Beams I Lift

Price range: $17.00 through $24.00

Price range: $17.00 through $24.00

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The sun was still deciding whether to rise when the first beam left the ground. Coffee came later. Conversation came never—at least not until the weld was clean and the joint had cooled. Morning belonged to steel and silence. Anyone who tried to speak before the arc stopped humming learned the rule the hard way. I lift beams before breakfast. Don’t talk to me ’til I’ve welded. Some people need quiet to wake up. Ironworkers need fire.