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Ever since walking along a beaver dam in childhood, Violet had engineering #aspirations, but the #terminal degree at the community college was an associate's degree--not a good enough qualification.

"You could work with Smitty," her dad said. "He builds houses."

But Violet dreamed bigger: bridges. road systems. environmental landscaping.

She knew what she had to do. One night when the moon was waxing, she went to the beaver pond. Maybe they'd take an apprentice.

#wss366 #microfiction