
return
main
— (?) —

four wear their handwriting like a small confession: cold, steam, return, main. the fifth is the one you'll want to leave alone. it goes somewhere lower.

there is a story that turning it once let the building dream on its own for three days. there is no proof and no one to ask.

field-note · the steam wheel sits open a quarter-turn. that was you, possibly.

pipes · pump · cistern · secret

atlas · return