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So I can just tuck up in the shifter boot. It's not actually attached at the end, correct?
Define "attached". The hose just snaps into that little clip from the side. The end of the hose is open, sitting in free air. It's not like there's a barbed fitting or anything like that.
You could just tuck the hose into the boot and hope it stays. If feeling really industrious, I bet that clip is still attached to the shift lever. You could pop off the boot and reinstall the hose in the clip.