The letter explained that the law firm had been retained by a small, independent museum to find and return the accompanying diary to the nearest livin...g heir of the doner. According to the note, the museum found the contents of the journal inappropriate for either display or academic study.The letter ended with a brief but firm postscript that the museum in question wanted to avoid any notoriety that might come with the publication of this journal. Furthermore, with their delivery of the package. "You sick bastard!" I said chidingly."Oh, come on, you loved the attention," he said reprimanding. "And justthink, some lucky guy is going to be able to brag for weeks about thehalf-naked broad he saw running down the sidewalk!" Jim laughed somemore as he moved the car forward towards my apartment.I had less problem getting up to my place in my underwear, since therewas hardly anyone living where I did. Fortunately, Jim had to give mehis car keys so that I could use his spare key to my place to. However, a dispiriting emptiness gnawed at their soul which they couldn’t understand. Even if they did, they were afraid to articulate it. They let the gentle breeze prey on their minds and carry away the name for their woe.September 2027Despite their concerns, their first harvest was surprisingly bountiful. They had nearly double the amount of corn and sunflower than they really needed. Clark was worried that the second generation of seeds they had collected from the previous year’s hybrid. When I finally called a halt that evening, we’d accomplished twice what we had on any previous day. I felt as If I’d slid my fingers under a heavy weight, strained upwards, and finally sensed it lift and shift. I started dinner with a warm glow of achievement, only slightly soured by a sense of trepidation. Violet and I had spent most of the day at opposite ends of the house, crossing paths only to determine the next task. We’d never discussed what had happened that morning. I tried not to.