The kitchen had a table. The table was made of wood and the wood had scratches and the scratches were from a knife that had been used to cut bread and the bread was cut every morning for twelve years and the scratches accumulated and the scratches were a record of the bread being cut. The table was in a house in Oklahoma and the house was in the Dust Bowl and the Dust Bowl was a place where the wind blew and the dirt moved and the dirt covered everything and the scratches on the table were covered with dirt and the dirt was a layer on top of the scratches and the scratches were still there and the scratches were the record.

The kitchen had a cup. The cup was ceramic and the cup had a chip on the rim and the chip was from the cup falling off the table and the cup fell in the winter of 1932 and the cup was swept under the table and the cup was found in the spring and the chip was still there and the chip was a record of the cup falling.

The kitchen had a window. The window was covered with cloth and the cloth was to keep the dirt out and the dirt came through the cracks in the frame and the dirt covered the sill and the dirt was layered and the layers of dirt were a record of the wind blowing.

The room had a bed. The bed was in a back room and the bed was where a boy slept and the boy was ten years old and the boy slept on the bed for twelve years and the bed had indentations from his body and the indentations were a record of the boy sleeping.

The room had a wall. The wall had marks on it at the height of the boy and the marks were made with a piece of charcoal and the marks were lines and the lines measured the boy's height and the lines were from 1923 and 1924 and 1925 and the years accumulated and the lines were a record of the boy growing.

The house had a door. The door was closed most of the time and the door was closed to keep the dirt out and the door was closed to keep the wind out and the door was closed to keep the Dust Bowl out and the door had scratches from the wind pushing against it and the scratches were a record of the wind.

The man had a coat. The coat was hung on a nail by the door and the coat was worn every day and the coat had dirt in the seams and the dirt was from the fields and the dirt was a record of the man working.

The woman had a shawl. The shawl was wrapped around her shoulders every morning and the shawl was gray and the shawl was the color of the dust and the shawl was a record of the color of the dust.

The family ate bread. The bread was cut with a knife on a wooden table and the table had scratches and the scratches were from the knife and the knife was a record of the bread being cut. The family ate bread every morning for twelve years and the scratches accumulated and the scratches were the record.

The man worked in the fields. The fields were covered with dirt and the dirt moved in the wind and the man worked in the dirt and the man's hands were covered with dirt and the dirt was in the lines of his palms and the lines of his palms were a record of the work.

The woman cooked. The woman cooked in the kitchen and the woman's hands were covered with dirt and the dirt was in the lines of her palms and the lines of her palms were a record of the cooking and the dirt.

The boy played. The boy played in the room and the boy drew lines on the wall with charcoal and the lines measured his height and the lines were from 1923 and the boy grew and the lines were from 1924 and the boy grew and the lines were from 1925 and the boy grew and the lines on the wall were a record of the boy's height.

There was no interior monologue. There was no thinking and no feeling and no memory and no desire. There were only objects and their traces. The table had scratches. The cup had a chip. The window had dirt. The wall had lines. The coat had dirt in the seams. The shawl was gray. The hands had dirt in the lines. The bread was cut. The knife made scratches. The wind pushed the door. The dirt covered the sill. The dirt covered the floor. The dirt covered everything.

A room was entered. The room contained a table and the table contained scratches. The scratches were from a knife. The knife had cut bread. The bread was eaten. The eating was a record. The room contained a cup and the cup had a chip. The chip was from the cup falling. The falling was a record. The room contained a window and the window had cloth and the cloth had dirt behind it. The dirt was layered. The layers were a record of time.

The door was opened. The door contained scratches. The scratches were from the wind. The wind was a record. The coat was on the nail and the coat contained dirt. The dirt was from the fields. The fields were a record of the man's work. The man was not present. The man's hands were not present. The dirt in the seams of the coat was present and the dirt was a record.

The bed was unmade. The bed contained indentations. The indentations were from a body. The body was not present. The indentations were a record of the boy sleeping. The wall contained lines. The lines were at the height of a boy. The lines were from different years. The years accumulated. The lines were a record of growth.

There was a kitchen. The kitchen contained a table and the table contained scratches. The scratches were from a knife. The knife had cut bread. The bread was eaten. The kitchen contained a cup and the cup had a chip. The kitchen contained a window and the window contained dirt. The dirt was on the sill. The dirt was layered. The layers were a record of wind.

The house contained objects. The objects contained traces. The traces were records. The records were of eating and sleeping and growing and working and cooking and cutting bread and the wind blowing and the dirt moving and the family living inside the house. There was no interior. There were only traces. The traces were the story. The traces were the record. The traces were what existed. The absence of the people was present in the traces. The traces were the documentation of the existence. The traces were the only proof.

The house was later entered by people who did not know the family. They looked at the table and they saw the scratches and they understood that bread had been cut. They looked at the cup and they saw the chip and they understood that the cup had fallen. They looked at the wall and they saw the lines and they understood that a boy had grown. They looked at the coat and they saw the dirt in the seams and they understood that a man had worked. They looked at the shawl and they saw the gray color and they understood that the dust had been the color of the shawl.

They understood everything through the objects. There was no one to tell them what had happened. There were only the objects and their traces and the traces were the record and the record was the story and the story was what existed and the absence was present in the traces and the traces were the only proof of existence.

The house was empty. The objects remained. The objects had traces. The traces were records. The records were of a family that had lived there. The family was absent. The traces were present. The traces were the documentation. The traces were the proof. The objects were the only record.