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| − | Dmitri and I worked well past midnight finicking with the decorative metalwork we'd made for the box. With the ingenuity born of necessity, we'd jerry rigged the tools we needed to machine the metal and polish it to a mirror finish. As for the metal itself, Svetlana gave up her heirloom silver serving tray for the project. It hurt me to take it from her because I knew how much she loved it, but she put it in my hands and folded my fingers around it. For her children's freedom, she said. Blinking back tears, I thanked her and Dmitri and I cut it up. That had been two days ago at the very beginning of the construction process and now Dmitri and I were installing the last corner piece to the box. <br><br> | + | Dmitri and I worked well past midnight finicking with the decorative metalwork we'd made for the box. With the ingenuity born of necessity, we'd jerry rigged the tools we needed to machine the metal and polish it to a mirror finish. As for the metal itself, Svetlana gave up her heirloom silver serving tray for the project. It hurt me to take it from her because I knew how much she loved it, but she put it in my hands and folded my fingers around it. For her children's freedom, she said. Blinking back tears, I thanked her and Dmitri and I cut it up. That had been two days ago, at the very beginning of the construction process and now Dmitri and I were installing the last corner piece to the box. <br><br> |
He'd truly outdone himself and I could see that Dmitri had missed making something beautiful with his hands. Intricate fretwork pierced the metal. Oriental and Arabesque in design, it gleamed under our polishing rags. It matched the design of the medallions we'd screwed to the lid and the sides. As for the box itself, the trick bottom panel was already in place and Dmitri and I had tested it. It would pop open when we needed it to. Until then, we left it secured, just another pretty wooden box with silver accents. <br><br> | He'd truly outdone himself and I could see that Dmitri had missed making something beautiful with his hands. Intricate fretwork pierced the metal. Oriental and Arabesque in design, it gleamed under our polishing rags. It matched the design of the medallions we'd screwed to the lid and the sides. As for the box itself, the trick bottom panel was already in place and Dmitri and I had tested it. It would pop open when we needed it to. Until then, we left it secured, just another pretty wooden box with silver accents. <br><br> | ||
