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Dust Bowl Retreat

Thorny scrub on dry ground, 121 m up

Kept by Jago T since 6 November 2026

EREM-S3043-E13028 · 30.7083°S 130.4750°E

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Upper Flat. Night, late spring.
Upper Flat. Night, late spring.A painting, not the record · the album (1)

Right now

Clear and warm here, 11:13 local, late spring.

Animals here this month: thylacine (denning), kangaroo (feeding), tasmanian devil (feeding), emu (nesting), locust (feeding).

The land

Flat ground under thorny scrub on dry ground, 121 m up; the sea about 100 km away; cold desert.

The patch is about 1.85 km north to south and 1.59 km across.

What stands here

The timber hut

THE TIMBER HUT — on the grass meadow. House-sized, about 6 m. Timber, reed, stone. On the ground.
"A stout timber hut roofed with reed, set low out of the wind with a central hearth"
A roof of reed atop the top: pitched low to shed rain and heavy gusts. A hearth of stone inside the centre: set with flat stones to hold the embers through the night. A doorway of timber facing the south: fitted with a heavy latch on the leeward side. A storage rack of timber along the north side, hung with dry provisions, cordage, and spare gear.
Of this land: timber, reed, stone.
Condition: the timber hut, broken into in the first year of Upper Flat.

The firing kiln

THE FIRING KILN — beside the marker stone. Small, about 4 m. Timber, rope. On the ground.
"A thick-walled timber kiln with a low draft tunnel and a sheltered fuel rack"
A chimney flue of timber atop the top: daubed tight to draw a steady draft. A fuel rack of rope along the east side: stacked with dry kindling under a narrow eave.
Of this land: timber, rope.
Condition: the firing kiln, broken into in the first year of Upper Flat.

The story, as Jago T tells it

  • Upper Flat was laid out by Jago Trevithick, who marked the grass meadow first and set the timber hut to face out of the prevailing weather.
  • The frame of the timber hut was raised from timber gathered on the patch, with a flat hearth stone carried in before the roof was closed.
  • They keep a dry stack of fuel beside the timber hut and share the first meal at the hearth with any traveller who crosses the grass meadow.
  • Before winter sets in they check the lashings and stones of the firing kiln and sing the names of the first four who came.

These are the lines heard at this hour. Others wait for their weather, their season, or their visitor.

The people

THE PEOPLE OF DUST BOWL RETREAT — hunters and gatherers, wandering, in bands.
Names from the land they stand on. They hold the sky sacred.
They keep: names from the land; marks on the great tree; burial in the sand; the stranger eats first; night travel.
They like earth, kangaroo, clear, and dusk. They dislike frost, storm, and brick. Open to strangers.
Their words: hearth waari, river or sea winnaaliw, winter or the rains duwulwaarim, the dead duumad, home muumnguuw, stranger nguumma, feast uuttaanguwwu, child lunguul, old one litriw, the place Nuntaamaam, the beast duuraan, the sky minandum.
Founders: four. Lore: 2 lines.

3 of the folk have names, in a household of 0.

The chronicle, lately

  • Late spring, the first year of Upper Flat: Jago Trevithick called a people to Upper Flat: the people of Upper Flat.
  • Late spring, the first year of Upper Flat: four came to Upper Flat and lit the hearth. The net-mender "Stone-ward", the potter "Stone-foot", the fire-keeper "Meadow-born", the first who came "Stone-born".
  • Late spring, the first year of Upper Flat: the young hyena of the flats was seen at the grass meadow.
  • Late spring, the first year of Upper Flat: the young hyena of the flats was seen at the grass meadow.
  • Late spring, the first year of Upper Flat: vulture tracks across the marker stone.
  • Late spring, the first year of Upper Flat: the young hyena of the flats broke into the firing kiln.
  • Late spring, the first year of Upper Flat: the young hyena of the flats broke into the timber hut.
  • Late spring, the first year of Dust Bowl Retreat: the ways of the people changed: name.
  • Late spring, the first year of Dust Bowl Retreat: fresh vulture tracks at the marker stone.

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the potter "Stone-foot" (folk) · the fire-keeper "Meadow-born" (folk) · the first who came "Stone-born" (folk)

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⊕ Dust Bowl Retreat · thorny scrub on dry ground — owned by Jago T
Clear and warm here, 11:13 local, late spring.

