They Doubted His Pine Trees Until Nineteen Eighty Eight Proved Him Right

him when he handed her the release.

“We kept it,” she whispered.

Tom held her tight. “Yes.”

That evening they walked the north pasture together. The sun lowered beyond the trees, casting long shadows across the grass. Emily touched the trunk of one of the first seedlings they had planted. It was taller than both of them now.

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