"Night Shift", 2nd Posting

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But then I noticed, not too far away, something I did not like.  It was disturbing.

Looming to one side was what appeared to be a very deep, dark and dense forest.
Its slender canopy of black pines was sinister looking and foreboding.
I felt a little unnerved.
The pines reached high up into the sky,
There was a strange feeling that came over me when I looked at them as they seemed to be aware they were being spied upon.
I could now feel a tenseness in the air and hear a haunted, muted sound of as if a woman was sobbing.
This moment reminded me of an exceedingly harsh winter when I saw pine trees on my Grandmother's farm covered in heavy snow and then, out of nowhere, a merciless and bitterly cold wind came, stripping them bare of their needles, their insulation, their cozy snow blankets.
They were left threadbare and clinging to life.
Fate had intervened, leaving them skinny, gaunt sticks, all alone and unable to fend for themselves.
"How cruel and unjust," I thought.
"They did nothing to no one."
I closed my eyes and shuddered, wanting to quickly return to the present.
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"This is Your Wake up Call," she said to me, her eyes glowing brightly, as I downed a piece of her powdery biscuit and took a sip of her ravenously good coffee.
"Don't be shy, help yourself, my Dear."
I reached for another biscuit and sunk my teeth into it.  It was absolutely heavenly.
I looked at her in amazement and she smiled broadly.
"I told you I make some mean pastry".  Her eyes twinkled merrily, enjoying the look on my face.
"Let's continue our discussion, shall we?"
I found myself settling deeper in my chair.
"To understand the brutally subtle and utterly deceptive control The Matrix has over human beings, one only need understand its complex yet very simplistic makeup and be able to identify its markers".
"One of those markers is evil".
"One only need experience evil to fully understand and slowly comprehend the utter horror and devastation that brings with it."
"You remember looking at the pine trees?"
"Why yes," I said in astonishment.  "How did you know that?"
A sly grin.
"Evil did not exist on earth many thousands of years ago"
"Evil has no role in humanity's spiritual plan but is only present to thwart it ascension."
"Yet, for some reason, evil has been allowed to have its way with all other inhabitants throughout the universe for millions of years either in the form of one species rising up against another with the goal of complete dominance over the other or being able to wipe the other species off the face of the earth."
"There is a reason for this constant penchant for warfare."
"A rebellion occurred on your planet many thousands of years ago.  It was called The Lucifer Rebellion".
"Lucifer was an angel known for his beauty and was one of God's favorites".
"He was called The Beautiful Angel because his appearance was so becoming that this set him apart from all the others."
"Initially he was handpicked by God for an important mission on earth, one that would complete God's plan of bringing humanity together into a celestial circle (completion) with all other celestial beings."
"But Lucifer would have none of this.  He had changed his mind.  His plan was now tantamount in his eyes over the God who created him.