It said that any wooden structures left on the property would be taken down as illegal farm hazards.

I pulled the page off the typewriter roller and signed my name in blue ink along the bottom line.

I folded the white sheet into a long business envelope and addressed it in block capitals.

From my desk drawer I took out a green certified mail form and a green return receipt card.

I wrote Brad’s address on the front of the green card and stamped my own return address on the back.

I peeled the sticky backing off the green return receipt and pressed it smooth onto the back of the envelope.