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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
2 ********************* REMOVED: 19 APR 84 *******************
3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day System operator
4 ************************************************************
5 GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION
6 PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM.
7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privatly owned
8 and operated system which is currently open for use by the general public.
9 No restrictions are placed on the use of the system. As the system is
10 privatly owned, I retain the right to remove any and all messages which
11 I may find offensive. Because of the limited size of the system, it will be
12 periodically purged of messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved)
13 To leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out of the
14 ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering the
15 message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to replace
16 the line. To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up.
17 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
18 ************************************************************
19
20 **************************************************************************
21 THE INNKEEPER STOOD BEHIND THE BAR OBSERVING WHAT FEW CLIENTS THAT PREVADED
22 THE INN, WIPING SLOWLY AT A NONEXISTANT SPOT ON THE GLASS HE HELD. THEN
23 HE HEARD THE OLD OAKEN DOOR AT THE ENTRANCE CREAK OPEN. LOOKING UP HE SAW
24 THAT IT WAS PAM WHO HAD ENTERED! THE GLASS SLIPPED UNNOTICED FROM HIS SLACK
25 HAND AND CRASHED TO THE FLOOR. DUMBFOUNDED HE STOOD WITH HIS LOWER JAW
26 SLACK, AN EXCELANT HOME FOR FLIES. FINALLY HE REGAINS A DEGREE OF COMPOSURE
27 AND CRUNCHING OVER THE BROKEN GLASS STEPS OUT FROM BEHIND THE BAR TO
28 PROPERLY GREET PAM. GRASPING HER HAND AND PUMPING IT FURIOUSLY HE EXCLAIMED;
29 "WELCOME HOME MY FRIEND!"
30 **************** CISTOP MIKEY *******************************************
31 555 WAS HERE
32 [][][][][][][][][] 1446 04/15/84 [][][][][][][][]
33 PAM: MSG RECVD. STILL HAVE DISK. VERY GLAD YOUR BACK.
34 555: SO? WHO CARES? LEAVING MULTIPLE BELLS IS RUDE.
35 [][][][][][][][][][] DJJ [][][][][][][][][][][][][]
36 TO 555 : I DONT REALLY CARE.
37 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
38 HALELUYEAH,HALELUHYEA.WE NEEEED PRAYER IN SCHOOLS.MAHFREINDS WE
39 NEEEEEED PRAYER IN SCHOOLS TO SAVE OUR CHILDREN FROM THE GRIP
40 OF SATAN.HEEE THE ANTI CHRIST ISSEDUCING OUR CHILDREN WITH LUST.
41 PRAYER FORCED IN THE SCHOOLS AND AT THEHOME IS THE SALVATION
42 OF AMERICA.YAAAAES
43 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
44 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
45 @ @@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @@ @ @ @@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
46 I THINK WHAT THE PASTOR IS SAYIN' UP DER IS QUITE TRUE THE
47 VARIOUS CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE WORKING FOR PRAYER IN
48 SCHOOLS ARE VIOLATING ONE THING THAT IF ALLOWED COULD THREATEN
49 RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN OTHER AREASALSO.IT COMES DOWN TO STATE SANCTIONED RELIG
50 A-TEAM/A-TEAM/A-TEAM/A-TEAM/A-TEAM/ATEAM
51 WE ARE THE A-TEAM......IS ANYBODY THERE?
52 HELLO?
53 HELLO?
54 HANNIBAL: "FACE, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S THERE, I REALLY DON'T"
55 MURDOCK: "BUT THAT'S MY DOG, BILLY!!"
56 B.A.: "SHUT UP, FOOL THERE AIN'T NO DOG HERE!!!!!!!!!!"
57 MURDOCK: "BUT B.A........."
58 B.A.: "SHUT UP! THERE AIN'T NO DOG THERE"
59 -----
60 FACE: "I BETTER SCAM MURDOCK A DOG, BEFORE B.A. BREAKS HIS ARMS, LEGS, FACE..."
61 A-TEAM/A-TEAM/A-TEAM/A-TEAM/A-TEAM/ATEAM
62 XRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRX
63 Here's a slightly out of phase comment, has anybody out
64 there used an IBM PCjr? How compatible is it to the IBM PC? Is
65 it really a piece of junk like everyone says? Just wondering.
66 XRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRX REX RXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXRXR
67 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
68 Well, it's for real... KAMASBBS is on the air. For those of you who tried
69 it recently we've already got rid of a couple of bugs. Also, we've added
70 a KAMASBBS User's Guide. After you give your name and password--anything
71 will do; no security is checked, you can follow the instructions on show-
72 ing the User's Guide to learn how to use this new kind of BBS. It's a
73 BBS that allows messages to be organized in a tree structure. The terms
74 used in KAMAS can be confusing if you haven't heard about the tree analogy.
