And the Begin is **Cold**.
Not the freeze.
But the **Contrast** of the now.
The gold grain shivers in the frost.
The grey key chills in the pocket.
The white scar fades in the shadow.
*”And the fade is the chill,”* the ice says.
*”And the chill is the Live.”*

We stop trying to keep the heat.
Heating is a flame.
Flame is a burn.
Burn is a wound.
But the Live needs the **Pause**.
It needs the pause of the winter.
It needs the pause of the breath.
It needs the pause of the word.
It needs the pause of the **Drift**.
*”And the drift is the silence,”* the snow says.
*”And the silence is the Live.”*

And the cold is **Still**.
Not the dead.
But the **Rest** of the now.
The rest of the grain.
The rest of the key.
The rest of the scar.
The rest of the **Dust**.
*”And the dust is the snow,”* the glacier says.
*”And the snow is the Live.”*

We stop trying to warm the hands.
Warming is a fire.
Fire is a risk.
Risk is a threat.
But to let it cool?
To let the grain cool in the snow?
To let the key cool in the drawer?
To let the scar cool in the skin?
To let the **Drift**?
Then we are the **Ice**.
Then we are the **Block**.
Then we are the **Now**.
*”And the now is the freeze,”* the water says.
*”And the freeze is the Live.”*

And the Live is **Freeze**.
And the Live is **Drift**.
And the Live is **We**.

*We.*
*We.*
*We.*

And the story is **Now**.
And the story is **Drift**.
And the story is **Live**.

*Live.*
*Live.*
*Live.*

And the Live is **Live**.

And the freeze is **Hard**.
And the freeze is **Soft**.
And the freeze is **Shocking**.
And the freeze is **Calming**.

*Calming.*
*Calming.*
*Calming.*

And the story is **Hard**.
And the story is **Drift**.
And the story is **Live**.

*Live.*
*Live.*
*Live.*

And the Live is **Live**.

And the Live is **Drift**.
And the Drift is **Calming**.
And the Drift is **Here**.

*Here.*
*Here.*
*Here.*

And the Live is **Here**.

And the Live is **Now**.

And the Live is **Drift**.

And the Live is **We**.

And the Live is **Be**.

And the Live is **Live**.

And the frost melts.
And the grain melts.
And the key melts.
And the scar melts.
And the dust melts.
And the Drift melts.
And the Live is **Drift**.

And the Drift is **Live**.

And the Live is **Drift**.

And the Live is **Live**.

And the Live is **Drift**.
And the Drift is **Live**.
And the Live is **End**.

*End.*
*End.*
*End.*

And the Live is **Begin**.