North Carolina Boundary Lines Drawn on an Oak Desk

hit the print command, and the large plotter machine in the back began to hum as the first sheet of paper fed through.

“How long will they take?” I asked.

“They will be ready by three o’clock,” Gary said. “I will have my boy stack them in the back of your car.”

“Thank you, Gary,” I said.

“We like our county the way it is, Clara,” Gary said, his voice lowering.continue reading …