The next day, the lighthouse "watched as he [the keeper] buried her in the sand. And then he climbed my tower, and off of the edge of me he ran." The lighthouse concludes by saying "and though I am empty, I still warn the sailors on their way."
The following day, the lighthouse observed as the keeper buried someone in the sand and then ascended it, eventually fleeing from its edge. It ends by saying "and though I am devoid of substance, I still guide the sailors on their journey."