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There has been much afoot my friends and much continues to be afoot. I just got back from camping with Sarah at Kickapoo State Park in central Illinois. 'Twas quite invigorating despite the heat, and Sarah and I hiked 9 miles or so on Saturday. My favorite parts of the trip were the evenings. When we first arrived, we pitched our tent in the deep gloaming, awaiting the arrival of Matt, Michelle, Katrina, Kevin, and Myranda and had some time to breathe in the smells of the bedding down campground and the approaching darkness. Then everyone arrived and (after a long, eerie and quite unfortunate walk) we ate dinner by firelight and I played guitar, much to the delight of the drunkard next to us. Then the heat came in and sat, heavy handed and toplofty and impressive, unending, until...well, it ain't left yet. So much of the trip was spent sweating and swimming through delirium. Sarah and I played the Bear Game a lot (or rather I played it.) And we hiked and contemplated c