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CLUE NUMBER FIVE (from Northern Virginia):


For the Hidden Journey:

Though a war may benefit the nation as a whole, the cost is always highly personal.


For the Puzzle:

Here is the fifth set of 5 letters of the puzzle/cryptogram:

a f c t j

To solve the puzzle, collect the other 13 parts and assemble them in order. This is part 5.

                                   


The Story:

After we cruise around town and the countryside for awhile, Rich pointing things out and answering all of Alex's questions about Vietnam, then Rich says, "How about we grab some lunch? I'll take you to my favorite place."

It's back in town, down an alley, sort of like the Casa Grande back home, only the alley is the main entrance. It turns out to be nice inside because there's big industrial-size skylights, like it used to be a small factory. It's clean and light and not cluttered up with frew-frew. The burgers and sandwiches are pretty cheap, the waitresses are nectar, and I can see why Rich likes it.

A guy with unkept shoulder length-blond hair is sitting in the middle of the big bar that runs across the back wall, and when he turns his head to see who just came in he smiles and nods at Rich. I'm surprised that Rich is friends with some old hippie, but he says, "Let's go sit with my buddy Kyle," and we trail behind him as he walks to the bar.

(continued in Chapter Nine of I-State Lines)


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