Michael Malone - Weebly

certain of his personal preoccupations. One of these
was the land that had just been burned to ashes. Of
course, it wasn't his property, and of course, whatever
the owners had built there (if anything) had clearly been
removed (or destroyed), since none of the fire fighters
had reported finding anything (or anyone), and of
course, that was all to the best. The compound of
buildings that he himself had seen years ago (or had he?
After all, long ago. A nightmare? A mirage?) could
not then have been whatever it was that Ramona's two
"young people" claimed to have photographed. So the
base (or whatever) had been removed, just as he had
supposed. And what if it had still been there anyhow?
There was certainly nothing illegal about it! His
children's generation had tried to poison his mind
against his government, whereas his was the best
government in the world. Had it not saved the world
only thirty-some years ago? Of course, the less
government the better. It had no business in business, of
course, or in the rights of individuals to bear arms or to
bear children (certainly should be illegal to abort them
and ask the government to pick up the tab!), and other