I won't be able toaway from the office before 7.

I won't be able to come away from the office before 7.

walk away or come away or go away or stroll away hope it helps

Explanation:

  this riddles' answer is library.

  the "leaves" are a reference to the books' pages that the library contains; the branches are a network of libraries that connect multiple libraries' collections, resources, and items in a system of a common database, integrating them; the branches' organization are a useful management tool for coordinating the multiple collections many libraries have.

i wonder if it is possible to place reagans testimony and paragragh 18, so we can compare and contract the ideas in the text.