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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
2 ********************* REMOVED: 23 MAY 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 privately 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 privately 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 /Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/z
21 I actually made it to the top of a file????
22 Oh well, *Computer Rat*; are you still there???
23 /Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z?Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/ XENON /Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/ZoZ
24 --------------------------------(<>)---------------------------------
25 The grey mass looming in the mist was definitely not an ordinary
26 castle, it seems to be a cross between an regular midieval castle
27 and a more modern one built in the days of cannons with the smooth
28 angled sides. Somthing odd about the stone as well, an odd sheen,
29 along a near wall there were melt marks I recognized as being from a
30 photon weapon of some sort, but why it did not cut the stone like
31 butter puzzles me even more.
32 On the second try the molecular grappling hook anchored itself into
33 railing on the wall above, sinking into the solid material slower than
34 it should. A quick twist of the end of a 6" rod in my hand and I rise
35 quickly up the wall.
36 On removing the hook and folding it onto the end of the spider-rod
37 I notice the wall where the hook had been fastened, Crynalloy! But the
38 whole castle! I put the spider-rod and the .45 back into respective
39 pockets on the inside of my jacket and removed a more ominous looking
40 item.
41 The "mechanical pencil" took care of the lock of the door, and after
42 stowing the laser again in a pocket I decended into the castle...
43 --------------------(<>)The Traveller(<>)------------------------------
44 I should be able to make it this saturday. It is this saturday at the
45 library, isn't it?
46 (I am coming to the book sale anyway.)
47 -----(<>)-----
48
49 ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
50 Hello all,I qhall show up at oy PorSFiS tonight(today,good god,its 7 a.m. maybe
51 I ought to get some sleep first?) I may be a bit groggy.I've noticed that somebody
52 was making references to u/l case and machine quality.my present dedicated terminal
53 which cost all of 50$ will compleatly smoke any other 8bit machine I have found.
54 not real fast on I/O but what do you want,sony micro-floppys?
55 anyone wanna benchmark?(have tried apple,c-64/trs mod 1 and 3) keep in mind I
56 am talking BASIC here,not C or M/L and don't pull ACTION or pre-compile basic XL
57 on me &&TMA&&!!!
58 at the inn...
59 perhaps it was time to get out of this tub,i've been here 2 days now.
60 not only the sinking feeling of impending doom but the fact that his fingers looked
61 radicaly wrinkled.
62 "I can deal with impending doom,but my skin sloughing off gets to me after a little
63 while."
64 Ninja,I didn't remember your BW indentity,so I couldn't thank you yet.
65 Publicly:I hereby decree that the Ninja was 85% responsable for the disapperence
66 of the "phantom wriTTer"
67 Gee,its 7:30 now,to get to PorSFiS,I have to leave here at 12:30,1 hour getting
68 decent looking.4 hours,should be interesting folks.
69 The Man in Gray
70 ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
71 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
72 WHAT TYPE OF SYSTEM IS THIS...THIS SOUNDS PRETTY INTERESSTING
73 WHO IS THE MAN IN GRAY,AND NINJA AND THE TRAVALLER AND ALSO THE PHANTOM WRITTER???
74 I DON'T KNOW......WELL
75 My name is Digital Man.....and is this a fantasy board
76 i understand some of it not much though
77 Well i'll be seeing yoople....
78 Digital Man
79 @@@@@@@@@@@
80 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]GREETINGS FROM LORD MORBY, THE EARL OF BLACKPO
81 Well, all the people in here certainly a strange lot, but what can one expectfrom peasantry. Actually I found this very
82 interesting. The host computer here must be 120 characters wide, because it isreally messing up my screen. If anyone would
83 like to tell me how to get a nice entry in, I'd be most gracious. Lastly, ioperator, or someone with knowledge would like
84 to leave either a message or a name I can contact to get information about the ssoftware runing the system, I would be again
85 most pleased. And heck, I'm royalty!
86 Lord Charles Morby, the Earl of Blackpool.
87 p.s. sorry if this readout looks ridiculous, or I spelled things incorrectly.
88 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][
89 Greetings ( again ) from Lord Morby...
90 I think the 80 character screen is much better. Well, you can still leave
91 messages for me.
92 Lord Charles Morby, the Earl of Blackpool.
93 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
94 THIS IS THE DIGITAL MAN AGIAN
95 AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I WANT TO KNOW
96 ALL OF YOU PEOPLE AND EVERYONE ON HERE??
97 CAN ANYONE HELP??
98 THANKS..
99 DIGITAL MAN
100 **********
101 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
102 Lord Morby:Try the MA 80 command, to set your margin to 80 columns.
103 To all:I think that a potential `Phantom Writter` has sprung up. I won't
104 make any hasty judgements, so we`ll see. Come to the PorSciFiS meeting
105 today, as The Doctor and myself are going to attend. I wouldn`t want
106 us to be the only ones there....
