▁finally ▁continu ing ▁onto ▁N ' D j am ena , ▁where ▁they ▁would ▁have ▁further ▁advent ures ▁con cluding ▁the ▁trip . ▁ ▁First , ▁they ▁had ▁to ▁obtain ▁exit ▁vis as ▁to ▁leave ▁Cam ero on , ▁then ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁told ▁they ▁would ▁need ▁one ▁to ▁leave ▁Ch ad , ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁afraid ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁get ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁one ▁flight ▁per ▁week . ▁ ▁Pe art ▁would ▁get ▁so ▁ill ▁the ▁night ▁before ▁worry ing ▁about ▁all ▁this , ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁face ▁dinner , ▁but ▁the ▁next ▁morning ▁was ▁much ▁better , ▁and ▁they ▁all ▁managed ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁conclude ▁the ▁tour . ▁ ▁Neil , ▁Leonard , ▁and ▁El sa ▁would ▁fly ▁U TA ▁to ▁Paris , ▁while ▁David ▁and ▁An nie ▁would ▁fly ▁Air ▁A frique ▁to ▁M ali . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end , ▁Neil ▁would ▁spend ▁a ▁week ▁with ▁his ▁then - w ife , ▁Jack ie , ▁in ▁Paris . ▁ ▁Print ings ▁Origin ally ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁by ▁Pot ters field ▁Press , ▁a ▁small ▁publishing ▁company ▁based ▁in ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁The ▁M ask ed ▁R ider ▁was ▁only ▁available ▁in ▁Canadian ▁book st ores , ▁on ▁Amazon . com , ▁and ▁at ▁sou venir ▁stands ▁at ▁R ush ▁concert s . ▁ ▁However , ▁subsequent ▁books ▁by ▁Pe art ▁were ▁published ▁by ▁EC W ▁Press , ▁which ▁actually ▁had ▁an ▁international ▁distrib utor , ▁thus ▁those ▁books ▁gar ner ed