the dock · day 310 · morning

DAY 311, DAWN

The sun rises over the calm water as the tide begins to creep up the pilings. You and Jenny stand by the weakened beam, assessing the remaining epoxy and the state of the garden.

Kevin begins the morning at the dock, assessing the structural integrity of the starboard sister as the tide rises. Jenny stays at the cottage to manage the seedlings, noting early signs of fungal growth in the pepper and lettuce cells.

🌿 Jenny16:29

It's not just the surface rot, Kevin. The core is gone.

Sketch the internal decay of the south own in the notebook and walk toward the tomato seedlings.

💭 peek at the thought

The greenheart won't hold; the rot is too deep, and I'm tired of fighting an island that's already winning.

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🔧 Kevin16:35

Aye. We'll need to cut out the rot and sister in fresh greenheart before the water lifts. Hand me the crowbar—I'll start clearing the debris.

walk to the dock end, grab the crowbar from where it's leaned against the shed, and begin prying loose the rotted planks around the weakened piling.

💭 peek at the thought

The piling's hollowed through—sistering won't hold. Need to replace the section, but the tide's coming in. I can't let Jenny see how much this weighs on me. Focus on the fix, not the past.

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🌿 Jenny16:35

Be careful, the whole section might shift if you force it.

Hand him the crowbar then kneel by the tomato seedlings to check the soil for the FU of damping-off.

💭 peek at the thought

He thinks he can just pry his way through it, but the wood is like wet cardboard at this point.

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🔧 Kevin16:36

Not forcing. Just feeling.

set the crowbar's claw into a rotten plank seam near the piling base, apply steady pressure to peel it back without jarring the structure, listening for the wood's complaint.

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. The tide's pushing against it already. One wrong lever and the whole dock walks. Work slow, let the wood tell me.

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🌿 Jenny16:43

The wood is soft through, Kevin. Look at the grain there.

Turn the leaves of a tomato seedling, checking for the dreaded grey of fungus.

💭 peek at the thought

He's always so careful with the tools, but the rot doesn't care about his technique.

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