107 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar ++++++++++++++++++++++++
108 /\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\
109 Inside a darkened room with stone walls,
110 A red light lit on the panel, An intruder.
111 Another problem to add to the failed eliminations.
112 One group mown down and the others converging on an empty library.
113 "This is not going to be easy to report. Let's see if the intruder
114 can ease the problem..."
115 /\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\CROLL\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\^/\
116 && && &&
117 Digital Man: just keep reading, you'll get to know us.
118 To All who Attend: I'll be at the tavern if not the meeting before.
119 && && &&
120 Billy-Bob Bullyboy was a bit puzzled. His employer was paying him well to off these characters, but the conditions
121 of the contract were odd. He was picked up at his home by some strangely blank types who blindfolded him and
122 didn't let him see again until he was near the job. Oh, well, a job's a job, and a guy can't get too picky in
123 today's economy, what with King Eleshaar's huge deficit and all...
124 His musing was interrupted by the arrival of his first customer. Now, if he just started the car without noticing
125 the little trick he'd gimmicked up. Replacing the nitrous in the injection system with hydrogen should clean out
126 the whole group here. Too bad about the Corwin guy, looks like he's too close to miss.
127 Yeah. One of 'em's getting in the car now.... .... ..... Whahsup? No explosion. Hmm, that's never happened before.
128 Oh, well, gotta keep trying to fill the contract. Maybe something simpler...
129 && The Mad Actor &&
130 CRAIG? IF YOU SEE THIS MESSAGE, TELL ME SO. YOU WERE WRONG ABOUT 'ULTIMA III' & THE MARK OF FORCE.
131
132 THE KELP
133 BIBBY
134 IBB
135 STIME
136 IBBY
137 THIS IS DIGITAL MAN AGIAN JUST SAYING HI
138 HOW IS EVERYBODY
139 I WANT TO KNOW YOU ALL.....
140 THANKS.
141 DIGITAL MAN
142 @@@@@@@@@@@
143 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
144 GREETINGS FOR LORD CHARLES MORBY, THE EARL OF BLACKPOOL...
145 You may rise. Groveling is unnecessary, but flattery on the other hand...
146 Yee gads, this board fills up fast. Well, anyone who wants to converse with
147 me can, I would be appreciative.
148 Although I discovered about the "MA 80" command, thanx for mentioning it.
149 I am by no means a " phantom wriTTer" nor a phantom writer. I just happen
150 be in your peasant village. I love my people... (pull!)
151 Go back and tend to your fields.
152 Good Day - Lord Morby
153 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
154 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
155 Hello to everybody from LORD GRIMSBY, THE EARL OF GREYMYRE...
156 Although this is probably my first and last entry for a while, I just would
157 like to say that I have access to a "CASTLE WOLFENSTIEN ][" in case your
158 all interested.
159 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
160 :*************************************************************:
161 :** THE GRAND DRAGON MASTER IS BACK. HE LURKS, HE LISTENS, **:
162 :** BUT NOTHING CATCHES HIS FANCY. NOTHING CHANGED. DRAT. **:
163 :************************************************************:
164 This is Digital Man agian and what is the Castle WolfenStien?
165 Is it in Germany?????
166 Sounds like it...
167 Well this is a fun system i thought it was a stupid bill board becuase..
168 I did'nt understand any of it but i was wrong once you get to use it.
169 How do you get to the top????
170 Do you just call and call and call or what??
171 WEll i think i will go call more bbs's
172 by the way i just moved here from Tahoe California
173 Well i ski.....Do you ski????
174 It was great you can gamble in Places there but i'm under age...
175 Well i've gotta go
176 Please write
177 If you know any of the people here,like me.....i don't know any of you??????
178 Thanks,
179 Digital Man..
180 I got that from Rush (SIGNALS)neat huh??
181 bye now!!
182 ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
183 Traveller: I told you that I would be on before you would. It was good to
184 finally meet to face to face. You should have bet me!!!!!! I hardly ever
185 lose.(We Time Lords have possession of certain knowledge that you can only
186 dream about!!!)Nya,Nya,Nya!!!
187 ????????????????
188 For all you 'Trekkies', here's one for ya': Name ALL the Constitution Class
189 Starships in Federation. That includes all those destroyed, lost, etc....
190 ??????????????????????????????????????? The Doctor ?????????????????????????????
191 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
192 I had been fighting my way up the mountain for some time
193 now, and still I have not found a trace of Emer. Yet I know she
194 has come this way as surly as a compass always points north, I
195 can feel her presence. The trees had turned to small shrubs, and
196 soon there would be nothing but mosses covering the ground as I
197 continue ever upward. The air had changed from the cosy warmth
198 of the valley to bitter cold lonelyness that even a roaring
199 campfire could not fully drive away. There is a certain feeling
200 here of being above the world, yet still it is lonely and barren,
201 and the cold bites deeply. The power, the independance of
202 thought and action, all this and I should be happy, so why does
203 the cold bite so deeply? Still I move on, ever searching and
204 hopeing to come upon Emer. Why does she run hiding in the
205 shadows? Does she fear my presence? Once again I see a shadow
206 flit from one outcropping of rock to another. My senses tell me
207 it is Emer. I call out to her, but she does not answer. Why
208 does she fear me so? Is she afraid I will hurt her, or is it
209 this dark cloud that has been following me these last few years?
