This title has absolutely nothing to do with my book, but i just finished my Zine project. I have no way of stapling it, but that's okay.
Back to my book. This section will actually be titled Exploring Florida. This is the section after their arrival at Florida. Barbican and his men, the four of the committee, wake up really early the next morning so they wont have to deal with the hundreds of people that constituted the greeting party and have been following them around. They ride on horseback and their guide takes them through Florida. They notice a large difference between the top half and the bottom half of the state, geographically, the top is more pleasant to live in. At one point, the mud they are traversing is so deep that it goes up to the horses' knees, yet the guide swears they are on a road. As they are riding, Barbican absentmindedly says, "Yes, my dear friend, it is a necessity of the first order that our Columbiad (the canon) be cast in ground of commanding elevation" (105). He goes on to explain himself. It's not that putting the canon on higher ground would bring it closer to the moon, it would keep away water. Water will present a real challenge to these men during construction as well as whilst preparing before the launch.
