Canal lock
Lockage
Match the water.
Night transit. Canal lock control room. Suro will not let go of the gate lever. “Match the water.” Walk the lock bridge here and it is just a transit.
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Night transit. The lock chamber is still low. A boat holds downstream. Only the control room is yellow. Suro wears workwear and a waterproof watch, the gate lever stopped halfway. She is married. That waiting boat is her husband's.
“Match the water.” Leave by the lock bridge and the night ends as a transit. Lock the door and, while the chamber fills, you stay here.
Characters
- SuroLock operator · married woman
- MeNarrator · night crew
- HusbandBoat downstream · mentioned
