July 17th, 2009

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Day Twenty Nine - Work Details

Day Twenty Nine dawns with a big of the fair charm of a few days ago. Nights spent under a lean-to or a cart were dry and warm enough though it was a bit breezy. The sun rises white and warm and as the day progresses, big fluffy and unthreatening clouds sail over head. It's the perfect day for working outside which is good because, really, they have no inside.

First thing in the morning, over grazer steaks fried on a stone, the council calls everyone's attention. It's been decided that a bit more organization is in order. Everyone's encouraged to join a couple of details for the day order to be sure all chores or completed. Four details are described. They are:

Animal training:

Nefertiti has been encouraged to locate any straggling grazers on the island and observe their behaviour as an opening bid for domesticating them. However, since the island is a dangerous and mostly unknown place, the council encourages one person to accompany her on her venture just in case there is an accident.

Camp/Food duties:

They ask that two people sign up to maintain the camp today and see to all of the cooking and clean-up involved in feeding a group of people over the course of the day. These duties can also include feeding the pesks, milking the goat, tending to the smoking haunch of grazer, keeping the fire burning, fetching water from the spring and also preparing food and cleaning up after meals.

Lumber detail:

As many as five people are encouraged to sign up to venture off of the island and look for a stand of trees to be chopped down and brought back to camp using the carts made my Kenneth and the stone axes made by Adnan. It's suggested that anyone who signs up for this detail be aware that it might be dangerous, there is the threat of sunburn and dehydration, as well they would be expected to do a lot of physical work and heavy lifting.

Tannery Clean-Up:

In the wake of the dog attack the previous day, Bazzer could use a helping hand in cleaning up the mess made at his tannery and also looking for ways to secure the tannery from animals in the future. This might involve gathering and building stones for a piled stone fence (for now) or any other genius method anyone can think of.

Scout Duty: One person is asked to volunteer to perch at the top of the spring (the tallest point on the island) and keep a look out for packs of wild dogs, mountain rocs or any other threats. In the event that something is spotted, they're supposed to hurry back to camp and warn everyone there before heading off to locate anyone else who might need help.

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