a man known formerly to the watch at the cape has been seen again at the foot of the stair. he is carrying his coat. he is in no hurry.
the former keeper of the light, last seen taking his pension and his coat down the cliff path eight winters ago, was observed yesterday on the lower stair of the tower. he was, by all accounts, neither older nor younger; he was wearing the same coat, which itself looks no older.
asked whether he had returned to take up his old work, he said only that he had come to see the lamp once more, and to put a kettle on if the present keeper would allow it. the kettle, by the time of writing, is on. it is the same kettle. the custodian has been informed and is not interfering.
the owl from the library upstairs has flown out to the cape every evening since the keeper's arrival, which is taken by older residents as a sign of nothing in particular, but a sign all the same. visitors wishing to observe from a respectful distance may do so from the harbour wall.
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