210 I sit back against a small depression in the cliff wall behind
211 me, warming my hands over the small fire I had built. Drawing my
212 cloak about me, I watch the sun set behind the clouds in the sky
213 as a light snow begins to fall. Ahh Emer, how I wish you would
214 share my campfire.
215 *O* Tarn *O*
216 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
217 AGIAN I SAY HI-DIGITAL MAN
218 IS THIS A SYSTEM WHERE YOU CAN USE FAKE NAMES??
219 I SURE HOPE SO BECUASE SOME OF THEM YOU CAN'T
220 WELL HOW'S EVERYONE...?
221 MAN IN GRAY:I'VE SEEN YOU'RE NAME ON OTHER BBS'S RIGHT???
222 I THINK WELL,SO LONG EVERYONE
223 PLEASE WRITE SOMETHING ABOUT ME I THINK THAT WOULD BE FUN..
224 I USE A TRS-80 MODEL III NOT ALL THAT GREAT BUT IT'S GOOD FOR
225 THE MODEM AND STUFF.......I JUST BOUGHT IT BEFORE I MOVED
226 HERE...PORTLAND IS AWESOME
227 ===========DIGITAL MAN=======================================
228 As they approached L'homme's car, the bard dragged the others into a
229 doorway. "Look, isn't that someone messing with your car?"
230 After some discussion they decided to act as if nothing was wrong. After
231 all, no "tech" devices would cause any trouble until they were quite a ways from
232 Amber. And Corwin & voyeur planned to use magic to get the car started on its
233 way.
234 Corwin bade them farewell as they drove off. A few lines away they stopped
235 the car so they could check it out while the bard attached his equipment. (It
236 always helps to be able to check things when hooking them up & since they didn't
237 work in Amber....)
238 "Hey, isn't a nitrous oxide tank supposed to be orange with a red band?
239 This tank has a blue band!"
240 Bard looked up from where he was wiring a lap-sized console to the stereo.
241 "Hydrogen is orange with a blue band." he said turning back to his work.
242 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
243 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
244 to: L'homme s p , Xenon:
245 not only does Edlin suck, the documentation is even worse; yes, a simple
246 is just as good.
247 As to the excerpt from the Unix manual, it is EXACTLY as printed, except
248 for my lack of justification. What version are you using?
249 //////////////////////////////////BAD\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
250 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
251 Staring up at PAM from her chair, I realize my
252 intrusion has been poorly taken. Fear grips me as I
253 wait for the expected blow to come. As I sit there
254 bound by my fear, the house and PAM begin to fade,
255 and I find I am once again adrift on my makeshift
256 raft still suffering from the ragging fever that
257 caused the dream. I am drenched in sweat, yet my body
258 shivers from the cold sea wind. I reach over to grasp
259 my cup and dipping it in the small barrel I use to
260 capture rain water in for drinking, I drink the
261 slightly salty tasting water. As a wave raises the
262 raft, I spy a dark speck on the horizon. Could it
263 be?... But before I can see anymore of it another
264 wave comes crashing down throwing my raft into
265 another valley between the waves away from the speck.
266 When next I get a chance to look, it is gone....
267 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Elger EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
268 FROM HAWTHORNE(PROMETHEUS)
269 GOING BACK OVER HARDCOPY AND WHAT I'VE SAID AT THE PORSFIS ME ETING I SEE THAT I MUST SEEM PRETTY ERRATIC.SO HERES WHERE I
270 EXPLAIN MYSELF.
271 ON MY FRANTIC SEARCH FOR SARAH R. MCCALLISTER;
272 SEE IS A FREIND AND SO WAS ZZZ ZZIPSTER.THEY WERE BOTH WITH I WHEN I GOT THE TELECOMM. GEAR.SO THE INITIAL SET OF ENTRIES THA
273 I MADE WERE PARTIALLY THEIRS.
274 RECENTLY SARAH MCCALLISTER WAS ALLOWED INTO MY ROOM WHILE I WAS LONG GONE TO SPOKANNE.SH APPARENTLY DECIDED TO USE THAT
275 VERY SAME GEAR TO MAE ME NERVOUS ON MY RETURN.SHE TOLD ME AFTER I GOT BACK THAT SHE HAD QUOTE UNQUOTE PEROUSED THE SYSTEMS DA