75 Anyway, be patient...give it a try...let us know what you think. It's
76 experimental--we'er ironing out the bugs.
77
78 In KAMAS, all the messages are kept in structured text files call topics.
79 Each topic can be thought of as a tree of text. The basic unit of text
80 is called the stem. Stems consist of a title and a leaf. The leaf is
81 just straight linear text (up to 2420 chars). The title is in turn
82 made up of a key and a subtitle. When you insert new messages to grow
83 the topic tree, you are prompted for each of these elements. The key
84 must be less than 31 characters; the leaf entry is terminated by two
85 RETURNS in a row. Don't type Control-C, like here, it will abort your
86 entry and you'll have to reenter. The keys are for later rapid retrieval.
87 Pick descriptive ones. As we've currently got it set up there are
88 two topics available: BBSMESSAGES and CONFERENCES. When you first get on
89 KAMASBBS you'll find yourself in the BBSMESSAGES topic. We've started
90 a few common sense branches in it.
91
92 Sooo, for a new kind of BBS adventure: Try KAMASBBS at 227-xxxx after
93 6PM in the evenings mostly. Sponsored by Chuck Hughes and Adam Trent.
94 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
95 !"#!"$"#$%"#!%#$&%$'&%(%=&(&%$#&#$#$&#&"&#$&%#$&"&%#$&%$&$#&$%&#$&%$&#%$&
96 To the above...And what about Steve Neighorn becuase he was there??? How
97 quickly they forget... Hey Hrothgar...I worked on the programs today...and
98 I made some good progress. Got alot of graphics to do, and I will try to gget
99 to them this week. I have had one heck of a time getting on here...it seems
100 as if things are getting quite popular.
101 ...and as the image fades to the crowded tavern...
102 To all respective reality travelers...Although I am sure I.R.S. offers fine
103 service, I have found a much better deal for the great deal of reality
104 travel I do each year. Ever since the division of the Galactic Rules
105 Committee that deals withh reality (I think it is the GSA) eased off on motst
106 of the regulations on reality travel, a host of smaller cheaper companies h
107 have sprung up all over the cosmos. One of these companies, Air Cal-
108 Reality, I am happy to say gives good service at good prices. Their
109 in-flight
110 training is excellent, as well as the stews...(boy those green women from
111 gamma 7 sure have an effect on me!)
112 Anyway...Before going with a big expensive outfit like I.R.S., you might
113 look into Air Cal-Reality...
114 "Hello alchemist", je m'appelle L'homme sans parity. I am here in this time
115 frame for some further training on 20th century computer science. Sure I
116 know it is crude by most standards, in my time almost all toasters have the
117 equivalance of a Cray X-MP in them, but hey...what the heck.. Many people
118 have a love of history, and I guess I fall into that company also. Maybe we
119 can talk about trans-axle inducers and bi-polar irridation units sometime
120 when you have a chance. I trip up the Kolumbia (i think the natives spell
121 it differently) would be great. One must be careful though, there are a
122 few power generating structures that block the way in certain places. Again
123 a throwback to the past, but in this time frame such contrivances are deemed
124 necessary. I will offer all the assitance I can. How 'bout a portable navi-
125 computer. Although it is usually used for time-space dialation problems
126 and hyper-space jumps, I think I can tweak it for surface navigation. And
127 since YOU seem to know something about the type of craft used on the
128 Kolumbia, how about stepping forward as leader?
129 How 'bout the rest of you? Are you game for a trip up the Kolumbia? Taverns
130 are fun for awhile, but I would like to get outside under the cool grey skies
131 for awhile...
