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It’s wonderful to wake up in the morning sun. It’s great that I cleaned up the storage room. I breathe in a chest-full of the refreshing early morning air and stretch myself.
Putting off the folding of the futon for later, I go out to the garden bringing the wooden spatula and small plate. It’s so nice leaving the futon like that and not getting stepped on. Truly, cleaning is something that should be done.
I woke up earlier than Saine this morning. Squatting in front of the perspiring rock, I collect the salt.
It’s probably unnecessary to collect it everyday, but as I thought, I want to sun-dry it for one day and it’s not an assurance that I collect some everyday.What if rain falls? Well, there are a lot of circumstances that could happen so it’s best to collect it whenever I can.
As I innocently scrubbed the the stone’s surface, Saine woke up. He stared intently at me then washed his face. I tried saying good morning, but he replied a short ‘M’ comment. For once, he replied. Well, whatever.
I took as much as I can so it can make a small mountain on the small plate and stretch my waist. It hurts a little. While making a crackling sound, I look up towards the sky.
In here, although it’s pitch dark in the evening because there are no stars or moon, the sun is bright during the day. Usually, we can’t see the moon and stars hidden by the clouds, but the sky during the day is so clear that not even a single cloud can be seen, that’s how the weather always is.
I wonder if there are no stars and moon from the start. Somehow, that’s a bit disappointing. I feel like I liked watching the stars in the night sky.
I transfer the salt I dried yesterday from the platter to the small bottle. In its place, I spread today’s portion to the platter.
Although the freshly taken salt stinks, its smell disappeared once it’s dried. Or rather, it became fragrant. It’s a savory, or rather, a sweet smell.
I’m so glad I sun-dried it.
Saine already went out when I returned to the room.
I wonder where he goes every single day? I also feel like asking him, but I don’t want to step on a landmine. I don’t know where Saine’s bottom line is.
At times that I don’t understand, I must sound out the other party’s attitude and move with caution.
I add a pinch of salt to 1 egg, and scramble it with a fork. I place 2 worms in the stone mortar and crush them. I still can’t open my eyes. I grind my molars while crushing them.
Should I make a memorial for the worms? Even though we’re eating bird meat everyday, my apologies for the worms is strong. As I thought, it’s different when I kill them with my own hands.
Putting the worm oil in the sauce pan on the stove, I will put in the scrambled egg once it’s heated up. Stir it with a wooden spoon and breakfast is ready. I’m at the point where I am wanting bread for breakfast, but I will not ask for a luxury.
I eat the pseudo-scrambled egg while drinking water.
Although I wanted to clean the house today, there was no broom in this house. I didn’t find one when I finished with the storage room either, so we probably don’t have it. Let’s look for a broom in the market.
In the intersection of the Go board, I heard that there’s a public square at center. I have never been there. The center’s square is pretty wide and the grannies said that there’s a water fountain in the middle. The roads start from there.
The roads first extend in every direction. This road has a wide breadth. That makes it the main road, so to speak. If the width of the roads other than the main roads are 1, then these main roads’ width will be 3.
The road’s width was strictly decided, and every road has the same width everywhere.
By the way, it’s also the same in the dwelling areas. The closer you approach the square, the dwellings become richer. I heard that it’s about 5 times the area of Saine’s house.
The town is divided by 4 main roads and split into east, west, north, and south.
On top of being divided by the main roads, it was sectioned into east, west, north, and south. The place I live in is in the east-east section.
Where the Reincarnators Association is at is the north-east section. The Men’s Club is at the south-east section. The markets in the east are in the north-east and south-east sections.
There are 2 markets in the east section, but I always go to the north-east side. The Men’s Club may be in the south-east section, but the location is closer to the center of the east section.
From Allec’s house which the Men’s Club is at, the north-east market is closer than the south-east one.
But today, I’m going to the south-east market.