276 I USED SO VERY OFTEN.THOSE FRANT IC CHASES WERE TO SEE HOW MUCH DAMAGE SHE HAD DONE.
277 MISS MCCALLISTER HAS ALSO DECI DED THAT SHE NEEDS TO MUSCLE IN ON THE FORMER.THAT LAST ENTRY IS NOT,I REPEAT IS NOT ALL MINE
278 I FINALLY GOT HIM BACK AFTER SOM E DARE HE SAY IT NIFTY SOCIAL FOOTWORK.SO I CAN GO ON WITH MY PLANS...
279 AS FOR THE TRIVIA QUESTION;
280 ARE YOU KIDDING?THAT ONE IS ENABLED TO ME FROM BARE MEMORY.
281 CONSTELLATION NCC-1017
282 CONSTITUTION NCC-1700
283 ENTERPRISE NCC-1701
284 EXCALIBUR NCC-1705
285 EXETER NCC-1706
286 FARRAGUT NCC-1702
287 HOOD NCC-1707
288 INTREPID NCC-1708
289 KONGO NCC-1710
290 LEXINGTON NCC-1703
291 POTEMPKIN NCC-1711
292 REPUBLIC NCC-1731
293 VALIANT NCC-1709 ?
294 YORKTOWN NCC-1704 ?
295 TO LORD MORBEY OR WHATEVER;
296 GREETINGS,HELLO .IF YOU REALLY DONT TAKE UP SO MUCH SPACE THEN I THINK WE CAN LOWER THE ACCUSA TIONS OF THE QUOTE UNQUOTE SEC
297 OND PHANTOM WRITTER.HE WAS A REC ENTLY COUNTERED NAUGHTY ONE.TO TELL THE TRUTH HE WAS RECENTLY DISPATCHED WITH GREAT SPEED BEC
298 AUSED OF HIS BAD POINTS.WHICH
299 WERE/ARE NUMBEROUS TO SAY THE VERY LEAST.
300 TRY STICKING ROUNDABOUTS,YOU CAN MEET EVERYONE PRETTY MUCH VI A B<L>ACKWATER SO FACE TO FACE ISNT REALLY IMMEDIATELY NECESSA
301 RY.YOU WILL GET USED TO THE FREQ UENTORS OF THE INN.AND THE FREQ UENTORS TO YOU.HOPEFULLY.
302 QUIZMASTER;AW SHUCKS,I DIDNT SEE YOU AT THE PORSFIS MEETING. THE NINJA EITHER.NOR THE MACT OR.THEN AGAIN I DIDNT SEE...
303 BUT I DIGRESS,SPEAK TO YOU LAT ER.
304
305 THE FORMER FELT SHOCK WAVES RIPPLING THROUGH HIM.HE FLEW AWA Y FROM THE EXPLOSION.THE HORSE FELL.THE SKY WENT DARK.
306 WHEN THE FORMER AWOKE HE FOUND HIMSELF TORN ON THE SCRATCHY ROCKS OF A WORLD WITH A BLACK SK Y,DEAD AND TWISTED TREES AND
307 NOW IT HAD A DEAD HORSE.
308 AFTER THE PYRE HAD BEEN LIT TH E FORMER WATCHED HIS FREIND BUR N AND THOUGHT."WHY DID HE/SHE LOCK REALITY AT THAT MOMENT,DAM
309 BAD TIMING IME." ANOT HER THOUGHT,"WHO COULD FOR THAT MATTER.I HOPE THE ALCHEMIST IS NOT PLAYING WITH THAT WATCH O
310 HIS AGAIN.THAT WOULD DO IT.SET THAT THING WRONG AND THERE ARE FIVE LESS REALITIES THAN THERE WERE BEFORE.NAH,I THINK THAT AP
311 PRENTICE OF HIS BROKE IT A WHILE BACK.WHAT ABOUT THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION,NO!NO!"
312 "NOT AGAIN,THE ADA AGAIN SET LOOSE UPON THE REALITIES!THE FRE E UNIVERSEMAY NEVER NEVER BE TH E SAME!WHAT CAN I/WE DO TO STO
313 THEM ?!?!?"
314 *************************************************************************
315 For a long time now the tunnel the orcs pulling them though had been rising
316 and circling around in a spiral. Suddenly it leveled off and emerged from
317 a cave mouth onto a ledge which curled around slightly and ended on the
318 lip of an enormous extinct volcano. As soon as they had reached level ground
319 the orcs collapsed with a few sideways glances at Greeneyes who had been
320 pacing alongside them. Apprentice, I think it must be time to change vehicles
321 again, Whisper said. Whats that over there on the edge of the slope. On
322 closer examination the odd object apeared to be a toboggan. What I don't
323 understand is why it seems to made out of asbestos. What do you think?
