First published in the United States of America by Mill Hill Press 1999

A pool in the stream -- The race -- Up a creek -- In a bog -- The green gush -- Love's handiwork -- Time travel -- The suit -- Steering without a rudder -- Death roll: Coskata -- In the cocktail glass -- Strolling through history -- The jibing hamster -- Coastal retreat -- Dancing with seals -- This is only a test -- Details -- A different world -- Into the maelstrom -- Roll call -- Over early -- What ifs -- The swift monster -- Oedipal sailing -- The prop -- Pre-cut -- Power in the pond -- The cut -- Down the river -- Reassembling childhood -- Logistics -- Rollin' -- The deluge -- Sail to the sea -- Showtime -- In limbo -- Taking measure -- Doppelganger -- The ultimate captain's house -- Day one -- Day two -- Day three