Chapter 16

The grandfather clock was repaired.
Marcus offered to replace it.
I refused.
Same clock.
Visible repaired wood.
Not as monument.
Because furniture gets damaged.
Then fixed.
No mythology required.
The private decanter was discarded.
Not preserved.
Not displayed.
Some objects do not need redemption arcs.
Wine returned to the table eventually in ordinary bottles.
May you like
Clara stopped watching.
That mattered more than any speech.