Days After Survival 2025-10-11T23:06:57Z

Grandpa's hands trembled over the antique pocket watch like leaves in a storm – that damn screw had vanished into the shadowy abyss of his oak workbench again. I watched his shoulders slump, that familiar wave of defeat crashing over him. "It's gone, kiddo," he muttered, knuckles whitening around his tweezers. Dust motes danced in the single dim bulb's haze, mocking us. My throat tightened. This watch survived two world wars but was losing to a speck of metal smaller than a grain of sand.

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