Johnson," I said cheerily. "Is Paul home?"I thought she was going to have a heart attack for a moment because ofthe surprise that crossed her face. Ma...be this wasn't a good idea."Yes, yes, come in!" she said excitedly. Too excitedly. It was obviousthat she didn't recognize me, and she was too happy to finally have agirl calling on her son. She stepped back to let me in, and Itentatively took a step into the house. There was no backing out now."What's your name?" Paul's mom asked me a moment. Anita seemed nervous and eventually told me she had never had a physical before. I explained that it was nothing more than some poking and prodding and that the doctor was very nice. It helped her some but I could tell she was still nervous.I reached over and pulled her close as we continued the drive home.Once home Anita wasted no time stripping off her clothes and running through the house nude. I must have looked a bit baffled because she stopped and said it felt so nice and free. She ran up. “And they let this property sit in this condition for how long?”“Since 1983. The house was abandoned with minor vandalism at that time, in the four years since it has been extensively vandalized. And it is only a matter of time before we are ordered to remediate the land, and rip out the dead vineyard. That alone will cost around $15,000, including rerouting the road. According to the survey included is a report that it is dumping sediment onto the highway, it is only a matter of time that the. It digs a hole like a funnel and lays under the sand at the bottom with just its mouth at the spout. A creature slides into the funnel and can't get out and slides to the bottom and is eaten.When there is a long period between meals it often resorts to what we faced. Rowrf doesn't think this was an attack of the green, just nature. We crossed the bridge and continued on.Four days later we crossed into the greens territory. We made camp and the fliers including Aden began seeking a separate.