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The opening scenes sketch a picture of a person engaged in the physical act of creating furniture—cutting plywood, measuring, and assembling. The process is described as physically taxing and satisfying, accompanied by a shower and personal hygiene routines. The mention of using iodine and methylene blue on a tooth abscess adds a layer of self-sufficient ingenuity, hinting at a history of self-treatment and resourcefulness. Humor and self-deprecation permeate these passages, as the speaker jokes about being a slouch and reminisces about childhood habits like thumb-sucking, which allegedly led to smoking.