She stopped speaking for a moment, and then continued.
"On the hillside near where I fell, there is a massive Oak tree.
Because of the 'fingerprinting' that we have observed
as we track those who attack us,
the Oak tree reminded me of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
one of the sites that initiated AEC human experimentation.
I went back to my computer and looked up the Druids.
I was thinking about their worship of Oak trees.
I will not go into detail about what I found."
She meant the Druid sacrifices, I thought.
(Oak Island. Roanoke. Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
"Sometimes I feel as if a part of my life has been sacrificed,"
scibe continued, "I do not want to speak of this now,
so instead I will try to reclaim
the beauty of the trees.
Oaks shade the California hillsides.
They remind me that this land was once free.
I imagine Native Americans peacefully gathering acorns,
centuries ago,
wild horses running across the hills,
morning with the sun shining through the new green growth."