Chapter Sixteen. The Management Control Panel

It was an early spring day in Southern California in May of 1977. Strangely, spring in Southern California is not what you might expect if you watch the Rose Parade on television on New Year’s Day. Contrary to popular opinion, it is not sunny in Southern California all year around. While it does rain in the winter months, for some reason the Rose Parade is generally dry. However, beginning about April and extending through early June, additional rains are sometimes evident. This particular day in Southern California the sky was overcast and it was raining—heavily. You could see the results in Peter’s classroom.

Raincoats were draped over the classroom chairs and umbrellas were laid out of the way in ...

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