The time was 1983, the place was America, and the atmosphere was hostile. America was filled up! Homes spread over every inch of soil from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and the need for more homes was rising with the population. The government contemplated invading Canada, the hostile neighbors to the north, as a last ditch effort to obtain more land. It was suicide, but it seemed to be their only option. That is, until Dr. Falkenbird was discovered.
     Dr. Falkenbird, a plumber by trade, also dabbled in artistry. He had his own paint-show in his home in Wichita, Kansas, and approximately three visitors viewed it each week. One such visitor was a government agent, sent there on a tip, to investigate the man who was described as “furiously mad.” What he found was a madman, yes… but also a genius! His painting, Staple Staple Fun Log, held the key to the future.
     “Dr. Falkenbird, I am an agent for the United States government. Come with me.”
     “What is going on staple?” asked the good doctor. “First you staple tell me what this is all about, then I’ll staple come with you.”
     “Your brain holds the secret to world domination. If it got into the wrong hands, God only knows what would happen.” explained the agent, grabbing the painting with one hand, and Dr. Falkenbird with the other.
     At this time, America was at war with Brazil, and they were far from winning. There just wasn’t enough space in America to build defense buildings and government hideouts. The government was forced to meet on Bethany Beach, in Delaware, and just hope that no one would come by. Dr. Falkenbird was Brazilian, and he thought that he might be arrested or even killed because of it. Once he got to the beach, it was entirely different. He knew a secret, the secret to winning the war and the space race: The Second Story.
     In Staple Staple Fun Log, Dr. Falkenbird painted many objects, co-existing in a state that looked like harmony. Hamburgers were driving cars, scotch tape covered every tree, and there was a building sitting on top of another building. He called the upper building, The Second Floor. It is still unknown if he was completely mad at this point, or only partially mad.
     “Staple instead of building out, out, wide, staple to the oceans, build up! Sky staple keeps going, and never runs out of room!” he explained to the president.
     “Who told you this? Is this Brazilian technology?” asked the president.
     “No, only staple me.” Falkenbird replied.
     “Good.” With this, the president pulled out a gun and eliminated the so-called Brazilian spy. A month later, a bold new adventure was underway- not east or west, but north! Straight north into the heavens. Second Stories were placed on top of the existing buildings, and twelve years later, The Third Story was invented. America won the war. Perhaps, someday in the distant future, a Fourth Story will be invented. Until then, we have Dr. Falkenbird to thank for America’s domination of other, evil countries. A truly mad, beautiful genius.
 

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