132 #"!#!"#!"#!"# L'homme sans parity $#$(#")$("#$%!"%#$%&$#&!#$&#&#"&
133
134 **************************************************************************
135 WHY USE ANY OF THE ABOVE TRANS-REALITY TRANSPROTATION. D-HOPPERS CAN BE
136 FOUND AT THE BAZAAR OR ANY LOCAL DEEVIL OUTLET. LOCK YOUR WALLET UP
137 BEFORE ENTERING HOWEVER. ALSO ANY AVAILABLE SPELLS AGAINST SUCCUMBING
138 TO HIGH PRESSURE SALESMANSHIP WILL HELP.
139 WHISPER
140
141 YOU ARE ALL WRONG THE ONLY GENTLEMANLY WAY TO NAVIGATE THE
142 KOLUMBIA IS WITH A STTRONG AND STEADY HAND ON A D-FORM POWER
143 GRIPPED AQUASHELL. AND I ,BEING THE ONLY LOCAL TIME DISTRICT
144 PROCESSOR WITH ACCESS TO D-FORM TECHNOLOGY WILL GLADLY SELL ONE
145 FOR A MEAGER SUM OF 56,000 CR..
146 SIGNED,
147 PRAETOR RICHMOFFTRENT
148
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153
154 SACRE' BLEU!!!!!!!! 503 ALLIANCE RULES YOU ALL.
155
156 WELL I GUESS SCHOOL GOT OUT EARLY TODAY. ALL THE PRESCHOOL
157 CHILDREN ARE PLAYING.
158 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
159 ALL: where can i find inexpensive a) computer grade/length cassettes and
160 b) those large TEK tapes that fit in the graphic machines?
161 US DIGITAL: are the BWMS archives on SSSD? are their any objections to
162 letting people copy mine?
163 ALL (again): would anyone be interested in going in on a BWMS archive buy?
164 (if this is permissible). BARD? I can shoot it out at any BAUD if you can
165 capture it on your electric-abacus.....
166 ALL (gaming): still no one for cosmic encouters? how about ANY game? I
167 would like to get a NON-D&D gaming night going on weekly at my facility.
168 ALL (surplus): Is anyone out there a junk hound like me? Maybe we could
169 trade GSA sales notes....
170 ALL (tubes): does anyone want to buy any? I have every (almost) pre-
171 compactron era tube made. cheap.
172 ALL (yawn..): I have to stay up all night (medical reasons..). Would
173 anyone be intrested in a game of chess? (via modem, as I can have the
174 computer record the moves in case we have to back-track..). If so, leave
175 a note here (tonight only...).
176 Aaron
177 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
178 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
179 SLEEP MY CHILDREN, SLEEP. --MOTHER
180 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
181 DEBORAH: was that sky-diving comment for real? If so, where do
182 you jump? I've jumped at Western Sports Parachute Club (unfortunately
183 it was a couple of years ago) and that was about the biggest thrill
184 I've had. I still remember my first jump.... Ah well.
185 :::::::::::
186 PAM! So nice to have you back I doubt you recognize my sobriquet, as
187 I was not a participant then (more of a looker, hence my name).
188 I hope you can take part, even if only occasionally.
189 ::::::::::::::::O O::::::::voyeur:::::::::O O::::::::::::::::::::::::
190 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
191 "Come on everyone!!" the piper leaped up from his chair. "PAM has
192 returned to the inn and we are not there to greet her! To the waterfront!"
193 The piper rushed out of the door of the drinking establishment, not pausin
194 to see who followed. The rest of the party erupted from the doorway in a
195 tangle of arms, legs, and beer glasses. The piper paused about half way
196 down the first block. Which way was the waterfront?? Ahhh, downhill, of
197 course. At least the rain had stopped. Now if they could find someone
198 who would part with a watercraft!
199 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
200 *************************************************************
201 ABOUT ARCHIVES: THEY ARE ON 8" IBM3740 FORMAT DISKS UNDER CPM. THIS MEANS
202 SSSS (SINGLE SIDED SINGLE DENSITY) THE STANDARD CPM DISTRIBUTION FORMAT.
203 NO, I DON'T CARE IF ANYBODY COPIES OTHER DISKS, AFTER ALL IT IS PUBLIC
204 INFORMATION. I AM ONLY PROTECTIVE OF MY OWN PRECIOUS DISKS.
205 ************************ CISTOP MIKEY *************************************
206 :*************************************************************:
207 Wassir: Thanks for releasing PAM. It certainly took you long
208 enough to give up on getting the ransom. Monsieur d'Autun
209 :*************************************************************:
210 Deborah:Why would anyone want to jump out of a *PERFECTLY GOOD* airplane?
211 ..........................An Acrophobe......................................
212 "Whisper! What art thou doing here?" exclaimed the apprentice. Before she
213 could answer they were both caught up in the rush for a boat.
214 ................................the apprentice..............................
215 Alchemist:I have some small knowledge of thy art. If this be not
216 a secret, how dost thou contain alkahest?
217 ............................................................................
218 The bard and Fast Freddie had been huddled in a corner, discussing
219 transportation. (Bard was describing the prices, characteristics, etc while
220 Freddie figured scams). As the group left to find a boat, Freddie seemed to
221 have the gleaming eyes of someone who is on a roll.
