North Carolina Boundary Lines Drawn on an Oak Desk

slow, deliberate movement of his hand.

“Clara, do you still keep the spare keys to the basement vault on your desk?” he asked, his voice a slow, measured drawl.

“The main key stays on my brass ring, Senator,” I said.

“Good,” he said. “We want to make sure the historical records are secure, though those old boundaries are hardly relevant to the modern continue reading …