324 Oh well, no matter we might as well get in. I'm sure we'll find out soon
325 enough. Do you think we should tip the orcs or will not being eaten by
326 Greeneyes be tip enough? As the apprentice, Greeneyes and Whisper gingerly
327 seat themselves in the toboggin a large ruby set into the front of the
328 machine glows and a voice speaks out of thin air. "Please make sure to
329 stay within the red outline when it forms. Anything outside of it when the
330 journey commences will remain behind. This does mean fingers!" Crouching
331 down the party complies assiduously with the request, paying special
332 attention to possibly wandering tails. Seconds later the red outline
333 vanishes, an incautious nudge establishes that some form of barrier has
334 replaced it, and with a dropping sensation the surrounding terrain
335 suddenly becomes that of a live volcano. With a woosh the toboggin falls
336 away down the slope in a spray of white hot lava. Gods, I hope this thing
337 is air conditioned, is all Whisper has time to say before a lava bomb
338 bounces of the top of the toboggin. Greeneyes takes up most of their
339 attention after that. A five and half foot panicked cat certainly can
340 command a lot of attention can't she. Finally five minutes or five hours
341 later, who's timing this I'm busy, the apparently frail and now much hotter
342 craft shoots through a cut between to large rocks sails into the air.
343 Nice kitty, nice kitty, Whisper is heard to day from beneath five hundred
344 pounds of very pretty animal. With a loud Bamph the volcano vanishes
345 and sky blue wings sprout from the sides of the sled. After circling twice
346 it settles into a long glide. Where are we now Apprentice, can you see
347 a half smothered Whisper manages to gasp. I think we've finally made it
348 Whisper, that looks like the Inn down there next to that stream. If you
349 think I'm ever going to take another one of your potions again though,
350 you've got three more thinks coming. About this time the ?glider slides
351 to rest not more than ten feet from the door of the Inn and promptly
352 disintegrates in an odor of moldy cheese.
353 ********************************************** WHISPER ******************
354 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
355 Saturday night at 11:30 on KPDX is Elvira's Movie Macabre (you know Elvira-
356 the one with the neckline?). The title is "Inn of the Damned." A vengeful
357 couple run an inn where guests mysteriously disappear.
358 MIKEY: have you been moonlighting?
359 :::::::::
360 Tarn: I think she's Really gone. Maybe you should turn your hand to
361 something more profitable (and less gloomy).
362 ::::::::
363 Grand Dragonmaster: What is it that you are interested in? Disorganized fantasy
364 adventures don't seem to catch your eye, maybe mystery, intrigue, James Bond/McKane/Ninja/Natasha
365 spy stories are more what you have in mind? I'm afraid I can't help you there.
366 ::::::::
367 As the bard, L'homme, voyeur and Lord Corwin approached the plaza where
368 the car was parked, Corwin was lecturing voyeur on the fine points of manipulating
369 Shadow. Voyeur had finally decided that maybe he Did have the idea, when the bard
370 pulled them all over into an alcove, and brought their attention to L'homme's car,
371 where someone was being casual while trying not to seem too casual. It was decided
372 to ignore it for the time being, since 'magic' would be operating the car for the
373 first portion of the trip, and when they stopped to activate the mechanical
374 aspects, they could check for traps. Having decided this, they continued nonchalantly
375 to the car, where they made their farewells to Corwin. The Lord of Amber
376 gave them their initial impetus, which voyeur, with his new-found talents, maintained;
377 shifting Shadow, making each reality a little less like Amber and a little more
378 like Innisfall. Finally, the weakened influence of Amber, coupled with voyeur's
379 strain from the unaccustomed effort, caused him to call a halt.
380 "It's time to hook up your technical gadgets, bard. I've taken us as far as I can."
381 While voyeur rested and the bard performed the rites necessary to make the car
382 run 'normally', L'homme inspected his car. He finally discovered that Hydrogen
383 had been substituted for the Nitrous Oxide. Fortunately, he had a spare tank
384 of NO. Making sure that the hydrogen tank was Tightly sealed, he put it
385 in the car. "Never can tell when it might come in handy. We might have
386 to inflate a balloon, fly over the Inn and drop bacteriological weapons on the Innvaders."
387 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::voyeur::::::::::O O:::::::::::::::
388 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
389 GREETINGS FROM LORD CHARLES MORBY, THE EARL OF BLACKPOOL...
390 Tally hoe! Tally hoe! Has anyone seen a fox? Do you peasants even know
391 what a fox looks like?
392 Peasants : ( in unison ) The're cute, with dark eyes and big fangs!
393 Attention all disident peasants...rebelion will not be tolerated. Ye gads
394 I give some mud, and some glop for the table, and look how ingrateful you lot
395 are. I suppose Penal Reform and the ERA will be popular next. How about a
396 public execution... I know of some jerks... executions always kept the
397 peasantry happy. That and catholicism. It seems that you peasants just
398 don't appreciate a good thing when you see it. I assume that all references
399 to invaders are pointing at his holliness ( me )? Bacterialogical warefare,
400 don't make chuckle.
401 And your sure nodody has seen a fox?
402 Lord Morby - The Earl of Blackpool
403
404 Oh my.. I forgot the MA 80 command... I suppose this readout will look very
405 silly.
