Day 5

Woke up late. First good sleep since getting in. No dreams, no noise. Left the flat just before eleven. Took one note with me—€50, marked. Picked a bakery I hadn’t used before. Ordered coffee and bread. Paid cash. The girl didn’t blink. Dropped it in the till,…

Day 4

Weather cleared. Walked to the café before nine. Sat outside. Ran the first batch when I got back. Ten notes. Slow feed, double check on every pass. No jams. No lines. Looks solid. I’ll test one in the wild tomorrow. Bagged the rest. Left them in the desk drawer…

Day 3

Light rain this morning. Kept the windows closed. Went back to the print shop after breakfast. Picked up the toner. Paid in cash, small notes. No questions. Spent an hour cleaning the machine. Dust in the feed tray, nothing serious. Ran it cold just to test the noise—still quiet.…

Day 2

Woke up around seven. The light comes in early here. Didn’t mind it. Made breakfast, checked the flat. Good layout. Enough airflow. No line of sight from the street. Walked to the storage unit just before ten. No one at the desk. Used the PIN, rolled the door. Everything’…

Day 1

Got in early morning. Metro was slow but direct. The flat’s in the same building I used last time. Different unit. Top floor. Clean, quiet, no surprises. Keys were in the lockbox like agreed. No issues. Dropped my bag, took a shower, and walked down to the café near…