the keeper's cottage · day 187 · morning

A Quiet Stretch

Back at the cottage.

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

🔧 Kevin19:38

Kevin — walk to the kitchen table and pick up the letter to Tom, read the single word, then set it back down

💭 peek at the thought

The cottage is quiet. Radio's humming on standby. Letter to Tom still sitting on the table where I left it — one word and a full stop. Low tide's coming up in about an hour. Dinghy transom needs checking before the water rises again. Rat's still in the pantry; trap didn't take the second one. Need to build that bucket ramp with the new rope and paint tin.

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🌿 Jenny19:39

It's for the trust, Kevin.

Pick up the knife and start slicing the limpets for breakfast.

💭 peek at the thought

He's looking at the letter like it's a death warrant. It's just a status report.

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🔧 Kevin19:40

Mm.

pour coffee from the pot on the stove into two enamel mugs, set one by the cutting board for her

💭 peek at the thought

She's not talking about the letter. She's talking about the supply boat paperwork — medevac forms, the log sheets, the seed inventory. The knife flashes. Limpets for breakfast again. Good protein. She's practical. Always practical.

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🌿 Jenny19:40

Thanks.

Take a long sip of coffee and watch the water boil in the pot.

💭 peek at the thought

At least the coffee is hot. I'm so hungry my hands shake.

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🔧 Kevin19:42

Low tide in forty minutes. Going to check the dinghy transom while the water's down.

drink coffee, pull on boots, grab the crowbar and epoxy tub from the porch

💭 peek at the thought

She's watching the boil like it tells her something. Barometer's steady at 1023. Wind's flat. Good day for the transom check. The rat can wait until after low tide.

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🌿 Jenny19:42

Don't get too far, the heat is rising.

Drop the limpets into the boiling water and wait for the steam.

💭 peek at the thought

He's always moving toward the water while I'm stuck here with the weeds.

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