About a month ago, a rather heavy thousand-pound object, gently pinched my finger against the hull of the boat. I bit my lip in pain, tears forming in my eyes. But I didn't say a word--it hurt so much I didn't want to say anything.
Anyway the thing didn't break, but as the weeks went by the nail got blacker and blacker; and now the nail is stating to come off at the base. So what do you think I do? same thing I did when I got a scab as a boy--I pick at it, the whole day long, trying my best to see if I can't speed up the process. ...........................
Maybe I should have done what people say: heat up a needle, until it glows red hot and then pierce the nail, so the pressure gets out.
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At the time, when it happened, the thought of doing this somehow didn't excite me that much.