Dad

I'm sweating. My bones feel like they're breaking. Each breath is like breathing through cobwebs on fire. How did I pick up the flu in the middle of nowhere?  I need fluids but I never got around to moving the water pump inside the house. If I don't pump water everyday the pump will freeze. There's leftover water in the cast iron tea kettle on the wood stove. It's about twelve steps from this sofa. I might as well be climbing Mount Everest. I look over at the woodpile. It's getting low. Help me Lord. I can see my breath inside the cabin just before the room starts spinning and fades to black.

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