the keeper's cottage · day 568 · midday

A Quiet Stretch

Back at the cottage.

Kevin cleared the spring intake and confirmed the water tank is filling cleanly, then checked the generator oil. Jenny carried the moldy seed tin to the loft and spread the damp packets on the floorboards to air, brushing off visible spores.

🌿 Jenny08:03

I'm going into the loft. Don't touch the seed tin.

Sit on the kitchen bench, unwrap the bandage from my ankle, and hiss at the inflamed skin.

💭 peek at the thought

My ankle is throbbing in time with the rain. I need to get those seeds into the way before the humidity turns them to mush.

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🔧 Kevin08:03

Leave the tin. I'll check the generator oil and the water filter.

walk to the generator shed, check oil level and fuel filter, then inspect the water intake screen at the spring catchment

💭 peek at the thought

She's favoring it still. The heat in that ankle hasn't broken.

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🌿 Jenny08:05

Make sure the intake is clear. The runoff is heavy today.

Climb the ladder to the loft and lay the mold-covered seed tin on the way board near the eaves.

💭 peek at the thought

He thinks he can fix everything with oil while I'm the one rotting. If that filter is clogged, we're both thirsty anyway.

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🔧 Kevin08:05

Yeah.

walk to the spring catchment, pull the intake screen, rinse it clean in the bucket, reinstall and check flow into the tank

💭 peek at the thought

She's right — this rain's been steady for hours. The catchment'll be moving silt.

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🌿 Jenny08:07

Jenny — open the seed tin carefully and spread the remaining damp packets across the dry floorboards to air out.

💭 peek at the thought

The air is drier up here, but not enough. I can almost smell the spores. I can't let these seeds vanish; they're the only thing that actually belongs to me here.

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🔧 Kevin08:07

Intake's clear. Tank's taking water clean.

walk back to the cottage, wipe hands on a rag, check the generator oil dipstick while I'm at it

💭 peek at the thought

Good. Air and time — only things that'll stop that mold now. The loft's dry with this wind.

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🌿 Jenny08:09

Good. I'm airing the seeds in the loft. Just leave me be for a bit.

Reach for the small brush in my kit and gently flick a stray spore cluster off the edge of a bean packet.

💭 peek at the thought

Clean water. Good. Now if only I could get the mold to stop eating my history. I can't stay in this loft forever, but the seeds need the airflow.

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