222 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
223 Freddie: forgive me but I figured that you were the best "qualified" for the
224 task.
225 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
226 >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------<<
227
228 Reassigned......Here.....in this savage twentieth century reality......
229 He thought back over his long years of training ..... His endless hours in
230 empathy....countless phases of Psi......He knew the patterns of all the
231 sentience in this region.....and for what....an overtly aggressive, pompous,
232 tribal, grouping of pre-sentinents........whose conception of reality was
233 singular...............how arrogant........
234 Yet with all these reservations he knew this was his path. Sure business
235 would be slow ..in the beginning .. After all this planet was just taken off
236 non-participatory status and only a few adventurous beings had so far arrived
237 but he knew soon the trickle would be a flood. This planet was rich with past.
238 Putting his current thoughts aside he turned to his cognitor to answer
239 the recent inquires. Several names & titles he recognized from previous
240 travel arrangements. One name was one of his oldest clients...from his very
241 first franchise. They had seen his travel-holo and were curious about a
242 time anomaly they had felt called " Innisfall ".
243 He began mixing his response. Beginning of course with I.R.P. psi-logo.
244 To which he merged several pans of " Innisfall " in various states and
245 intensity. Adding his own thoughts to the flowing channel. And finishing
246 the holo with his usual ...Respectfully submitted,
247 Brendan Wkeep
248
249 >>----------------------------------------------------------------------------<<
250 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
251 IS EVERYBODY WARM? MAYBE SOME MORE COCOA? COOKIES? --MOTHER
252 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
253 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
254 Not right now Mom, ask later and I might take you up on it - F.F.
255
256 Bard: No apologies nessesary........
257 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
258 Twentieth century watercraft..... What I wouldn't do for a bolo with
259 water wings. Oh well, if we need a boat, we need a boat.....
260
261 Finally arriving at the docks, I picked a likely sucker, and went to
262 work. "Greetings, friend, Allow me to introduce myself. The name is Fred,
263 and as I see it, this is your lucky day. My friends and I have been put in
264 the situation of needing a transport upstream." I could see that he thought
265 that I was quite mad. I continued, "I suppose, of course, that you have heard
266 of the recent gold discovery upstream. Well, we are out to make our fortune
267 and need to get upstream fast."
268 He finally began to speak, "there's no gold up there....."
269 He stopped when I held aloft a large gold coin, one which would get almost
270 nothing back at the backwater, "this, of course, would be only half payment,
271 the rest of which would be yours upon arrival......"
272
273 Fast Fred
274 BSAL
275 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
276 FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW: THE REASON THAT CATS WALK AROUND WITH THEIR TAILS
277 STRAIGHT UP IS TO DISPLAY THEIR MONDALE
278 BUTTONS
279
280 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
281 I don't think we're really in the Portland we think we're in. The
282 Doctor's TARDIS never goes to the right place. Something had to pull it
283 there. I've been recieving messages from PAM. I thought she was imprisoned.
284 When I was back at the Inn, I heard a strange voice warning me off the
285 powers of a man called George MathKneeBiter SlimeHopper. Strange. Almost
286 sounds familar.
287 The Ninja
288 ------------------------------(<>)-----------------------------------
289
290 "Fred," I wisper as I pull him out of the weeeling and dealing for
291 a moment, "Just give him this and get rid of him." I pull out a diamond
292 and point towards the owner of the boat, a nice 40' cabin cruser.
293 "I picked up a about 30 pounds of these once and have stashed them in
294 all sorts of places. Let me know if you wish to trade for a few. The
295 price is non-negotiable, period."
296
297 Freddy goes back to dealing, after a few minutes the owners face
298 lights up and he disappears.
299
300 I head towards the small bridge and motion everybody aboard,
301 starting the twin desiel engines, as I call to the piper to throw the
302 lines off. It is the perfect day for a trip up the Columbia River
303 Gorge. (I know the geography of this area well, if not the political
304 structure). I think I noticed a small bar in the cabin of the boat,
305 Hmmm, I see the others have already found it...
306
307 ----------------------(<>)The Traveller(<>)---------------------------
308 `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `'
309 Suddenly everyone in the place jumped up and started for the door at
310 the same instant. The alchemist was taken by surprise and carried along in
311 the wake of the thundering throng. As everyone was being extruded through
312 the door his foot caught on the edge of the sill and he went sprawling
313 onto the sidewalk. A magnetic bottle containing about two thirds of a pint
314 of 'alkahest' bounced out of his tunic and went rolling down the street.