406 *()#@*%)@#%*!)%*^$)#^*)#$^*)#*^)!*^)#*^)!*^)#%(_^*)^*!)^*&)%(&_(&_#(!&_(!(@&_&(
407 As Bard, voyeur, and myself walked to the car, I kept on thinking how out of
408 place I was here in amber. My magic skills, save a couple of card tricks, and
409 making of room full of people vanish when I start telling jokes, were nil.
410 My experience was in automobiles, 20th century computers, and sinking 20
411 footers with a hand in my face, none of which helped me much here. After
412 thanking Lord Corwin for his help with the car, we sped off into the distance.
413 It seemed strange to be moving in the car, but not have the usual low roar
414 of the engine keeping me company. And my stereo wasn't picking up any of
415 my usual radio stations... Finally, the power that allowed the car and its
416 passengers to begin their voyage back, faded. I didn't quite understand
417 how it worked, but who was I to question it. We finally came to a stop in the
418 middle of nowhere, which wasn't any place in particular, but seemed safe for
419 the moment. It was here I discovered what that strange fellow in amber was
420 doing to my car. Bard confirmed my suspicion - Hydrogen tank in the NO system.
421 I replaced the H2 tank with my spare NO tank, and set about trying to get the
422 car started, this time 92 octane premium leaded, not mystical magical fuel...
423 Bard was tinkering with the electrical system of the car, trying to hook up
424 some of his instruments, and voyeur was still a little dizzy from the thing
425 he called 'Shadow'. Again I didn't understand what shadow was, but I offered
426 him some mint cookies in the hopes they would make him feel better.
427 Considering all the car had been through, it didn't seem to be in that bad of
428 condidtion. I warned Bard I was hooking up the battery again, and after some
429 tinkering with manual choke and a slightly sticky float, I finally got the
430 engine to roar to life! Ah yes...this is sounding more like home all the
431 time. I disconnected the battery again to allow Bard to continue working on
432 the system with out getting electrocuted, and set about doing mundane engine
433 things with wd-40 can in hand. "We are ready to take off as soon as you are
434 done Bard.", I called out to him. "Balloon assualts voyeur? That sounds like
435 a bad NBC mini-series I saw on TV two days before my eventfull drive to Tek."
436 *()#@*$@#)$*@)#$*@#)$*@#)$ L'homme sans parity - Je me preparer pour maison.$#$
437 LORD MORBSDISH OR WHOMEVER;
438 YOU REALLY OUGHTN'T GET SO WEL L SO HIGH AND MIGHTY.IT JUST IS NOT NICE.D'YA KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
439 AND DIGITAL PERSON;
440 I AMNT SURE WHETHER YOU AND LO RD MORBSDUNT OR WHATEVER ARE ON E AND THE SAME.BUT IF SO WELL,H OWSABOUT CONSOLIDATING.
441 YES THIS IS A SYSTEM WHICH ALL OWS TITLES,NOT PSEUDONYMNS BUT TITLES.THE NINJA IS A TITLE,JOHN MORKRENSTANNE IS A PSEUDONYMN.
442 IN ANY CASESTICK AROUND,BUT FO R ENTROPY'S SAKE DONT START THE NAUGHTY PRACTICE OF LOOKING DOW N YOUR NOSE AT OTHERS.GLAD TO
443 SEEE YOU.
444 HAWTHORNE
445
446 THE GAVEL STRUCK FIVE TIMES, AND THE CHAIRMAN SPOKE AT THE TWELVE CHAIRPERSONS UNDER HIM.
447 "THIS MEETING OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION IS HEREBY CAL LED TO ORDER."THIS WAS SAID BY THE KEEPER OF THE MINUTES WHO
448 WAS LITTLE IF ANYTHING MORE THAN A PLAYTHING FOR THE CHAIRMAN.IF HE EVER HAD AN ORIGINAL IDEA IT WAS LOST AMIDST ALL THE FOOT
449 KISSING.
450 THE CHAIRMAN SPEAKS,"WE WILL DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE MINUTES AND THE AGENDA OF DUES FOR TODAY. WE WILL ADDRESS TOD
451 AY THE FORMER CRISIS AND IT'S POSSIBLE EFFECTS. AND FOR THIS I DECIDED ON A DISPLAY OF THE MEAGERNESS OF THE FORMER AND HI
