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Notes on Mending
On darning, gluing, soldering and the small rebellion of keeping a thing alive past its warranty.
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The jumper had a hole at the elbow and I had, for the first time in my life, the time to mend it rather than replace it. The darn is visible and slightly wrong and I find I am prouder of it than of almost anything I bought new this year.
The story turned out to be quieter than expected, and better for it. The loud version would have been easier to tell and worth considerably less.
It continues, at length and without hurry, below.
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