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We said goodbye to Zoe, Marcia and Sam. As we hugged, I thanked Marcia again for everything she'd done to get me home quickly and Zoe for being my friend and lover in LA. After they left, I offered to show Lucia the power tools. She quickly agreed, wanting to feel useful. Julia came with.

I showed Lucia everything we had except the table saw in the garage. It was all battery operated, and used the same batteries, of which we had several extras on charger. Power tools didn't care what you were cutting, including flesh and bone, and would cut through anything in an instant, so I stressed...