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and within, Zara sees it. Old, threatening to rust...but salvagable

Head tilt, and she walks around the device.

Two of them. There is this one, and an even older style... both of them, Printing presses!

"Interesting..."

And boxes...

"I hope they're spare parts" earl says opening one carefully. The smell of old ink, faded yellow paper...

Earl blinks "It's...newspapers... mostly chimerical but some with chimerical ink." He holds up one "Fliers too..."

One Flier says Don't give up Dreams of Liberty! Don't Bow to those that deserted us! and has a sketching of a troll , a Pooka, and a satyr in minute men like outfits

Zara smiles. "Zines!"

Under the flier is an actual home made newsletter/Paper... probably very old Hearth Guard Banner: News for the Defiant

The dates are from the time of the Accordance war!

"And... history, aye. These must be taken care of, lest they disintegrate..." Librarian brain.

"What are we going to do with two out of date printing presses?" Earl says "I think the newer one is from 1929. This other ... I think it might be more like 19th century. I didn't know she used these" He says startled

"We could print things!"

"if I say that we already could, with a computer printer, you're going to give me that 'I thought you were more civilized than this' look aren't you?" Earl's lip twitches a bit. Sluagh do love old things.

Yes, one box has letter plates, the original 'font selection'

"Look! Movable type!"

While Zara is no nocker, she understands machinery well enough to get an idea how to salvage this all. Someone else might think Zara got 'junk' for her inheritance.

Earl is tempted to tease her about how movable type is now called a cursor... but no. It makes her happy. Besides, if he had to be honest, he loves old timey things too. In his mind, images of Doyle walking old London, and Poe at Baltimore Harbor still intrigue far more than most modern settings

Zara is taking things apart to see how they work - no nocker, but a nocker's daughter.

Earl sees where this is going "Delores, if it's not too much trouble I.."

"A small table and tray for tea in the corner here has already been set up, along with suitable food so she can snack between projects" The Steward is already ahead of him.

Earl inclines his head "You're the best, Delores. Thank you." THen he turns to watch the woman in his life sort things out, delight in her features. If he only knew that the same expression he wears is similar to the one Zara wears when watching him paint, he might blush. Watching , after all, is love.

(Fade to taking things apart and seeing how they work!)