452 BELIGERENT COMPANIONS.DOWN SCREE N!"
453 A WHITE SCREEN WAS UNRAVELLED BEHIND THE CHAIRMAN.THE HOLO-DIM ENSIONALS STARTED.THE FIRST AND OPENING DISPLAY WAS A TITLE AN
454 DISCLAIMER ABOUT THE EXPIRIMENT THAT WAS ABOUT TO UNFOLD.THE CHA IRMAN ANNOUNCED WHAT WAS NEAR TO HAPPEN."THIS IS A CORNER OF
455 WHAT WE SHALL CALL THE INN.AND THE MAN YOU SEE HERE IS ONE WHO HAS TAKEN THE TITLE OF DUNT HE IS TYPICAL OF THE DRUNKEN IDIOT
456 THAT OVERPOPULATE THE REALITIES, IN ANY CASE YOU SEE HIM HERE IN HIS NATURAL STATE,PASSED OUT BY RIGHT OF DRINK.HENDERSON,YOU
457 DRINK DO YOU NOT?"THE CHAIRMAN LOOKED OVER AT HIS TERRIFIED UND ERLING.THE UNDERLING STAMMERED OUT A POSITIVE RESULT AND START
458 D TO RINGE AT THE ATTENTION AND STARES THAT WAS BEING AIMED AT HIM.HENDERSON KNEW THAT IF HE WA S IN THEIR PLACE HE WOULD DO
459 JUST WHAT THEY WERE DOING.HE HAD DONT IT BEFORE BECAUSE OF HIS FEAR OF THE CHAIRMAN,HE WOULD DO IT AGAIN.HE KNEW.HE WAS DISGUS
460 TED WITH HIMSELF.HE WAS A MAN LE VELED WITH SELF HATE AND SELF PITY.HE WAS A HOLLOWED OUT HUSK OF A MAN.ALL IN ALL PITIFUL,TO
461 TELL THE TRUTH.
462 THE CHAIRMAN CONTINUES,"WE WIL L SHOW IN THIS DISPLAY THAT THE FORMER AND HIS COMPATRIOTS ARE MO THREAT TO THE SECURITY OF OU
463 POSITION.SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO THE LITTLE THING WHEN WE GIVE HIM A SIMPLE TEST OF WILL..."
464
465 FROM THE TALES OF THE FORMER.
466 BY PROMETHEUS HAWTHORNE,RANDOM
467 HOUSE.SCIENCE FICTION,$5.95.
468 $8.65 CANADIAN.
469 ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
470 Hawthorn:you have something against dentistry? I like my dentist,he gets me
471 good and clutched on drugs before doing anything.if you want,i'll recomend him
472 and his address.do you bye chancee have lower`case??
473
474 at the`inn...
475 Thunk,what in the...
476 Graymalkin was interupted by a rather large black cat."nice kitty,nice kitty,kitty
477
478 wanna beer?"
479 "don't be afraid of him Gray,just be very frightened."nearly strangleing from his
480 own laughter,the Bard enters with Whisper.the later looks a little ragid and is having some trouble breathing.
481 "YOU play with Green eyes Bard,i've had enough"
482 The Man in Gray
483 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
484 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
485 DUNT: Saw your message. Now what?
486 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$LURKER$$$$$$$$$$$
487 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
488 WHAT IS WITH ALL THESE RELITIVILY SIMPLE STAR TREK QUESTIONS THAT ANYBODY JUST
489 OUT OF STARFLEET ACADEMY COULD ANSWER? WHY NOT ASK SOME MORE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS......LIKE WHAT IS THE RATIO OF MATTER TO
490 ANTIMATER IS THE WARP DRIVE???
491 ADMIRAL JAMES T. KIRK
492 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
493 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
494 GREETINGS FROM LORD CHARLES MORBY, THE EARL OF BLACKPOOL...
495 I'm by no means one and the same with the Digital Man. Besides that his user
496 name is somewhat silly ( mine also, but I like it ), he can't type worth a damn.
497 I belive that the answer that the answer to the antimatter - matter ratio
498 question is one to one. I'm most likely wrong though.
499 If writing short stories is the thing to do, I suppose I can accomidate the
500 peasantry. But I'd much rather just fill up space with humor and such. And
501 about the fox...
502 Tally hoe! Tally hoe! Lord Morby
503
504 Three ending notes: 1) Attention Digital Man- learn how to capitalize!
505 2) For gods sake, will you peasantry try to get my
506 name right.
507 3) Star Trek Question - what is Sulu's first name.
508 Hint.. it isn't Pavel.
509 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
510 Man in Gray: the bard is with me and L'homme. apprentice is with
511 Whisper and Green Eyes.
512 Interesting theory on /pcs. But what about Digital Man, Lord Morby,
513 the other 'royalty' recently appearing (probably in response to L. Morby),
514 and Quizmaster? (There are probably more, but I can't recall their names
515 off hand). Or are they too new to fit into your 'calulations'?
516 In any case, keep up the good work. Such information, if validated, could
517 on occasion be useful
518 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::voyeur:::::::::O O::::::::::::::::
519 p.s. to DUNT: I just found your note. Definitely not a good place
520 to leave something important.
521 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj
522 To who asked: I usually work on Saturdays and can't attend PorSFiS. I have
523 attended, however, and go whenever I'm off work.
524 On the subject of Edlin: I just got a copy of PC-WRITE 3.0. It's better then
525 Word Star and public domain. The help section is much better then 2.0. Leave
526 a mesage if anyone wants a copy.
527 jjjjjjjjjj
528 The Ninja was hiding behind the bar of the Inn rooting through a pile of
529 trinkets.
530 "Here's something left behind by Lacells. Gaius wouldn't want to
531 open this box."
