Learning from my father how to change motor oil on a car, I attempt to impress him by trying to do so myself once he had taken ill. Sometimes, the universe in all its majesty combines forces to make your every step a wrong one, and so it was in this case. Compounded obstacles lead to a never to be expected moment, combining horror, hilarity, and, ultimately, humility.
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