“That’s when I got nosey.”She picked up the remaining document.“So I researched the Stratton line. Since they were from the same area, it was ...asier than I thought it would be. This is what I found.”She extended the document and placed it in front of Lacey and Bob.“Amy and Charles Stratton had two children ... not just Bob. They had a girl, too, three years older than Bob. Her name was ... Merilee.”Bob and Lacey sat mute, staring at the lineage printed from a site known to assist in. Graydon was restless. He gathered together his packsack gear, some staple foodstuffs, his fishing pole, and told his mother that he'd be hiking up the canyon, perhaps as far as Gardner Meadows, at the base of the mountain. He planned to be gone three days for some early season trout fishing on the way up, and two nights of sleeping out.Actually, Graydon wanted very much to get away from his step-father and to spend solitary time in the mountains where he would find himself absorbed in something. I lifted it out and lookedat the package still sealed and brand new. "COMFORT BRA" it read. I openedthe package and slid out the bra holding it in my hands. It felt very softand was stretchy. Light, airy and sheer with a flower pattern weaved intothe cups. I noticed the back had three hooks with three different rows ofthem to choose from. The shoulder straps were wide and fully padded. Irefolded it and slid it back into its package. I laid it aside and looked inthe box once again.I was. Norm pointed his finger at a more distant piece of drift wood. “Zisch, nail it!”The Snakes scales spread and finger long spikes slammed in the trunk with deadly accuracy. The onlookers still baffled by the virtual barrage of unforgettable images were treated by an encore of a truly spectacular finale of Norms act.The adults watched as Norm took off his weapon belt, suit shirt and exposing his entire upper body skin and all to the elements of Green Hell. He then ran towards the water, evading.