EDDIE!" . . . "TAKE ME, Eddie!" . . . "Take me!"
Forty minutes until his death. Eddie made his way to the front of the
roller coaster line. He rode every attraction at least once a week, to be
certain the brakes and steering were solid. Today was coaster day—the
"Ghoster Coaster" they called this one—and the kids who knew Eddie
yelled to get in the cart with him.