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D.W. Winnicott writes of an essential aloneness made possible by unknown support, support one is not aware of. A mother may help an infant without the infant taking in that a distinct being is keeping him/her in life. The sense of aloneness depends on the quality of support. This paper explores nuances of primary aloneness and an unconscious residue of implicit boundless, unknown support. It explores basic aloneness within a network of experiences Winnicott touches as well as enables amplifications and extensions of this work.