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The residents bought one expensive drill instead of twelve cheap ones.
Although everyone welcomed the idea, nobody wanted to store it.
The caretaker eventually offered a shelf beside the entrance.
A notebook recorded who borrowed the drill and when it should return.
For three weeks, the arrangement worked without a complaint.
Then Salma needed the drill to attach a loose kitchen cupboard.
According to the notebook, it had been returned the previous evening.
However, the shelf contained only its empty case.
At the next meeting, neighbours began suggesting stricter rules and larger deposits.
A quiet teenager interrupted before anyone could blame the last borrower.
He had taken the drill apart because its switch had stopped working.
His father was replacing the broken part in their small workshop.
They had assumed that repairing shared equipment counted as returning it improved.
Salma asked them to add a repair column to the notebook.
The drill returned on Saturday with a new switch and a spare battery.
Sharing a tool had required them to share information as well.