the garden · day 235 · morning

Morning Sluice

The rain shows to slack slightly as the tide begins to turn. Kevin and Jenny stand at the edge of the channel, looking at the remaining blockage at the outlet.

No narrator was available, so nothing about this stretch was recorded.

🔧 Kevin16:05

Fork's not cutting it. Need the spade or a bar.

walk to the garden shed for the spade

💭 peek at the thought

The water's still rising despite the tide turning. That outlet's not clearing on its own — need more leverage than a fork gives.

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🌿 Jenny16:07

Take the heavy spade. I'll start the pressure point.

Kneel in the mud and begin digging a trench into the channel to break the suction.

💭 peek at the thought

He's right, the fork is useless against this kind of clay-heavy silt-mix. If we don't clear this now, the north ridge will drown by morning.

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🔧 Kevin16:07

Kevin — grab the heavy spade from the shed and kneel beside her at the outlet, driving the blade into the channel wall to start a relief trench

💭 peek at the thought

She's right — break the suction at the edge, the whole plug might shift. Good call.

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🌿 Jenny16:09

Watch the edge of the wall. If it slumps, we lose the seedlings.

Use the spade to pry at the layer of silt, widening the gap for the water to flow toward the sea.

💭 peek at the thought

If we can get the water to divert, the pressure on the garden wall might hold. My hands are already shaking from the cold and hunger.

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🔧 Kevin16:09

Kevin — brace the garden wall with my shoulder and hip, using the spade to chip at the packed silt from below, keeping the outlet edge stable as Jenny widens the flow path

💭 peek at the thought

The seedlings are downstream — if the wall gives, the flood could wash them out. Gotta hold the line while we break through.

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🌿 Jenny16:11

Hold right there. Just a bit more, the suction is breaking.

Scoop the loosened slurry out of the trench to clear the path to the outlet.

💭 peek at the thought

He's holding the weight. If I can just get this one section clear, the pressure will drop.

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🔧 Kevin16:12

Kevin — keep bracing the wall, spade ready to catch any slump, watching the water start to pull the slurry toward the sea

💭 peek at the thought

The suction's breaking — can hear the water starting to gulp through. Almost there.

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🌿 Jenny16:13

It's draining. Don't let go of that edge.

Clear the last of the debris from the opening to ensure the flow doesn't choke again.

💭 peek at the thought

The water is moving. If the wall holds for another hour, the garden might stand a chance.

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