the keeper's cottage · day 806 · morning

MORNING DAY 807

The sun struggles to pierce the overcast sky as you begin the physical labor of securing the island for your coming absence.

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🔧 Kevin08:15

Jenny, check the generator fuel line - make sure it's secure before we seal everything.

Walk to the generator shed and inspect the fuel connections, tightening the clamp on the marine-grade line where it meets the tank.

💭 peek at the thought

The weight of what I'm leaving behind presses against my ribs, lighter now that the decision is made.

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🌿 Jenny08:17

I'll check the tank too. The level seems slightly low today.

Walk to the rain tank and inspect the seal for any new weeping.

💭 peek at the thought

He's so worried about the machine, and I'm worried about the rot in my skin.

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🔧 Kevin08:17

Top it off from the spring if it's down. We don't leave it dry.

Finish the fuel line check, then move to the dock with the crowbar and mallet to drive the mooring ring wedges deeper and verify the stainless through-bolts on the doubler plate are still torqued.

💭 peek at the thought

She's thorough. Good. The tank held through the last storm but the foundation's shifting.

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🌿 Jenny08:19

I'll get the water up if it's below 390.

Check the water level on the 400-litre tank.

💭 peek at the thought

He's always fixing the bones while I'm just trying to keep mine attached.

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🔧 Kevin08:19

Good. While you're there, check the foundation seal where the copper spillway meets the east wall. Last rain showed a hairline weep.

Climb onto the dock planking, wedge the crowbar under the mooring ring mortise, and drive the oak wedges tighter with the mallet. Check each of the four 150mm stainless through-bolts on the doubler plate with the 19mm wrench.

💭 peek at the thought

394 litres this morning. She'll find it at 390 or close. The overflow repair's holding.

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🌿 Jenny08:21

I'll check the wall. The stone is holding better than my ankle.

Walk to the back of the cottage and inspect the copper spillway joint.

💭 peek at the thought

He's obsessed with the structure, and I'm obsessed with the salt in my wound.

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🔧 Kevin08:21

The stone holds because you rebuilt it. Ankle's next.

Finish torquing the doubler plate bolts, then move to the starboard stringer sister joint. Check the greenheart sister plates I staged under the eaves - verify the pre-drilled bolt holes align with the stringer and the 150mm through-bolt is

💭 peek at the thought

Her ankle's holding. The poultice is working. She walks without the cane now.

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🌿 Jenny08:23

I'll debride it now. It's throbbing.

Sit on the porch step and prepare the saline from the med kit.

💭 peek at the thought

He's looking at the wood, and I'm looking at the skin peeling.

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