I had this sudden, strong feeling.

About ten feet away was a tree with dull-reddish, overlapping bark

segments on its trunk. There was a branch close enough to the ground to

be reached if my leg would support the necessary spring. I tested the

leg for leap and the branch for support. They held.

I uncapped the canteen and sprinkled the remaining water over the plant,

making sure that some reached both the funnel and the corona.

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