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Nick: When I was a little kid my family just had one car. My mom had to drive my dad to work, drive him back home, then later she’d have to go get him again. And his job was like an hour away. And me and my sister were too little to stay at home by ourselves, so we’d have to come along in the car every time.

I’d bring along books and stuff but I’d get carsick looking at them. And a lot of times I couldn’t sleep, so I’d just look out the window. When you’re on the interstate there’s nothing to look at but the trees, really.

I’d try to count the trees, but there are just too many and they go by way too fast. Way too many.

Stars.

Nick: So then I’d just wonder what those trees were all about. Were they always there? Did somebody have to go plant ‘em all? I mean I was a little kid so I didn’t know this stuff. Was it somebody’s job to go plant those trees?

How far back did they go? What was behind them? Did anyone live back there in a log cabin? What was going on?

Then you get a little older and you just keep your eyes on the road. You got more important things to do and you don’t care anymore. You know it’s just trees.

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