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<blockquote data-quote="JoeNotCharles" data-source="post: 5567404" data-attributes="member: 79945">Somewhere off the coast, a ship lies at anchor.&nbsp; The sailors, brave men though they be, refuse to set foot on this strange new land.&nbsp; Instead, they work the ropes and pulleys to lower a boat overboard.&nbsp; When it hits the water, it's cut loose and the captain hurries to raise the sails and be off.&nbsp; Not a man there even watches to see the fate of their strange passenger, so great is their superstitious dread.The small boat arrows toward shore, propelled by strong arms pulling the oars.&nbsp; For a moment it rocks dangerously in the swell, for it is surprisingly top heavy: there is a tree planted in the middle of the boat.&nbsp; The actual passenger is invisible.&nbsp; Perhaps he is sitting with his back to the tree, concealed by the branches?&nbsp; No - when the boat at last grounds itself on the beach, the oars drop from the tree's grasping limbs, and it shifts itself up and over the side.Ironheart places his roots solidly on the new land and turns slowly around, surveying it with distaste.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JoeNotCharles, post: 5567404, member: 79945"] Somewhere off the coast, a ship lies at anchor. The sailors, brave men though they be, refuse to set foot on this strange new land. Instead, they work the ropes and pulleys to lower a boat overboard. When it hits the water, it's cut loose and the captain hurries to raise the sails and be off. Not a man there even watches to see the fate of their strange passenger, so great is their superstitious dread. The small boat arrows toward shore, propelled by strong arms pulling the oars. For a moment it rocks dangerously in the swell, for it is surprisingly top heavy: there is a tree planted in the middle of the boat. The actual passenger is invisible. Perhaps he is sitting with his back to the tree, concealed by the branches? No - when the boat at last grounds itself on the beach, the oars drop from the tree's grasping limbs, and it shifts itself up and over the side. Ironheart places his roots solidly on the new land and turns slowly around, surveying it with distaste. [/QUOTE]

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