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the ground beneath me sags

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Toronto, 2017.07.27

The excavation next door to us seems to be causing subsidence in our yard. As I was hauling my bike up the steps last night in the gloom of yet another rainy evening, I felt some of the stones shift beneath my feet. It was the end of a very long day, and I wasn't entirely sure that I'd felt that right so I tried the spot again and sure enough, several of the bricks are on ground that seems to be giving way.

Given that there's a deep excavation immediately adjacent, and given the sandy nature of the soil, and given the incessant rain this year, I'm able to deduce that there's trouble brewing.

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