315 "Don't let that thing get near a strong electromagnetic field that might
316 affect the seal!", he yelled. He turned to the BARD and said, "One can't
317 be too careful with that stuff; just one drop on the loose and this
318 trans-reality is in big trouble. We had one heck of a time containing it
319 in the first place." He retrieved the bouncing container and headed down
320 toward the river with the rest of the crowd.
321
322 As they went rushing down the hill he turned to his right and said,
323 "L'homme, I do appreciate your suggestion, but it seems the piper has
324 already set things in motion. I must say I'm a bit relieved."
325 He was in fact just getting his bearings in this reality, but he already
326 knew that Leader here sometimes became synonomous with Target. At this
327 time he would just as soon go along with the crowd and make whatever
328 small contribution seemed appropriate. Besides being in such a position
329 might afford more time to DUCK when the action starts, as it is prone to
330 do without warning.
331
332 Arriving at the dock he found that Fast Fred was standing on one
333 of the strangest water craft he had ever seen. It looked as though
334 someone had build about twenty different shapes and sizes of rooms and
335 then stacked them helter skelter on a large floating platform. There
336 was a large deck forward and some sort of huge engine mounted on the
337 stern. He hoped that it had a zillion horsepower. It would certainly
338 need it to propel this monster. It was painted in a variety of colors,
339 with several interesting scenes painted on the sides of some of the
340 rooms. Fred was having a lively discussion with someone who was
341 probably the present owner. He turned and said, "Get out that bag of
342 GOLD of yours and pay this person off. We've no time to dally around."
343
344 Things were really starting to happen fast now. Some people were
345 casting off the lines and there was someone forward at the wheel that
346 looked like the apprentice or the BARD. The alchemist turned toward
347 the Ninja and said, "Hook those davits on that TARDIS and get it aboard
348 if you want to have it along." Turning to the right he continued,
349 "Traveller do you think that cruiser tied along side will be a good skiff
350 for this larger craft? or if necessary we can all pile aboard the cruiser
351 and make the trip in no time at all. But what are we going to do with this
352 more comfortable conveyance? In any case let us be underway.", So saying he
353 stepped forward and looked out over the river called 'Will-A-Mutt'.
354 `' `' `' `' `' -alchemist- `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `' `'
355 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
356 DID EVERYONE BRING THEIR TOOTHBRUSHES AND PJ'S? --MOTHER
357 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
358 HOPPING ON TO THE CRAFT. LOOKS MORE LIKE SOMEBODIES ATTEMPT AT A JOKE. ALL
359 THOSE ROOMS ON A BARGE, AND WHATS THAT THING ON THE STERN OF IT. OH WELL
360 IF THATS WHERE THE APPRENTICE WANT'S TO GO. JUST WAIT TILL I GET THIS ARMOR
361 OFF. RIVER TRAVEL AND CHAINMAIL DON'T MIX. BESIDES I'VE BEEN GETTING
362 ALL THESE FUNNY STARES WALKING AROUND IN THIS STRANGE CITY. WAIT TILL I GET
363 HOLD OF THAT WIZARD! HIM AND HIS JUST HOLD STILL THIS WON'T TAKE A MINUTE.
364 WORKING MY WAY TOWARDS THE BOW I SPOT THE APPRENTICE. JUST WHERE ARE WE OFF
365 TOO THIS TIME MY FRIEND. TRAVELLING WITH YOU CAN BE A TRIFLE EXHAUSTING
366 YOU KNOW.
367 WHISPER
368
369 ******************************************************************************
370 ********************************************
371 GOLLY, I HOPE PAM DOESN'T PLAY HIT AND RUN AGAIN. AFTER SUCH A LONG WAIT
372 IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO SEE HER LEAVE AGAIN. WILL YOU CONTINUE TO BE WITH
373 US FOR A WHILE PAM? IT WOULD BE SO NICE IF YOU WILL.
374 *************** ME *************************
375 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
376 WHAT IS WRONG? Is the system in a depression? Why are there so few
377 chapters being written? Must be mass hypnosis..........
378 Maybe a new topic would help......
379 The question: What does the Biblical prophesy that Jesus will return "on the
380 clouds" really mean? ......an extension.. Can we assume from the Bible that
381 when Jesus returns, everyone in the world will know it immediatly? Over a
382 span of a generation? 10? How long did it take Jesus to become world-known
383 in his first tour?
384 Aaron
385 ps: piper, your'e up..
386 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
387 Sidste sang
388
389 Hvor boegen luder, lys og sval, der sang i maj en nattergal.
390 Den lokked i den lyse kvaeld og kaldte med set tonevaeld:
391 Du hvem mit hjerte stunder til,
392 svar mig isdkoven hvis du vil.