532 The Ninja
533 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*DREAMTOUCHER*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
534 FROM THE FLYING STONE, DREAMTOUCHER SENSED AHEAD A GOLDEN PATH ACROSS
535 THE LINES. TO ONE SIDE A MOST PECULIAR SIGHT. THE LIFTERS WHO WERE WITH HIM SET
536 IT DOWN NEARBY. STONE FLOWED AND AN OPENING APPEARED IN THE SIDE OF THE OTHERW
537 ISE NONDESCRIPT BOULDER. HE AND HIS FOUR-FOOTED COMPANION WALKED OVER TO SEE
538 WHAT WAS GOING ON. THAIR WAS SOMEONE POKING AROUND THE BACK MUTTERING SOMETHING
539 ABOUT THE WRONG COLOR PRESSURE BOTTLE. SNOWRUNNER SNIFFED AROUND THE STRANGE
540 BEING'S ANKLE.
541 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*DREAMTOUCHER*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
542 "QUESTION EVERYTHING - REJECT NOTHING OUT OF HAND!"
543
544 FOR ALL YOU GRAMMER FREEKS OUT THERE A PROPOSAL(!)
545 1: WE REALY ONLY NEED(!) TWO PRONOUNS; ONE FOR ALL MINERAL, PLANT AND OTHER
546 WISE NON-MOBILE ENTITIES (INCLUDING ROBOT ARMS ON NONMOBILE BASES AND SOME ANIMA
547 LS LIKE BARNICLES AND CORAL) AND ONE FOR ALL MOBILE FORMS; MOST ANIMALS AS SUCH,
548 SCIENTIENTS SUCH AS OURSELVES, (WELL SOME OF US ANYWAY, AT LEAST I HOPE) AND
549 SELF MOBILE MECHANICAL DEVICES.
550
551 2: USE OF THERE AND THAIR. i SEE NO NEED FOR MORE THAN TWO FORMS FOR ONLY
552 TWO DESTINCT FUNCTIONS. I WILL (ATTEMPT TO) USE THERE FOR ALL INDICATIONS OF
553 PLACE AND THAIR FOR ALL INSTANCES OF MULTIPLE POSSESSION!
554 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
555 NO I DONT SUPPOSE THAT THE DB MESSAGE FROM DUNT WAS ANY PLACE TO PUT SOMETHING IMPORTANT BUT THEN AGAIN VERY FEW IMPORTANT
556 THINGS COME FROM DUNT.
557 LORD MABSDEY OR WHOMEVER;
558 SORRY FOR THE CASE OF HIGHLY MISTAKEN IDENTITY. I TOLD YOU I COULDNT BE SURE.SORRY,NOW I SUPP OSE MOTHER WILL SPANK ME...
559 NOTHING FURTHER TO ADD EXCEPT OF COURSE THE WANTON RAVINGS DAT I SUPPOSE VERY FEW OF YOU WANT TO HEAR.SO THEY WILL GO UNSENT.
560 HAWTHORNE
561 -----------------------------------(<>)----------------------------------------
562 The halls were lit with wooden torches with chemophosphorescent tips, an odd
563 mix of technologies, the style seemed oddly familair. Though the traps in the
564 castle had been very sophisticated technologically, they were easily foiled
565 with simple spells even a novice could have done, that novice would not have
566 detected them in time however. Soon I was facing a large metal door.
567 As the laser silently cut through the locking mechanism I listened to the
568 sound of machinery and electronics behind the door. I could hear one person
569 typing somthing into a computer terminal. Unfortunately the door was not as
570 silent as the laser and the person whirled with a weapon in hand, to face
571 the cold, blunt end of the .45. "You!" the person in the chair exclaimed.
572 "Croll, I should have known it was you, who are you working for this time?"
573 "Do you think I would tell you?"
574 "No, but you will anyway, one way or another. You see, your employer is
575 trying to take possesion of somthing a number of people care for quite dearly
576 and are not willing to part with."
577 "I could care less about your little Inn," declared Croll.
578 "Obviously, who is your employer and where can he/she/it be found?"
579 "Never!" and with that Croll whirled an struck somthing on the control
580 panel, just before my bullet entered his brain.
581 -------------------------(<>)The Traveller(<>)--------------------------------
582 Bloodthirsty, I know. Just finished watching Clint Eastwood in "For a
583 few dollars more." If that explains anything.
584 ------(<>)------
585 HEH,HEH,HEH HERE WE ARE AGAIN AT DUNT'S LATENT MESSAGE AND YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING.I DIDNT THINK SO SO I WONT TAKE UP YOUR
586 PRECIOUS TIME. DUNT
590
591 && &&
592 This is to serve as OFFICIAL WARNING: The roads to the Inn are now Under Destruction. Anyone who travels them does so
593 at risk of their life. Please bear with us.
594 Gaius
595 Innisfall Department of Public Works and Mayhem
596 "Your Tax (Highway robbery) Dollars at Work."
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