Arbor Labor Union

4 Years ago, in the Peach state of Georgia, there was a mighty green Conifer tree whose limbs were wider than the smile on the sun. From this tree hung many a seed. The tree was home to so many creatures big and small. The most fun of them all was perhaps MR. BIRDSONG. Mr. Birdsong was a single white dove known for his beautiful voice and powerful wings. Sometimes, Mr. Birdsong would be so lost in song and dancing that his wings would knock loose one of the Pinecones! The armored seed would then whoosh toward the ground and sometimes break open on the forest floor below. But you see, it's very dangerous when this happens. For inside each pine cone on the mighty green tree lies all of the possible decisions a living person can make!

And, luckily, in these seeds on that particular day was the possibility that 4 lifelong friends would decide to form an eternal union founded in sound. Arbor Labor Union was born! Their roots immediately began to burrow deep into the earth (some say towards the ear of Pythagoras!). Most trees in the forest try to grow fast. Many trees's desire is to race one another to the clouds and back. These four trees, however, are growing slowly together. They know beyond every cloud is a radiant, true blue sky and they aim for no less than the cosmos! No one knows which one of the four spoke first. Mr. Birdsong was there and he swears that they all spoke in unison.

He sings about it like this:"Listen now!O! dear listenerFor what I sing is TrueOut from the sound of song forest 4 trees sang I AM YOU" The trees are still singing in unison today. Most recently the song they could be heard singing has been said to sound like this: "IHer Yu! Ihear u! Iher YOU!" New Initiate, you must be ready to find these young trees!

In the case that your map gets stolen, I am sorry. It looks as though you will have to hear your way there. Remember these instructions- if you press your ear to the ground you will find that it too has a sound and it sings: "Past the VOLUME PEAKSAnd down the RADIANT MTN ROADPast the Palace of Sleeping SongsAnd the meditating toadIt is there that you might findFour trees singing so divineI HEAR YOU I AM YOUAnd together we shall shine!"

The bond of music is resounding. And to add more lava to the volcano of song should be sin. For it is known the world could use some silence. But the Arbor Labor Union is still growing in agreeable song. Toward the planets. Toward the Polestars. And toward the People. We are adding bricks to our Tower of BABEL. We are building our song up to Heaven. For belief in an honest sound is BELIEF'd among us. Take the SILENT OATH. Look no further. You have arrived for you have been here all along.We are your banner men. The image on your flag is written in our hearts. It shall be done, for it is already accomplished.

JOY OR DIE

Together we are:Captain Brain Atoms Starship IHU Mind Leader/Omega Kindess OneCaptain Ryan Evers Starship IHU Extratonal Grin GeneratorCaptain Bo Orr Starship IHU Jester Shaman/ Headless GuruCaptain Ben Salie Starship IHU Weathervane Mystic/ Love Ambassador

Sincerely, Jonah Vark

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7th St Entry
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2016
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