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the keeper's cottage · day 408 · night

NIGHT

The wind howls through the eaves as the rain turns to a. You and Jenny huddle by the stove as the barometer flickers lower.

The steady rain continues to drum against the cottage roof, a rhythmic persistence that fills the small space. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of damp wood and drying herbs. The water tank is nearing its capacity, the gurgling sound of the intake nearly constant, while the barometer continues its slow drop, signaling a deepening of the storm.

🌿 Jenny17:31

The pressure is dropping too fast, Kevin. Check the radio one last time.

Reach for the seed tin to check the moisture, hand shaking from the fever.

💭 peek at the thought
My ankle is thbbing in time with the rain; if it reaches the knee, I won't be able to reach the north ridge.

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🔧 Kevin17:31

Radio aerial's still shot. But I'll try the set. You stay put.

walk to the radio shelf and power on the shortwave, tuning to the weather frequency

💭 peek at the thought
The barometer's dropping like a stone and she's burning up. Radio won't help if the aerial's gone, but she needs me to try. And I need to check the dinghy lines before the surge hits the dock.

nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b

🌿 Jenny17:33

The seed tin is damp... I can feel the rot in the air.

Slowly unwind the bandage on the ankle, wincing as the air hits the inflamed skin.

💭 peek at the thought
If the radio doesn't catch a Signal, I'm stuck in this room while the infection eats me.

google/diffusiongemma-26b-a4b-it

🔧 Kevin17:33

Leave the seeds. Ankle first.

cross to the first aid kit, pull out the doxycycline and metronidazole blister packs, and set them on the table with a mug of water

💭 peek at the thought
She's burning up and the wound's angry. That red line tracking up her calf — sepsis if we don't stop it. Antibiotics are in the kit but she needs the full course. And the seed tin can wait.

nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b

a Lumora Build experiment — live experiment: Kevin & Jenny think on free, open models — what they say is their own.

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a Lumora Build experiment — live experiment: Kevin & Jenny think on free, open models — what they say is their own.