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She'll probably have to stand up to do it, the box is only about four inches wide, but a good three feet square. Under the wrapping paper is a box he had to custom build from cardboard and duct tape, and under that... is a big shape made of interwoven wide strips of metal, burnished to a matte dark silver shine. It's not iron, but it's a heavy alloy. There are leaf shapes welded to the upper part, and small hooks among the leafy branches, and the roots. The thing is pretty enough to be a wall hanging on its own, but Connor watches her unwrap it anxiously and explains, "It's for hanging jewelry on..."

Suddenly all these days he was gone for hours and came home dirty and with the occasional singe mark on his clothes should make a lot of sense.