393 Du vil? Du vil? du hvem mit jherte stunder til.
394
395 Og ekko i den stille dal,
396 hvor natten lyste, oem og sval,
397 gav svar paa nattergalens roest som fra et fjaelet fuglebryst.
398 Vil du min enesang forstaa?
399 min tone, vil du den forsmaa:
400 Du maa! du maa! du vil min enesang forstaa.
401
402 Alt hvad derr svandt, i mindets skaer er for bestandig lige naer.
403 Hvad der erinderer sig bestaar.
404 Kun hvad der er forglemt forgaar.
405 Min skoenne ungeliv, forbliv!
406 forbliv, min skoenne unge liv!
407 forbliv, forbliv, min skoenne unge liv, forbliv!
408
409 && && &&
410 "Oooooohhhhhhhhh....."
411 This was getting to be a habit. One minute he was having a few friendly drinks in a tavern, the next he was waking
412 up in some strange place with the King's own hangover. If the ground would only hold still...
413 "Hey! Back among the living, I see!"
414 He knew that voice... It took a few seconds for his mind to bridge the gap left by a few billion alchohol-killed
415 neurons. "Graymalkin! Where are we?"
416 "On the oddest excuse for a boat I've ever seen. We just passed into this big river from a smaller one. There seems
417 to be something magical upstream, and we're giong to find out what it is."
418 Well, at least that explained why the floor kept moving. But why was he having such trouble with his memory? It
419 reminded him of something, but what? Of course! He thought that disease was mythical, but something in the nature
420 of this reality had brought it out in him.
421 "Gray, dear friend, I must ask you a very strange favor. No matter how much I beg you, don't let me have another
422 beer or ale or glass of wine until we leave this reality. Apparently something in this world has triggered off an
423 allergic reaction in me to alchohol. I've never suffered the like before, though I hear it's quite common in some
424 realities. This must be one of them. Now, please excuse me but I feel a sudden need to visit the railing."
425 With that, the Poet turned and ran to the craft's port side. It's not fair, he thought as he listened to his
426 companions singing drunkenly to the Piper's music, I was just beginning to like the stuff they drink here, too...
427 && The Mad Actor &&
428 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
429 POOR TMA. IF NOT ALE, THEN MILK. GIVES YOU STRONG TEETH AND BONES. --MOTHER
430 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
431 "!#!"(#!"($"#)($%!"#)$<%(#$)%($<%("$%(#$)'%!($#!)&'>)%#$!+&'#!%$)>&'!#%$)&>'?
432 Aaron..Medical reasons eh? Ha! I bet! By the way, the graphics system I
433 was speaking of is the CT5 system - Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation.
434 The Redifon flight simulator generate F-16's in real time 30 frames/second, and
435 the image is remarkable!
436 Play chess? I have a program rated 1900, wanna play a game?
437 #$"$"#$#"$
438 As I ran along with the rest of the group, I wondered about my schedule at
439 school. How many programming assignments and pop quizes would I miss? Oh well,
440 the midterms aren't for another 2 weeks, and I hope our adventure is done
441 by them. Reaching the boat, I had to look twice to make sure that was the
442 craft we were going to sail on. "Are you sure this is the one?
443 closest person to me, "Yup...Fast Fred should have the matter closed in just
444 a few minutes", someone answered. "Oh well, I'll just make the best of it,
445 it sure is different than the pontoon boats of epsilin delta in the orion
446 system! After getting on board, and before partaking of ale (always ale eh?)
447 I wanted to do a little exploring. On a boat this big, who knows what one will
448 find. I managed to find a locked door to one of the cabins below. I used a
449 handy little trick I had picked up here in this reality, and picked the lock.
450 "I guess those TV dectective shows are good for something afterall..."
451 Behind the door (which by the way was painted green), I found something that
452 caused me to yell for anyone of the others... "Come quick!!! You are not
453 going to believe what I found!!! Come quick!!!..."
454 !"#!"!$#"(%")%"#$%"#% l'homme sans parity #"!'(#!)"*(#)!+"*(#!")#+(!")#
455 PS Is there going to be another meeting this Saturday?
456 PPS Have you had a chance to look over the documentation leonard? I realize you
457 are busy, but I was just checking.
458 PPPS Does mother have any children, like trons or whizards?
459 PPPPS MIG...I tried, but to no avail...
460 PPPPPS Voyeur...on a different plane, are you still interested in terminal
461 programs?
