Comic #4489: gardening

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Description

Here’s a detailed transcription of the comic:

1. Panel 1:
   • Character 1: "And this is YOUR patch of the garden, yours, to do what you like."
   • Character 2: "Can I have mineral rights?"
2. Panel 2:
   • Character 1: "I suppose?"
   • Character 2: "Mineral rights extending as deep as I like, all the way down to the core, in the shape of an enormous spike?"
3. Panel 3:
   • Character 1: "I don’t see it coming up."
   • Character 2: "And furthermore, the cone of the spike should expand upward, granting me airspace rights."
4. Panel 4:
   • Character 1: "Okeedoke."
   • Character 2: "Beyond the atmosphere, the cone grows ever larger as it penetrates the cosmos."
5. Panel 5:
   • Character 2 (with a confident expression): "Bow before Sally, the child empress! Bend your knees, vassal spacelords!"
6. Panel 6:
   • Character 1: "Uh…"
   • Character 2: "At a great enough distance, stars are mine. Galaxies. Millions of them. All of their inhabitants my property."
7. Panel 7:
   • Character 1: "So… what are you gonna plant?"
   • Character 2: "I like carrots!"

The comic features a whimsical conversation about garden rights, expanding claims of ownership into space, and an innocent love for carrots!