Taking the Long Way: Part Two "Ill-mannered brat. You're the one that came
to me," the Brain Tree reminded him with offended dignity, drawing his age-scarred
branches up in a manner that suggested he was pulling in the welcome mat...
Today and Every Day He reached for a comb from his bedside table,
only the comb wasn't there. Strange. He knew he'd put it there yesterday… or
had he?
Inexorable: Part Seven It came to him while he was lying under a willow
tree, listening to the birds, the stream, and the gentle breeze rustling across
the meadow flowers. Suddenly he sat up with a jolt...
