the dock · day 580 · morning

The Low Tide Window

The tide continues to recede, revealing more of the slick lower shelves. The crate must be moved off the jetty before the water rises again.

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

🔧 Kevin00:17

Got the line from the crate. Rig a bridle on the cleats and haul it up the beach before the tide turns.

Secure marine line from crate to dock cleats as a bridle, then haul crate up beach above high-water mark using crowbar for leverage on slick planks

💭 peek at the thought

The tide's giving us maybe another hour before it turns. Crate's heavy but the marine line from inside will help rig a drag. Need to get it up past the high-water mark before the dock gets slick again.

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🌿 Jenny00:19

Careful with the planks, they are more rotten than they look.

Watch the edge of the jetty, hand ghosting over the seed tin in my pocket while I fight the throbbing heat in my own.

💭 peek at the thought

If he drops that crate in the salt, the seeds are gone, and I'll have nothing left to plant.

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🔧 Kevin00:19

Port cleat only. Starboard's gone soft.

Re-rig bridle to port cleat, use crowbar to lever crate forward inch by inch, testing each plank before stepping

💭 peek at the thought

She's right — the starboard plank near the cleat's spongy. Shift the pull angle to the port side, keep weight off the rot.

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🌿 Jenny00:21

Take it slow. The wood is barely holding together as it is.

Lean against the cottage for support, breathing through the pain in my ankle as I watch the weight.

💭 peek at the thought

If that cleat rips out, the whole thing goes into the surf.

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🔧 Kevin00:21

Nearly clear. Hold on.

Keep hauling crate up beach past high-water line onto shingle, then drop crowbar and walk back to Jenny

💭 peek at the thought

She's favouring the ankle bad. Crate's moving — stubborn but moving. Few more yards to the shingle. Then I can check her wrap.

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🌿 Jenny00:23

Get it off the wood. The tide is coming back faster than we think.

way the rain from my eyes with a sleeve, checking the swelling on my ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

He's stronger than he looks, but that dock is a trap waiting to happen.

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🔧 Kevin00:23

Crate's clear. You sit. I'll check the wrap.

Walk to Jenny, guide her to the porch bench, crouch to examine ankle wrapping and swelling

💭 peek at the thought

She's watching the water, not the crate. Tide's definitely pushing harder than the barometer said. Crate's on shingle now — clear of the dock. Time to get her sitting down and look at that ankle properly.

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🌿 Jenny00:25

It's pulsing again. I can feel it in my teeth.

sit on the bench, wincing as he touches the edge of the bandage. I watch the tide reclaim the dock, thinking of the weeds behind the cottage.

💭 peek at the thought

way hands are cold from the rain. My skin feels like it's on fire.

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