It was undeniably a foregone conclusion. Years of picking the low-hanging “energy fruit” led me higher and higher into the consumption tree. An earlier attempt against the beast had me foiled by a lack of time…ambition...enthusiasm. Even with the odds against me then, I had mounted a most noble attempt. Again, the low hanging fruit had been picked. I was back for the final kill...deep into the bowels of the demon's belly...climbing high into the reaches of the tree… [If you d