Chronology by JT-Heather

Chronology: Fragments of a Farewell Letter Read by Geologists
Ref from Script	Chronology	What occurred
PRE-EXPEDITION
p. 93 XS	Before the genisis of man	Xu S states that the diffuse and the chaotic infinity of the sea has been there since
		before the genesis of man and his brain
p.89 XS	8 years ago (1978)	XS leaves Cambodia
p.89 XS	25 hrs, 8 yrs ago (1978)	XS Flies from Bangkok to the U.S.
p. 82 CvS	6 a.m. in the early 1980's	Time Toni wakes up
p. 82 CvS	7 a.m. in the early 1980's	Time Toni has to be at the University
p. 82 CvS	daybreak in the early 1980's	Toni and Carla's days start
p.83 CvS	September Evening (1985)	Toni, Carla, Field Marshall & his Concubine are in the Abijan, Ebrie Lagoon, Ivory Coast
P.11 LM	Just Over a Year Ago (October 1985)	The geologists got the idea of organizing an expedition in tropical territory
P. 17 JC	A Year Ago (October 1985)	The study submitted to the National Research Centre was on the gradual transformation
		and erosion effects of river waters
p.20 RP	Just Over a Year Ago (October 1985)	Received authorization from the NRC to travel to tropical territory.
		Toni vS was appointed lead
p.34 NO	Last Fall (October 1985)	LM submitted the paper written for the Geology Department. Obligatory Assignment…
p.20 RP	March, 1986	The date the geologists intended to leave for the Sudan
APRIL
p.21 RP / p.12 LM	April 15 (1986)	Left Minnesota for Khartoum, Sudan, Africa after delays of never ending series of procedures
p.90 XS	April 15 (1986)	Beginning of Rainy Season. Raining upon the Geologists arrival
p.45 NO	April 15 (1986)	Toni Vs in perfect health at time of departure
p.28 DL	April 15 - October 15 (1986)	Six months = Length of expected Expedition
P.13 LM	April 15 - October 15 (1986)	The geologists were going to have to spell each other for 6 months…
p.28 DL	April 15 - October 15 (1986)	Day after day, the geologists saw each other
p.29 DL	April 15 - October 15 (1986)	Day and night, the rain followed the geologists incessantly
p.30 DL	April 15 - October 15 (1986)	Day and night, the geologists had to spell each other - filling the sorting chamber by hand.
p.31 DL	April 15 - October 15 (1986)	One day to the next', David L states, 'Were we to expect to find him dead because
		he was writing a letter?'
p.64 NO/JC	April 15 - October 15 (1986)	Everyday for all six months it rained constantly
p.18 JC	April 15 - October 15 (1986)	All six months of the expedition - it rained
p. 31 DL	April 15 - October 15 (1986)	So many days, so many wks - Toni vS announced his death before all the rest
p. 47+ JC	April 15 - end of August (1986)	The geologists state that the radio set wasn't working because of the tropical rains
p.55 JC	approx. April 29 (1986)	second week in Khartoum Jason Cassilly asked Toni to authorize SLP's return to the U.S
	approx. April 29 (1986)	Toni vS stated they had to move on
P.13 LM	End of April (1986)	Toni van Saikin decided to change the itinerary and the dates they'd agreed upon…
P.13 LM	End of April (1986)	Toni vS decided to travel up to Cambodia in Early May
p.69 NO	end of April (1986)	Two weeks from their arrival, everyone recognizes that the expedition is bound to fail
MAY
P.13 LM / p.23 RP	Early May (1986)	Flew farther East for the Mekong, Cambodia
p.23 RP	May 21 (1986)	Left for the Mekong - rains identical. Downpours.
P.16 JC	May (1986)	Arriving in Cambodia, Toni vS started writing
p. 47+ JC	May (1986)	The radio set wasn't working because of the tropical rains
p.23 RP	approx. May 30 (1986)	Set up operations at Prak-Kek, not far from border
p. 69 NO	end of May (1986)	A month, a month and a half after leaveing the U.S, everyone has lost sense of time.
		Itinerary is changed
JUNE
LM , RP, NO p.47	June (1986)	In the inquiry - Nikols O states this is the date in which the men claim they
		would have known it was impossible to get to Phnom-Penh, to send a
		telegram to the University to inform them that something was wrong, because of the
		roads, mines, amputees, corpses, etc…
LM , RP, NO p.50	June (1986)	Nikols O says the men could not have known this information by then
JULY
P.14 LM	July (1986)	From July on, it isvery difficult for the geologists to place the events in chronological order.
P.11 LM	July (1986)	Geologists noticed Toni van Saikin writing assiduously, every evening - late into the night
p.18 JC	July (1986)	As early as July, the geologists knew that this expedition would be a failure.
p.23 RP	Mid July (1986)	Sent meteorologist, SLP, back to the USA. Reason: rain made him depressed.
p.23 RP	Mid-July - early Aug (1986)	Terminating SLP's contract entailed 3 weeks of admin hassles.
p. 45 NO	July 15 (1986)	3 months later, in Prak-Kek, Phnom-Penh, Toni vS is still in perfect health.
