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The Juggernaut Whale in scarred steel armor beside a stone pillar
THE KEEP HAS A NEW RESIDENT

THEJUGGERNAUTWHALE

A small whale.
An unreasonable amount of armor.

HE DOESN’T FIT THROUGH MOST DOORS.ENTER THE KEEP ↓HE TRIES ANYWAY.
The quiet inhabitant of the keep
THE INHABITANT HEAVY BOOTS. SOFT SOUL.
SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE SHORE

The sea was quiet.
He brought
the clanking.

One morning, a whale walked out of the fog wearing a suit of armor. Nobody asked where he got it. The blacksmith closed early.

Now he lives in the old coastal keep. He waters the courtyard plants, patrols the same hallway, and apologizes to furniture.

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He has never charged into battle.
He has charged into a doorframe.

LIFE INSIDE THE KEEP

A few things
to remember.

Written down after the third incident.

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Give him the wide entrance.

The ceremonial archway is now two ceremonial pillars.

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Keep the soup shallow.

The helmet stays on. We have stopped discussing this.

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Let him sit first.

Then decide whether the bench is still a bench.

Close-up of the whale’s weathered helmet
THE EVENING WATCH

Nothing to prove.
Quite a lot
to carry.

Sometimes he just stands here.
The fog understands.

THERE’S ROOM IN THE COURTYARD

Come for the whale.
Stay for the clank.

Pull up a reinforced chair. You’re in good company.

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