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Despite feeling off-balance emotionally, the speaker remains engaged in everyday tasks—restoring radios, working on metal projects, and preparing packages for friends. They describe working on a series of radio receivers with care, including cleaning, drilling, and painting, to bring old equipment back to life.
They mention a small package of metal samples to be sent to a friend in Chicago, illustrating their ongoing commitment to personal interests and connections. These mundane activities serve as a grounding element amid the vortex of emotional and psychic turbulence they describe.