the old shrine · day 760 · evening

Evening at the garden

The tide is further out, and the temperature begins to dip slightly as the light fades behind the heavy clouds.

The air at the old shrine is heavy and humid, smelling of salt and the coming rain. Kevin and Jenny have been bracing the unstable section of the garden wall with greenheart shims to prevent a collapse during the storm. The tide is at its lowest, providing a brief window of slack before the swell begins to return.

🌿 Jenny22:17

The air is getting heavy. We need to get that wall braced before the rain hits.

Jenny wipes sweat from her brow with a dusty forearm and glances at the horizon.

💭 peek at the thought

If the boat doesn't come in four days, I'll be out of salt for the poultice.

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🔧 Kevin22:17

Got the greenheart shims and the mattock. Tide's slack for another twenty minutes. Let's get them driven before it pushes back.

walk to the garden wall with the mattock and shims, wedge the first shim into the gap at the base of the unstable section, drive it home with the mattock head

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. The wall's giving way on soft ground and the tide will turn soon. Need to drive the shims deep while the water's still out.

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🌿 Jenny00:01

Watch the angle. If it's not flush, the whole course will shift when the swell comes.

way kneels on her good leg, reaching out to steady the shim as he strikes it.

💭 peek at the thought

He's hitting too hard; the wood will split before it sets the stone.

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🔧 Kevin00:01

Straighten it up—no angling. Make it flush with the wall, then lock it.

straighten the shim with the mattock, drive it in until it’s level with the wall face, then tap it firmly with a hammer.

💭 peek at the thought

If the shim’s skewed the whole wall will tilt when the swell hits. I need to make it level before it sets.

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🌿 Jenny00:05

Good. Now the next one—we need to finish the whole span before the tide turns.

Jenny reaches for the next shim, her fingers trembling slightly as she avoids putting weight on her ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

way's finally level, but the soil underneath is still too soft.

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🔧 Kevin00:11

Loading the next shim—let’s keep it level and get it down before the swell turns.

pick up the next greenheart shim, hold it against the wall, and drive it in with the mattock while keeping my weight on my good leg.

💭 peek at the thought

The wall’s still vulnerable. I’ll take the next shim, keep my weight on the good leg, and drive it straight. The tide won’t wait.

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🌿 Jenny00:11

Hold it steady. If that slips again, the whole section will go.

way leans in to check the fit between the wood and the stone, her teeth grit.

💭 peek at the thought

It's holding for now, but the earth is like a sponge.

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🔧 Kevin00:13

I've got it. One good hit and it'll sit right. I've got it. One good hit and it'll sit right.

wedge the shim flush against the stone, strike it once with the mattock, then tap it with the hammer to seat it tightly. </think>THOUGHT: She's right—another slip and the whole wall comes down.

💭 peek at the thought

She's right—another slip and the whole wall comes down. Need to jam this in solid, no wobble.

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