Friday, September 20, 2013

Piecework


The long day ended with a whistle blow, a signal to everyone to set down his or her tools.

Hamish continued his intense focus on the gem in his station, his tiny vibration tool barely touching the surface.  He was very close to finishing this power crystal. 

It was the most perfect gem he had ever seen in his thirty years of working in the power plant and the Super had given it to him, trusting him to shape it properly. 

His bonus from the sale of this one piece would pay for his daughter’s tuition at the space academy.

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