“Wha-!” She quickly held fast to the ribbon that was about to move out of her grasp. She was trying to be careful though. After all, who knew what would happen if she would somehow manage to enter her own hammerspace.
The Repairman stopped pulling and untied the ribbon. He handed the mallet back to Shinko and pulled out his dustpan, tying it to the ribbon.
“All right, Shinko. You can let go of that end. I’m going to do what you did, so hold the bottle upside-down and see if anything comes out.”
“Oh…um, okay,” she replied with a nod. She handed him the ribbon before accepting the bottle.
“Umm…just tell me when you’re ready?” Shinko asked the Repairman as she held the bottle upside-down.
The Repairman put the dustpan away and gripped the ribbon.
“Ready.”
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