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Benjamin SledgeBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingMay 28Photo: Dmitriy Bilous/Getty ImagesThe inflatable pool rafts are a mixture of neon yellow, blue, and red. We considered using real mattresses, but dragging our beds outside could raise unwanted suspicion. So instead, my neighbors and I pile the pool rafts on top of one another underneath a large oak tree.

A chorus of voices begins to chide my growing hesitation. Below the tangle of branches, my brother — along with two of our neighbors — peers upward. Looking down, I hesitate again, grasping the large limb of a branch.