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Chapter 3

           AlotoftheColonyshipswerestillinflightthen.Wewerestillwaitingtofindoutifthey’dmakeit.Waitingfortheneedlebeamstocomebacktous.Likelighthousebeacons."

           Hewaslosingme.Ibroughthimbacktoreality."Perspective?"Iremindedhimgently.

           "Perspective."Henoddedandswunganarmoutoverhisproperty."Youseethattree.Justbeyondthetenniscourts."

           Icouldhardlymissit.Agnarledoldmonstertallerthanthehouse,castingshadeoveranareathesizeofatenniscourtinitself.Inodded.

           "Thattreeisoversevenhundredyearsold.WhenIboughtthisproperty,Ihiredadesignengineerandhewantedtochopitdown.Hewasplanningtobuildthehousefurtheruptheriseandthetreewasspoilingtheseaview.Isackedhim."

           Bancroftturnedtomakesurehispointwasgettingacross.

           "Yousee,Mr.Kovacs,thatengineerwasamaninhisthirties,andtohimthetreewasjustaninconvenience.Itwasinhisway.Thefactithadbeenpartoftheworldforovertwentytimesthelengthofhisownlifedidn’tseemtobotherhim.Hehadnorespect."

           "Soyou’rethetree."

           "Justso,"saidBancroftequably."Iamthetree.Thepolicewouldliketochopmedown,justlikethatengineer.Iaminconvenienttothem,andtheyhavenorespect."

           Iwentbacktomyseattochewthisover.

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