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What the Wells Kept

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last update 최신 업데이트: 2025-10-23 06:26:53

POV: Elara

Night stayed quiet.

We worked under canvas and lamp enough light to see, not to perform. Garron’s crew moved with quiet purpose: ropes coiled, winches oiled, salt kept dry. The pine court well sat close to the hall still learning to be a home. I chose to start here. If any rot remained, I’d cut it near my grandchildren’s laughter.

Marcus stood at the edge, leaning on his cane without shame. Pride is for the young. He leaned on wood, not rank. That was mercy enough.

“Lines set,” Garron said, pale beneath the grit. “Pump primed. We’ll go slow. If the readings spike”

“We stop. We salt. We close,” I said. “No heroics.”

He nodded. The pump coughed, then found rhythm. Water climbed, dark first, then clear. The smell rose rust, lime, and that faint sweetness memory leaves behind.

“I should’ve done this years ago,” Marcus said.

“You should have,” I answered. “You didn’t. So we will.”

We lowered the first sensor. It slipped beneath the rim with a soft chime. The line trembl
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