Pen maintenance

The trouble with washing out the nib of your fountain pen is that you then have to spend ages and ages scribbling at random until the ink is pulled through from the barrel in a reasonable non-diluted form: the nature of the beast is that water in the inside of the nib just doesn't dry out readily, even after many hours...

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Eponine as stray

An unexpected Les Misérables fan-fiction: Éponine's one-sided relationship with Marius is one of dog-like devotion in response to casual kindness. After delivering his letter to Cosette, she chooses to go back to the barricades in full knowledge that he will never love her. But he does care about her — a little — and every dog will have its day...

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