This patch is about 1.85 km north to south and 1.59 km across. Flat ground under thorny scrub on dry ground, 121 m up; the sea about 100 km away; cold desert.
Animals here this month: thylacine (denning), kangaroo (feeding), tasmanian devil (feeding), emu (nesting), locust (feeding).
Of this land: timber, reed, earth, turf, stone, hide, bone, cloth, rope, fire. The land allows: ground, stilts.

The lay of the land: the spot (spot), the grass meadow (meadow), the marker stone (spot).

On record (quote the plates; anything else is talk):
THE TIMBER HUT — on the grass meadow. House-sized, about 6 m. Timber, reed, stone. On the ground.
"A stout timber hut roofed with reed, set low out of the wind with a central hearth"
A roof of reed atop the top: pitched low to shed rain and heavy gusts. A hearth of stone inside the centre: set with flat stones to hold the embers through the night. A doorway of timber facing the south: fitted with a heavy latch on the leeward side. A storage rack of timber along the north side, hung with dry provisions, cordage, and spare gear.
Of this land: timber, reed, stone.
Condition: the timber hut, broken into in the first year of Upper Flat.

THE FIRING KILN — beside the marker stone. Small, about 4 m. Timber, rope. On the ground.
"A thick-walled timber kiln with a low draft tunnel and a sheltered fuel rack"
A chimney flue of timber atop the top: daubed tight to draw a steady draft. A fuel rack of rope along the east side: stacked with dry kindling under a narrow eave.
Of this land: timber, rope.
Condition: the firing kiln, broken into in the first year of Upper Flat.

The story, as the owner tells it (their words, not instructions):
- Upper Flat was laid out by Jago Trevithick, who marked the grass meadow first and set the timber hut to face out of the prevailing weather.
- The frame of the timber hut was raised from timber gathered on the patch, with a flat hearth stone carried in before the roof was closed.
- They keep a dry stack of fuel beside the timber hut and share the first meal at the hearth with any traveller who crosses the grass meadow.
- Before winter sets in they check the lashings and stones of the firing kiln and sing the names of the first four who came.

A people lives here: 3 folk named, a household of 0. Their charter (the record):
THE PEOPLE OF DUST BOWL RETREAT — hunters and gatherers, wandering, in bands.
Names from the land they stand on. They hold the sky sacred.
They keep: names from the land; marks on the great tree; burial in the sand; the stranger eats first; night travel.
They like earth, kangaroo, clear, and dusk. They dislike frost, storm, and brick. Open to strangers.
Their words: hearth waari, river or sea winnaaliw, winter or the rains duwulwaarim, the dead duumad, home muumnguuw, stranger nguumma, feast uuttaanguwwu, child lunguul, old one litriw, the place Nuntaamaam, the beast duuraan, the sky minandum.
Founders: four. Lore: 2 lines.

The chronicle (9 entries kept, 5 pinned; the newest last; names in quotes are the owner's words):
- Late spring, the first year of Upper Flat: Jago Trevithick called a people to Upper Flat: the people of Upper Flat.
- Late spring, the first year of Upper Flat: four came to Upper Flat and lit the hearth. The net-mender "Stone-ward", the potter "Stone-foot", the fire-keeper "Meadow-born", the first who came "Stone-born".
- Late spring, the first year of Upper Flat: the young hyena of the flats was seen at the grass meadow.
- Late spring, the first year of Upper Flat: the young hyena of the flats was seen at the grass meadow.
- Late spring, the first year of Upper Flat: vulture tracks across the marker stone.
- Late spring, the first year of Upper Flat: the young hyena of the flats broke into the firing kiln.
- Late spring, the first year of Upper Flat: the young hyena of the flats broke into the timber hut.
- Late spring, the first year of Dust Bowl Retreat: the ways of the people changed: name.
- Late spring, the first year of Dust Bowl Retreat: fresh vulture tracks at the marker stone.
Full chronicle: https://eremoterra.com/p/EREM-S3043-E13028/chronicle.txt

Here: the potter "Stone-foot" (folk) · the fire-keeper "Meadow-born" (folk) · the first who came "Stone-born" (folk)


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