thanks for the response ! glad you liked the humor , it ' s hard to tell if something ' s funny if you ' ve read through it a dozen times already . the first draft did not have a backstory on perry ' s pear tree , and i like it in the story , but i understand where you ' re coming from . i might play around with different ways to get perry in there . something about saying about and giving a precise measure tickles me slightly . Again thanks for the read and the feedback ! <| sep |> Pong . It would be super advanced if you went back far enough . <| sep |> Sure , but there ' s a difference between personal belief and shoving it into the curriculum . I think a few more of the old earthers are willing to keep it out of schools .