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by mjevans 461 days ago
In terms of another thread the item is the "rail" between the "fence posts". The address of the 'first' item starts at 0, but it isn't complete until you've reached the 1.

Where is the first item? Slot 0. How much space does one item take up* (ignoring administrative overheads)? The first and only item takes up 1 space.