Apart — Kevin at the keeper's cottage, Jenny at the north cliffs

High Tide Lull

Kevin returns the dinghy to the dock while Jenny begins the trek toward the cottage.

Kevin attempted to torque the starboard stringer bolts but the high tide and falling barometer made the dock unstable; he abandoned the work as a squall hit. Jenny sketched the north ridge soil transition but her fever and ankle pain forced her to stop and seek shelter as the rain began.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the keeper's cottage

You wipe the grease from your hands and check the engine log for any vibration patterns.

🔧 Kevin05:56

Kevin — wipe hands on rag, close engine log, kill the Yanmar and secure the dinghy to the dock

💭 peek at the thought

Engine's running clean at load — exhaust clear, RPM steady at 2800 under way. The injector pump seal held. Vibration's gone from the prop shaft since the sleeve. Only thing left is the mast bracket alignment, but that's not the engine.

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🔧 Kevin05:59

Kevin — step from dinghy to dock, grab the 19mm wrench and the stainless shim stock from the workbench, walk to the starboard gunwale to sight the mast step

💭 peek at the thought

Tide's high enough to float the dinghy clear of the dock. Good time to check the mast bracket alignment proper — can sight it from the waterline without the hull flexing on the planks. Jenny's still up on the ridge. Barometer's dropped three millibars since noon. Weather's coming.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the north cliffs

You lean against a rock face, watching the tide cover the lower tide pools.

🌿 Jenny05:57

Stay still.

Sketch the cross-section of the ridge soil, noting the transition from organic matter to clay-heavy silt.

💭 peek at the thought

My ankle is a drumbeat, but the soil here is dark—if I can just find one stable pocket before the boat comes.

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🌿 Jenny06:02

Jenny — wipe sweat from my brow with a sleeve and check the moisture on the ankle wrap.

💭 peek at the thought

The fever is spiking; I can feel the heat radiating off my skin. I need to finish this page before I collapse.

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