“Are the trees guarding territory, or making an effort to break in?”
“I presume none. They cannot read the bad spelling, nor comprehend red alerts.”
“Nor can I.”
“Cheers, my boy! You’ve developed the right mind-set for this job. Now, let’s explore what lies inside.”
I’d passed the inane test, but he did not know the fate that awaited him. The trees were wired, and responded to my remote signals.
Stories of killer trees are splashed in the news next morning. The house is safe, and so are my secrets. I will cross the border, before any evidence is unearthed.
Creative Experiments and More 
Very original!
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Thank you, Lisa!
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Intriguing and originally scary!
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Thank you, Venky!
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I had to wonder who was the good guy and who was the bad guy 🙂 I think I’ve got it now, though. An evil genius, I think.
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Thank you 😀
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Fascinating story, which took me down a sci-fi path,
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Look forward to a reading a better story from you ☺
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Sinister!
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Thank you, Liz!
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The thief has been outfoxed, methinks!
Reminds me of Karate Kid, with the pseudo-philosophical musings, but then you swap the power dynamic of the mentor and student, and leave us wondering what could possibly lie behind those walls.
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Thank you so much!
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An intriguing tale. Secrets, killer trees and a dash across the border. I wonder what lies within?
My tale – ‘No pain no gain!
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Clues to another story 😀😀
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His secrets must be valuable to go to such lengths.
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A scandal comes to light, and is followed by a series of murders of people in the loop. This happens in real life. Dark connected to survival or greed often drive crime.
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I’ll ditto Neil’s comments. I like the sound of those trees. Well, not really. Sounds like an incarnation of a scary fairytale and the sort of thughts you’d have walking through a forest at night. Well done.
Best wishes,
Rowena
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Thank you, Rowena!
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With killer trees under his control, your main character sounds like a dangerous man. His secrets must be valuable indeed to be worth the life of the investigator.
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Appears to be so. Thank you, Penny!
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A worrying development. The trees are getting their revenge.
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You are right.
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Sinister and mystrerious
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Yes. Thanks!
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