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hike and knew just what the boys

were thinking. The more I tried to

get out of it, the more determined the

boys were to go.

At one scout camp in the

mountains is a very tall climbing

tower. It is far taller than any other

climbing object in the area except for

the mountains. This is what the boys

wanted to climb, or I should say, this

is what they wanted to see me climb.

Mort said he’d see if he could

schedule for us to go on a weekend. I

secretly prayed it would be over-

booked. But it wasn’t, and the next

weekend, we were all loading into my