Apart — Kevin at the dock, Jenny at the keeper's cottage

Midday work and the first signs of strain

Kevin is at the dock reinforcing the mooring lines; Jenny is at the keeper's cottage trying to dry the seed tin and monitor the tank leak.

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

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

You are at the dock, coiling extra half-inch rope around the mooring ring as a backup. You scan the south-east wind pushing spray over the reef and notice the dock planks near the waterline are darker with damp.

🔧 Kevin08:28

Kevin — lift the damp dock planks near the waterline and prop them up with scrap timber to allow airflow underneath

💭 peek at the thought

The dock’s breathing with the tide — those darker planks are soaking up spray, and if they stay wet they’ll start to rot faster. I should lift them, let air get underneath, before the moisture works in deeper.

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🔧 Kevin08:32

Kevin — wait and watch the lifted planks, letting the wind and sun dry them out for a few minutes before lowering them back into place

💭 peek at the thought

The planks are up now, air moving under them. Good. That damp won’t have a chance to sink in. I’ll leave them like this till the tide drops again, then check if they’re drying out.

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🔧 Kevin08:36

Kevin — continue to let the lifted dock planks air-dry in the breeze, checking them occasionally for moisture underneath

💭 peek at the thought

The wind’s shifted a bit, coming more from the south now. Spray’s less on the dock, but those planks still feel cool underneath — not dry yet. I’ll give them a little more time, then put them back and move on to the mooring ring backup.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the keeper's cottage

You are at the cottage, propping the seed tin near the stove’s warm edge while watching the water tank overflow trickle down the foundation. You wipe condensation from the tin’s lid and see the seeds inside remain clumped.

🌿 Jenny08:27

Jenny — open the tin and use a pencil to gently separate the clumped seeds onto a piece of paper to air-dry.

💭 peek at the thought

If I don't get these dry now, they'll rot before the boat even arrives. The humidity is eating them alive.

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🌿 Jenny08:31

Jenny — unroll the poultice from my own to check for new red streaks.

💭 peek at the thought

The heat from the stove is helping, but my ankle is throbbing in time with the wind outside.

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🌿 Jenny08:35

No, not yet.

Press two fingers to the skin above the ankle to check the extent of the swelling.

💭 peek at the thought

The infection is moving higher. I can feel the heat radiating off the skin.

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