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of the journey and a look into the mind of the narrator, Will.
A pseudo-sequel, titled "The Only Meaning of the Oil-Wet Water", follows Hand and the minor character Pilar in Central America. This short story is featured in the collection "" (2004).
Different editions.
In February 2003, Eggers and McSweeney's published "Sacrament", a retitled hardcover edition of "You Shall Know Our Velocity" that included a new 49-page section inserted into the middle of
trade-paperback edition were published with a lengthy postscript entitled, "Mistakes We Knew We Were Making".
In 2002, Eggers published his first fully fictional novel, "You Shall Know Our Velocity," a story about a frustrating attempt to give away money to deserving people while haphazardly traveling the globe. An expanded and revised version was released as "Sacrament" in 2003. A version without the new material in "Sacrament" was created and retitled "You Shall Know Our Velocity!" for a Vintage imprint