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This morning was beautiful. The air was soft and cool, the grass was shining with dew.

I gathered together:

matches. paper

coffee pot. mug. water. coffee. raw sugar. spoon.

a pot. wooden spoon.

water. a dash of salt.

oatmeal. toasted hazelnuts. brown sugar. milk

boots.sweater.

The sky a charcoal grey as I arranged the wood, and sticks, and touched the flame to the paper.

Little sparks snapped in the air.

The coffee pot began to sputter and then boil.

I sipped the coffee, poked the fire, contemplated the day ahead.