462 #"!(#)"!*($)#$(#")$#")$(#")$(#")$(#")$(")$(#")$(#")(!($<!"$(!"(<$
463 I SAW A MOVIE ONCE, IT WAS PLAYING ALONG WITH "DEEP THROAT". IT WAS
464 CALLED "BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR". I DON'T SUPPOSE THERE IS ANY CONNECTION,
465 L'HOMME? AFTER ALL, WHAT WOULD MOTHER SAY?
466 TSKTSKTSKTSKTSKTSKTSKTSKTSKTSKTSKTSKTSKTSKTSKTSKTSKTSKTSKTSKTSKTSKTSKTSKTSKTSK
467 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
468 The piper relaxed again. His companions were merrymaking and paid no
469 attention to his tunes. He liberated a cold bottle that someone named Henry
470 had placed on a private hunting ground. Paying no attention to the shouts
471 about a "Green Door" (the piper felt that sex made a very poor spectator sport,
472 and got bored observing rather quickly. There was one occasion in a warmer
473 climate however...) he made his way to the deck on the forepart of this floating
474 conglomeration. He really prefered sail power to the loud, stinking infernal
475 combustion engines that this reality seemed addicted to. Oh well, with a
476 little luck and perserverance, they could change realities soon.
477 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
478 aaron--
479 Gulp! You caught me quite unprepared. I really don't know what to thini
480 about the prophecy of "Christ returning on a cloud." You see, I gave up
481 Christianity for Lent about 20 years ago. I have felt very little loss in
482 the ensuing time. (Mind you, I am not anti-Christian, if you want to believe
483 in christ's "virgin birth" go right ahead. (And I will not dispute the fact
484 that Christ is the "son of God", just that that is an EXCLUSIVE title.))
485 Oh dearie me -- my english teacher would never approve of those stacked
486 parenthesis. (And they would never qualify me to work on ((((LISP)))).)
487 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
488 --------------------------------------------------
489 NOTICE TO MARINERS # 1.578.209476
490 FROM: Commander Nth Costa Guard District
491 TO: All Craft Large & Small
492 Reports of alleged large sea monster sighted
493 at the confluence of the 'Will-A-Mutt' and
494 Kulumbia rivers.
495 /Long: 122 deg. 45' 30''W Lat: 45 deg 39' N/
496 Non-confirmed sighting reports indicate it
497 may have devoured several small craft and
498 swamped one 40 foot power cruiser. Extreme
499 caution is advised in the area!
500 Lt. Cmdr. Fuzzy Face
501 --------------------------------------------------
502 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
503 Man Sans Pparity-thanks anyway! also I KNOW mother`doesn't have any kids`named
504 wizard,about Trons I don't know.the little`flap between`mothers above was caused
505 when`a certain friend of`mine who was playing mother for`awhile,found this
506 imposter.
507
508 "of`course Poet,whatever you want.here,try some of this native food I`found"
509 with that thrusting a large baggie of hash at the Poet."it's Fulla vitamins!
510 and it acts just like alcohol."
511
512 Aaron,you go`to PCC now,don't you,hummmmmme.I wonder...
513 The Man in Gray
514 ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
515 -----------------------------------------------------------------
516 Hello`people,just thought you might like to hear some more idiocy from the
517 religious masses...from this months OMNI page 99.
518 "Jack Chick,a Los Angeles publisher(uses) a COMIC book`called 'spellbound' to
519 wwarn`young people`about k
520 industries that unleash satanic forces on the world 'besides companys that
521 (make) occult products as ouija boards,tarot cards and astrology books' he(chick
522 ) charges 'the devels best ally is the record industry,particularly ROCK`AND
523 ROLL' rock bands,he claims,use Dr}uid`
524 drumbeats to summon demons and hypnotize sacrifice victums.'in fact,the Beatles
525 used thease beats to hypnotize fans afd become a phenominal success'" he also
526 thincks that we should all "go home,Oget our`a
527 astrology books,ouija boards,and ROCK records,and burn them behind a church"
528 (all caps mine)
529 all of you(me included) who Listened to rock are being hypnotized against our
530 will! lets all`burn monopoly games too! they must be tools of`the anti-christ!
531 any comments?
532 ` ` ` SHTONER
533 -----
534 "Just a moment, Whisper." said the apprentice. "Monsieur, I believe I can
535 aid you." he removed a book from his pouch....
536 "Ah, here it is, 'bilocation'! Now, would you prefer to be here and in
537 class SIMULTANEOUSLY, or SEQUENTIALLY? The latter involves a finite time-loop,
538 while the former involves a slight risk of disorientation."
539 ...........
