MD3PAD 655-657

[Toby G Levy]

        Nicholas continues to describe the giant hemp plant.  Dixon
wants directions to the valley in which it grows, but Nicholas says it
is too far away. Eventually Mason figures out that Indian is trying to
sell them some hemp. Dixon grows very excited.

        Nicholas shows them a giant potato, but Dixon is not impressed.
The Indians lead them to nearby farm where giant vegetables are growing.
Mason and Dixon want to spread the news back east, but  the farmers say
that it must be kept secret because they only tend the farm waiting for
the owners to someday return, giving the impression that they are
extraterrestrials.

        The farmer raises the possibility that the giant vegetables
themselves are sentient beings. Here Chapter 67 draws to a close.

Toby