North Carolina Boundary Lines Drawn on an Oak Desk

recognizes.”

“The certified copy is incorrect,” I said.

The reporter from the Raleigh paper moved closer to the press table, her pen poised over her pad.

By half past ten, the rain had stopped, but the grey light through the tall capitol windows made the fluorescent bulbs overhead hum even louder.

I stood up from the witness table and walked over to the continue reading …