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Davis

All’s well at the cabin.

Heath

Things are fine in town…tornado touched down not far from Riggsby Cattle. Luckily it only hit an older barn that hasn’t been used. A lot of trees and fence lines.

Baker

Hunkered down at Greer’s, everything is fine on our end of town.

Heath

Anyone else hunker down with a special lady friend?

Levi

Shouldn’t webe asking you?

Heath

You know I was at work all night.

Davis

Riggsby’s quiet…

Jett Riggsby has left the group chat

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Heath

HA! I knew it!

You don’t know shit. There’s cleanup to be done if anyone is around.

Heath

Clearly someone needs some action…

Levi

I’ll head over this afternoon.

Thanks, man. I have group this morning.

Heath

Get the dirt, Welles!

Levi

*thumbs up emoji*

Jett Riggsby has left the group chat

Thesmellofstronglybrewed coffee greets me as I step inside the American Legion. Instead of drinking the bitter brew, I stopped at Shoreline Sips for a large cup to go. It’s a little after nine, and I feel like I’ve lived athousand lives already. My four-thirty alarm went off quicker than I wanted. After downing a mug of coffee, I set out in the dark to run four miles before showering and driving to the farm, where I tackled a list of tasks: returning calls, herding calves, finalizing purchase orders, and cutting down branches.