”I’m glad that you could make time in your schedule for us, Mr. Carlin.”

”I believe that this situation deserves both our times, but I can’t stay for long.”

”No, no, I understand so let’s get right down to business.  What are we going to do about the border line?”

”Well, both our men are crossing it and the consequences are costing us both severely.  We can either pull our men from the line, although I know neither of us wants to; we can allow them to continue to fight, continuing to lose lots of money; or we expand the line and make it either an equal or an absent zone.”

”Hmm… what do you mean?”

”The line is currently just a thin invisible line draw through the middle of a street and a few buildings.  My idea is that we could expand that line to encompass more area and either sterilize it of both our men or we can make it an equal opportunity zone.  The problem with an equal opportunity zone is that the fighting would continue.”

”I see your point and I have to believe the sterilization plan is probably best, but I’d also like to bring up another thing involving the border.”

”Yes?”

”I would like to expand and move the boundary.  I have spent a lot of time and resources into researching it and have found that there is an area I can easily take over.  But do not worry my friend, I have also researched for you and I have found an area that I believe you will be happy to add to your turf.  The problem is that with these new additions to our already expansive kingdoms, the equality would be thrown off, thus the need for movement of the line.”

”If you do not mind, may we move to the middle?”

”Of course.”

I heard both their chairs move as they stood and made their way to the middle table.  They spoke in hushed whispers for awhile.  I rested my head down on the table and fell asleep.  I was jarred awake by the sound of my father’s chair moving once again.

”We have come to a conclusion and the new treaty has been agreed to and signed.  The boundary line will no longer be the thin line down the middle of Baxter, but instead it will be the entirety of the area between Blaczton and Lafferty.  You are all to relay this message to all our men.”