Your assignment for today was to read Chapter 29 of The Dharma Bums (a long chapter) and summarize it in one sentence. Below is my one-sentence summary -- post yours as a comment. I'd also love to see general comments about the chapter, or questions.
The Dharma Bums Chapter 29 in one sentence:
Japhy and Ray leave the still-happening party the morning of day three with their packed rucksacks, they hike the Marin woods talking about the future and about God and about Japan and about the coming rucksack revolution, they reach Muir Woods, they postulate what is happening back at Sean's, camp for the night at a National Forest camp, Japhy makes the best soup Ray has ever eaten, they go to sleep thinking about how soon Japhy will be far out to sea and Ray will be hitchhiking toward Desolation Peak, Ray has a vivid dream he tells Japhy about, they have crackers & cheese & salami for breakfast, they start hiking again and Japhy advises trying the "meditation of the trail," reach Laurel Dell camp at 10 and start for Stimson Beach at noon, they swim and then eat, Japhy tells Ray how happy he is they decided to spend the last two days hiking, and Ray notices Japhy getting sadder and sadder about leaving for Japan.
Your next assignment is to read The Dharma Bums Chapter 30 and post a one-sentence summary.
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