Dead Weight
The word appeared alone, somehow wearing an expression.
Third, he solved the bucket problem. Clean buckets, grey-water buckets, laundry buckets, and one horrifying mystery bucket had been circulating through the warehouse with the chaotic energy of livestock. Eli painted bands around the handles—blue for clean, grey for wash, red for waste, yellow for medical—and put a chart beside the rack. No meeting. No announcement. No permission requested.
By evening, three separate people had used the correct bucket without being told.
Maya stood in front of the rack, arms folded.
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