If you were some kind of untested novice you wouldn't be here in the first place, so I won't insult your intelligence by telling you this is going to be fun or easy. It's going to be ugly, thankless work.

You're going to be hungry.

You're going to be cold.

You're going to find yourself in grave danger.

And you're going to be alone. We are not prepared to offer you any field assistance whatsoever. Should you attempt to contact us, we will deny ever having met you.

You must be brave.

You must believe in yourself.

You must say to yourself, "today is the first day of the rest of my life."

Also, you must say to yourself, "go placidly amid the noise and haste and remember what peace there may be in silence."