North Carolina Boundary Lines Drawn on an Oak Desk

in the dark.”

He hung up the phone and looked at me, his eyes tired from lack of sleep.

“That was Berger’s office,” Don said, rubbing his temples. “They are pushing the committee vote to tomorrow morning at nine-thirty.”

“We have the maps, Don,” I said, sitting in the folding chair across from him. “Gary is printing fifty large-format comparison boards continue reading …