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Dear Mom and Dad,

Our scoutmaster told us to write to our parents in case you saw the
flood on TV and were worried. We are OK. Only one of our tents and two
sleeping bags got washed away. Luckily, none of us got drowned because
we were all up on the mountain looking for Chad when it happened.

Oh yes, please call Chad's mother and tell her he is OK. He can't write
because of the cast. I got to ride in one of the search and rescue
jeeps. It was neat. We never would have found him in the dark if it
wasn't for the lightning. Scoutmaster Walt got mad at Chad for going on
a hike alone without telling anyone. Chad said he did tell him, but it
was during the fire so he probably didn't hear him. Did you know that
if you put gas on a fire, the gas can will blow up? The
wet wood didn't burn, but one of the tents did. Also some of our
clothes. John is going to look weird until his hair grows back.

We will be home on Saturday if Scoutmaster Walt gets the car fixed. It
wasn't his fault about the wreck. The brakes worked OK when we left.
Scoutmaster Walt said that a car that old you have to expect something
to break down; that's probably why he can't get insurance. We think
it's a neat car. He doesn't care if we get it dirty, and if it's hot,
sometimes he lets us ride on the fenders.

It gets pretty hot with 10 people in a car. He let us take turns riding
in the trailer until the highway patrolman stopped and talked to us.
Scoutmaster Walt is a neat guy. Don't worry, he is a good driver. In
fact, he is teaching Terry how to drive on the mountain roads where
there isn't any traffic. All we ever see up here is logging trucks.

This morning, all of the guys were diving off the rocks and swimming out
in the lake. Scoutmaster Walt wouldn't let me because I can't swim, and
Chad was afraid he would sink because of his cast, so he let us take the
canoe across the lake. It was great. You can still see some of the
trees under the water from the flood.

Scoutmaster Walt isn't crabby like some scoutmasters. He didn't even get
mad about the lifejackets. He has to spend a lot of the time working on
the car so we are trying not to cause him any trouble.

Guess what? We have all passed our first aid merit badges. When Dave
dove in the lake and cut his arm, we got to see how a tourniquet works.
Wade and I threw up, but Scoutmaster Walt said it probably was just food
poisoning from the leftover chicken. He said they got sick that way
with food they ate in prison. I'm so glad he got out and became our
scoutmaster. He said he sure figured out how to get things done better
while he was doing his time. By the way, what is a pedophile?

I have to go now. We are going to town to mail our letters and buy
bullets. Don't worry about anything. We are fine.

Love, Brandon

P.S.: How long has it been since I had a tetanus shot?

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