A few nights ago, Alicia Vulpnine-Foxx announced that she has found not one but four heirs to continue her legacy after her death. It was a rather sad moment though, due to the fact that Mrs. Vulpnine became gravely ill during her announcement.

         Terra, Chrome, Gilead, and Sunni are now the rightful heirs of the immortal Vulpnine family and will continue to pass on the knowledge and riches in the event of the untimely demise of Alicia's existence.  "If I do die I will most likely return, but the memories I have gathered all these past centuries will be erased in my new physical body," She said in a testimonial to the residents of Spindizzy.

Waydya

         Joining the fold of writers who refer to themselves in third person, our resident albino squirrel Waydya felt compelled to comment on the tree article last issue.

         "Planting more trees is a good thing," she was overheard remarking. "It is good for the world, and it is good for us. Not to mention the trees of course. This world needs more trees, more forests and everything."

         As for trees planted in random locations, the charming rodent lady would like to remind our prospective Johnny Appleseeds/Acorns/whatever that any object can be picked up and carried away unless they have had the ancient spell @lock cast upon them. This, she admitted, is indeed the reason why some trees have been found 'missing' - she has carried them off and tried to arrange them into a little forest somewhere.

         The SD administration is still in doubt about whether a 4'2" squirrel carrying off huge trees without artificial aids is a case for the police or for the Book of Records. In the meantime, anyone wondering where their tree went, should check out the Christmas Tree Retirement home a bit north of the Rose Garden. And remember to @lock the roots next time they plant a tree.

( Editor's Note:  To lock an object, use the command '@lock object=me'  where object is the name of the thing you wish to lock, of course.  To unlock something, simply use '@unlock object' )

         Alicia has announced that she has started to develop a hydroponics garden in the N2 W1 area. The main reason for this development was to experiment on a reliable food source that can be mass produced and grown at an incredible rate.

         Hydroponics is the ability to grow plant life from the water itself instead of using ground soil. This ability to grow plants in the water directly allows the plant to still be picked, transferred, and stored while it is still living, eliminating the need for large gardens and short periods of storage.

         The garden itself will be housed in a large dome.  Inside, there will be a large lake covered with various experimental plant life that is suitable and consumable for the general public. As well as hydroponics production, around the center of the lake are large vats with basic proteins. Along with the garden she is planning to produce a meat-like substance by assembling basic proteins together, forming a healthier and non-death alternative for carnivores. At the center of a dome is a large sphere in which several laboratories will be housed for the production and testing of newer hydroponic plant life. Also housed in the sphere will be Alicia's new home.

         "I hope to slowly contribute to the rest of SD and all of life itself through the use of this hydroponics garden," Alicia said in a public speech.

         The SED has issued a recall notice for the 'SED Brand Rubber Freshener' that they have recently been marketing to rubber-based organisms, such as certain coatis.   Apparently it causes the organisms to crack and break apart prematurely, requiring much rubber cement to fix them back up.  Natasha, local coati, insists that "It's Morticon's daffy brain that needs to be recalled."

         Morticon was not available for comment.

The Doze Garden

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