David,
Of course, you change the order in your last post. The earnest study came after the option in his exact words. You placed both studies ahead of the option.
And abobe, you add (not CBM) that the option was obtained after all of it as point 5, in bold as all the other CBM quotes, to make it seem as if CBM wrote that, too. But, he didn't. You superimposed your words and interpretations on his, in a sly and sneaky way. Of course, the agreement to sell the land had to be the option.
I suppose the good news for you is I respected you enough to take your transcription at face value. Finding that you play with to impose your interpretation was very insulting to me, and I am sure anyone following, and very disappointing. Thus, the insulting tone of my post. And of course, I am sure more than just me are insulted at your insinuation that I am just too dumb to understand. How many times have you called me that over the years or called me or Mike disingenuous, as if we were trying to sneak something by? Well, I have lost count. Especially since you do it all the time, and then accuse others of it to cover your tracks.
But this is simple. We post CBM's exact words without your interpretation, and of course, they say that much of the design was done after the option. You can type 100,000 words, but I understand the truth, we all do, and you can't change it by the sheer force of your will power.
In any case, I do understand how options work. You take one to do the type of earnest study you need to do to assure you still want to make a land purchase. And, that is what CBM did, no? Prior to that, he made enough study to believe he wanted the land, but obviously wasn't entirely sure, or he just would have purchased it outright in October, or December, whenever it actually was.
Pretty simple explanation, and usually, the truth is simple, and rarely as convoluted as your many theories.