The gardener was diligent, creative & talkative.
Not a day went by without a conversation or song to every bush, tree & sapling.
The neighbors thought it strange they only gardened at night.
Rumors built over the years, from vampirism to skin-disease to witchcraft & witness protection.
Everyone was wrong, and that was what the gardener wanted.
The experiments with crossbreeding Earthling plants with Martian ones was going well.
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