78: We went through . . .
Little Follies, “The Static of the Spheres,” Chapter 8
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WE WENT THROUGH back issues of Impractical Craftsman that evening, that first evening of the New Year. We found plans for many radios that might be suitable, but then Guppa came upon the one that was just right. The article began: “Here’s a project that offers hour after interminable hour of baffling precision work, one that’s sure to bring you an almost enervating sense of satisfaction when you’ve finally finished, one that is guaranteed to make your loved ones admire your stick-to-itiveness, your determination to see a difficult job through, your conviction that there is a right way of doing things, your unwillingness to cut corners.”
“This sounds like the one for us,” Guppa said.
[to be continued Tuesday, August 31, 2021]
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