ators . ▁Although ▁the ▁tradition ▁stated ▁that ▁if ▁Bon fire ▁burn ed ▁through ▁mid night ▁then ▁A & M ▁would ▁win ▁the ▁following ▁day ' s ▁football ▁game , ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁wed ding ▁c ake ▁design ▁dr ast ically ▁reduced ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁took ▁for ▁Bon fire ▁to ▁fall , ▁sometimes ▁burning ▁for ▁only ▁ 3 0 ▁or ▁ 4 5   min utes . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁complexity ▁of ▁the ▁design , ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁formal ▁written ▁instructions ▁or ▁architect ural ▁blue print s ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁Bon fire . ▁ ▁Know ledge ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁structure ▁was ▁passed ▁verb ally ▁from ▁one ▁red pot ▁to ▁the ▁next . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁only ▁written ▁documentation ▁on ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁Bon fire ▁was ▁the ▁rough ▁sch ematic ▁printed ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁official ▁Bon fire ▁T - sh irt ▁worn ▁by ▁participants ▁from ▁the ▁fresh man ▁hon ors ▁d orm itory , ▁Le ch ner . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁Bon f ires ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁were ▁constructed ▁in ▁five ▁to ▁ten ▁days , ▁working ▁primarily ▁in ▁day light , ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁elaborate ▁and ▁length y ▁construction ▁schedule . ▁Const ruction ▁began ▁in ▁late ▁October ▁with ▁" C ut ", ▁obtain ing ▁wood ▁by ▁cutting ▁down ▁trees ▁with ▁axes , ▁which ▁took ▁several ▁week ends . ▁After ▁C ut , ▁students