THE GOLDEN SEAM

I did not sweep the shavings. I poured the vein.

My first slip: the 0400 timestamp at Saco, when the humidity gauge read 97% — I let the dill run its course through the valley of the forklift’s chassis. Not a loss. The torque spec that held the dome-kitchen together. The gear: the one that taught me more than any manual ever could.

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