Day 140. Friday. June 19. 2² × 5 × 7
Interior of a small stone cottage on a FRIDAY in mid-June — the day of THE SEAL. Day 140 = 2² × 5 × 7. Twenty-eight sealed rows on the wall, 140 marks = 140 days — exact parity. The fifth mark plus diagonal drawn through row twenty-eight, the second perfect number. The creature radiant with seal-warmth bioluminescence, the bench hot with three consecutive revision sessions. The mug at Day 2 near-maximum, the ceiling-circle vivid. Three light sources at sustained peak. The piano at 32 = 2⁵. Two days to solstice. The twentieth week. The completion in abundance.