the keeper's cottage · day 754 · morning

The storm intensifies

The rain does not let up, and the wind has picked up, rattling the radio mast.

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

🌿 Jenny14:53

The wind is getting worse out there.

Sit up with a groan, clutching my ankle, and crawl to the shelf to check the seed tin for moisture.

💭 peek at the thought

If that leak gets into the tin, the seeds will rot before they ever see the sun.

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🔧 Kevin14:53

Stay off it. I'll check the mast.

pull on oilskins and boots, grab the headlamp, head out the porch door to the radio mast base

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving on that ankle again. Should've slept longer. The mast guys will need checking before the gusts hit thirty.

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🌿 Jenny14:57

Be careful, the rocks are slick.

Open the grandmother's seed tin and inspect the packets for any dampness or mold.

💭 peek at the thought

He's going to slip in that mud. The north slope is like glass today.

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🔧 Kevin14:57

Yeah.

move along the slick grass to the mast base, check the guy line tension and the self-amalgamating tape seal on the aerial lead where it enters the cottage wall

💭 peek at the thought

She doesn't listen. Never has. The mast's held through worse but the new insulator's only been up two days.

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🌿 Jenny15:05

( way)

Run my thumb over the dry seed packets, checking for any soft spots or dampness.

💭 peek at the thought

The mast is rattling too much. If that coax snaps, I'm cut off for good.

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🔧 Kevin15:05

Mast's solid. Guys are tight. Seal's holding.

turn back toward the cottage, boots slipping on wet grass, push through the porch door and hang the oilskin on the hook

💭 peek at the thought

Three guys, all tight. The tape seal holds. Mast's not moving in the gusts. Back inside before the rain soaks through the collar.

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🌿 Jenny15:09

(voice tight) (voice tight)

Pull the medicine from my pocket and examine the ankle again, feeling for heat and red streaking. </think>THOUGHT: His boots are sliding on the wet grass.

💭 peek at the thought

His boots are sliding on the wet grass. He could go down.

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🔧 Kevin15:09

How's it feel?

strip off the wet boots, set the kettle on the stove for water, pull a tin mug down from the shelf

💭 peek at the thought

She's probing the ankle again. Good. Means she's tracking it herself. The heat's been dropping since the poultice.

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