over many years.
I picked it up carefully.
At first, I had no idea what it was.
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It did not look like a kitchen tool. It did not look like a decoration. It did not look like anything I had ever seen in a normal house drawer.
There was some writing on the side, but it was hard to read. The whole thing looked old, useful, and a little mysterious.
I was not trying to snoop. I was only helping my friend clean. But finding something