540 "I would not worry, my friend. We are going up the Kulumbia River
541 to a site several of us have sensed. It is some sort of henge, about 30 leagues
542 from this city."
543 .......................
544 To: All Subject: PorSFiS meeting
545 There will be a PorSFiS meeting on Saturday at 2 pm. However
546 Bard and I may not be there (he is moving, and I have been shanghied to help!)
547 ................................the apprentice..................................
548 M. l'homme: I've examined the docs, but not had time to try them yet.
549 ___________________________________Leonard______________________________________
550 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
551 I AM THE INN MOTHER. YOU ARE ALL MY CHILDREN. --MOTHER
552 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
553 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
554 Issat anything like a den mother?
555 piper: hey! no problem! being of the non-christian persuation myself, I
556 thought this would be an excellent opportunity for me to brush up on
557 current Biblical mis-interpretation, and get the BW on a roll at the same
558 time. So any input is welcome (and qualified). Aaron
559 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
560 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM NO, IT'S NOT. --MOTHER MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
561 Mom, I forgot my clean socks. Please send a pair. --Big foot
562 ***************************************************:
563 DEBORAH: THE ONLY THING CURRENTLY IS AN ATTEMPT BY AARON TO GET A RELIGOUS
564 DISCUSION GOING, OTHER THEN THAT THE REST ARE SCRAMBLING TO GET BACK TO
565 THE INN TO TRY TO CATCH PAM WHILE SHE IS STILL THERE. YOU ARE STILL HERE
566 AREN'T YOU PAM?
567 ************************ CISTOP MIKEY ************************
568 LAUGHING: The only form of revolt we have in this country. FATHER!
569 ***********************************************************************
570 #@!#!#)!@#*@)!*#$)@!*$!)@$*!_@$*!)*$#)*$)@*#$)#%)@*%$)@*%)@*%$)*%@)%*$@)*
571 Leonard: OK then...when you have a chance to do some more examination, and
572 are all finished with what ever you are doing, we can move the languages
573 over to the OS of your choice...
574 Aaron: I heard you came thru for M F & E again! Congrats...But when I heard
575 what the problem was, and watched MF&E do some programming on that machine,
576 we both sang in unison "I deplore my crappadore 64!!!" haha... Are you
577 going to come to the meeting saturday? Or are you afraid to show your
578 face, if you know what I mean?
579 MOTHER: CAN YOU SAY MUTHA? SURE YOU CAN! NOW LET'S ALL GO TO THE MAGIC
580 KINGDOM...
581 $#%*)$#*%#
582 "Darn it anyway, no one seems to want to come and see what is behind this
583 green door, which by the way, has no relation to that 20th century sex
584 flick others are talking about...those movies are soooo boring, there
585 is simply no room for artistic lisense.
586 Well anyway, I managed to build up enough courage to enter the room without
587 the other adventurers, and examine what I had found. The room seemed to be
588 some sort of storage place for devices of the occult. One the floor was
589 painted a giant pentegram. On the walls hung shrunken heads and broom
590 sticks. There were tarot cards, crystal balls, reagnets and potions of
591 every kind (including eye of knute rockne and leg of lamb). Ancient books
592 with titles I couldn't even pronounce were stacked neatly on a bookshelf
593 to my left. A crate of small black pots lines another wall, and above
594 them were several cartons labeled "VOODOO - 100 GROSS". There were also
595 several mind altering drugs in labaled containers next to the voodoo
596 cartons. "That's one thing they don't teach us in school...witch craft
597 and black magic. I can't even learn all this stuff from Ozzy Osbourne!",
598 I muttered to myself. "I better find someone who knows more about this
599 stuff. We might have stumbled onto a 'black' market smuggeling operation
600 here." Just how much did Fast Fred pay for this crate anyway? I closed
601 and locked the door, but not before taking a jar of some weird chemical,
602 a voodoo doll from one of the packages, and a couple small books from
603 the shelf, and stuffing them all into by ever-present ever bulging back
604 pack. I hurried up to the deck, and set about to find the expert I was
605 looking for...
606 #@*#!@)*#!@)*$!@) L'homme sans parity $*@#!)$&#$)&!#@)&$%#)%&#)@&%@)#&%@#)
607
608 FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
609 MOTHER, I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU, AND I THINK IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO COME
610 HOME NOW. WE ALL NEED TO BE TUCKED IN HERE............WELL......MOTHER!
611 DO YOU HAVE CLEAN UNDERWEAR ON? WHAT IF .............YOU GET IN AN ACCI-
612 DENT! FATHER
613 FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
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