AUGUST
p. 53 NO	Mid - End of August (1986)	The days preceding Toni vS's death there were no signs.
		He was the same as usual. Strange
p.32 DL	Between August 28 - September 3 (1986)	That particular night, TvS would get up without anyone hearing him…
	Between August 28 - September 3 (1986)	Reported Death of Toni van Saiken
p.94 XS	Between August 28 - September 3 (1986)	The day of Toni vS's death, he was writing this letter to himself, for the day when he might
		return to this god-forsaken part of the world, far from all landmarks, on the banks of this
		river for having written these lines…
p.73 NO/DL	Between August 28 - September 3 (1986)	The hours and days that followed Toni vS's death, everyone knew he was dead,
		no one said it
p.42 NO	End of August (1986)	Counting the days between the reported death of Toni vS and the arrival of Xu S,
		takes us to back to the end of August - which therefore concludes that
		David L's setting Toni vS's death at September 22 is incorrect and that the men
		had lost all sense of time
p. 47 NO	approx. September 1 (1986)	Geologists get in touch with the University
p.19 JC	approx. September 10 (1986)	Engineer Xu Sojen was sent to the site - more than 10 days between the time the
		geologists reported TvS' death
SEPTEMBER
p.32 DL	between September 1 -10 (1986)	The Geologist wait for Xu Sojen to arrive.
p.32 DL	between September 1 -10 (1986)	Several days went by where David L stood…
p.47 NO	September (1986)	Nikols O states that the geologists claim that Toni vS died in September
p. 47 NO/JC	September (1986)	Until September, no one tried to get in touch with University - radio set was not working
	September (1986)	Radio set Working - the geologists radio the University
p. 42 NO	Monday, September 8 (1986)	The University sends Engineer Xu S to Cambodia
p.89 XS	Monday, September 8 (1986)	On this day, Xu S was told about the trip, got his visa, and left for London the same night
p.89 XS	Tuesday, September 9 (1986)	Tuesday afternoon, Xu S flew from London to Pakistan
p.89 XS	Wednesday, September 10 (1986)	3rd day of travelling, Xu S flew from Pakistan to Phnom-Penh in the a.m.
p.89 XS	Wednesday, September 10 (1986)	Xu S is told that the geologists will be waiting for him in Phnom-Penh on this day.
p.89 XS	Wednesday, September 10 (1986)	David L is waiting for Xu S in Phnom-Penh upon his arrival
p.89 XS	Wednesday, September 10 (1986)	Xu S states that it took 3 hours to walk from Phnom-Penh to the geologists site
p. 46 LM		**Lloyd M states it would take 8 hours to walk to Phnom-Penh in the inquiry when
		talking about why they did not go walk to Phnom-Penh to send a telegram
p.89 XS	Mon Sept 8 - 10 (1986)	41 hours = The entire time of XS' journey to the site of Toni vS
p.24 RP	September 10 (1986)	10 days after the geologists radio'd the University, engineer Xu Sojen joined them at the
		campsite and concluded that they had to abandon everythingand go home
p/92 XS	September 10 (1986)	On its' 10th day of decomposition, Toni vS' body was in such state that
		…the drops carved crevices down his cheeks
p.94 XS	Bedtime, September 10 (1986)	Xu S went up to the second story, where Toni vS stored his things, and found the pages
		of a letter that he had been writing since his arrival in Cambodia
p.92 XS	September 11 (1986)	The following day after Xu S's arrival, the rain increased
p.81 CvS	September 11 (1986)	Abandoned site and left, bringing Toni vS's bones with them
	Approx. September 15 (1986)	Arrived in US
p. 32 DL	September 22 (1986)	David L claims that in the last week in September, he wrote that Toni vS was dead
		and that the universe was stable
p.42 NO	September 22 (1986)	Nikols O states that Mr. Lenowski sets the date of Toni vS's on this day
FOLLOWING
	Early October 1986	The Hearing w/ Ostwald
P.16 JC / p.26 NO	Early October 1986	At 10 o'clock, the inquiry must be over and everyone will need to vacate this hearing room
p.82 CvS	Arrival back to the U.s. onwards…	Yesterday afternoon, Carla vS had two appointments & an interview
p.81 CvS	Arrival back to the U.s. onwards…	Three accidents occurred since - all at 5 o'clock in the morning.
p.82 CvS	Arrival back to the U.s. onwards…	"This morning" Carla vS has an operation
p.84 CvS	Arrival back to the U.s. onwards…	Today Carla understands why Toni vS liked looking at his face in the water of the lagoon
		"Part of you was already there…already drowned…"
p. 82 CvS	Arrival back to the U.s. onwards…	"Tomorrow" Toni vS' sternum will be in bronze box and it will be announced that the
		new wing of the Science Building will be named after Toni vS
p. 82 CvS	Arrival back to the U.s. onwards…	"In a little while" Men are coming to pick up Toni vS's bones and take him away from Carla
EXTRAS
p.86 CvS	Forever	Carla vS wants Toni vS to tell her the time, forever…
p.93 XS	Looking at Infinity	Xu S concludes that Toni vS didn't exist, he pre-existed, he didn't pre-exist, he existed
		...it all comes downto the same thing when you are looking at infinity.