The author admits to taking some liberties with the story, which he clarifies here (you appear to be concerned about #8): http://www.ibiblio.org/harris/500milem

The author admits to taking some liberties with the story, which he clarifies here (you appear to be concerned about #8): http://www.ibiblio.org/harris/500milemail-faq.html http://www.ibiblio.org/harris/500milemail-faq.html