I expected Chapter 39 to come on the heels
of Chapter 38 since, on sending that chapter, Eric wrote: This is
a bit short compared to most of my chapters, but as I was writing about the
events of the weekend, it seemed to grow longer and longer. I split it up into
two chapters, and this is the first of those. I am still completing the next
chapter, which is probably long enough to split into two parts.”
Then, a few days later, I received the following
email from Eric which I asked and was granted permission to post. I think it
will clarify a number of things for those of you who have been following his
memoirs as eagerly as I.
I have changed my original plan since I
sent that last chapter. Chapter 38 begins the story of an adventure that I have
decided to describe in detail. It will take several chapters to describe the
events that took place over several days towards the end of the summer before
my senior year in high school.