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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
2 *********************** INSTALLED: 12 MAR 85 **********************
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 thepright 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 Hi All, I'm on top again. I'm not suprised at all.
22 Tues, Mar. 12, 9:35 - Friar Tuck -
23 (the origninal)
24 =========--=========--========--=======--======--=====--====--===--==--=--
25 %_)#@*%@#_)%*_)#*%!_)*%_*%_)#*%_)@#*%_)@#*%_)@#*%_)@#*%_@)#*%_#@)%*#@_%@#_)%*@#_)%*_@*%#_$)*^_)*%#@_%
26 Kosta: Here! Hear! My sentiments exactly. I am sure GM will not appreciate the direction our story
27 took while we were away. The last KOSTA entry wis the last NET story entry as far as I am
28 concerned. We will continue from there.
29 Mikey: I will await the disk mailer. This modem program is interesting. But I see a few foolish coding
30 decisions in there... Thanks for all the help.
31 OAS members: I believe there already exists an organization such as yours in town. I have heard they
32 meet right after the GO players meet at PC&S. Are you a splinter group formerly associated with
33 them, or are you a new group on the scene?
34 *%_#)@%*@#_)%*@#_)%*@#_)%*@#)_% L'homme sans Parity (%@#(%_)(@#%)(@#%_@#)%(@#%%_)$#@%_#$)(%_#$)%(#$%
35 GIGGLE GIGGLE... SMIRKS AND SMIRKS... GEE... UH... L'HOMME... HOW FAMILIAR
36 WITH THE ORB APPRECIATION SOCIETY... ARE YOU... I MEAN... REALY...
37 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
38 may we, for the moment, assume that I am not lying on the floor bleeding from
39 thealmost certainly lethal discharge from the weapon of my "lover"? Yes? OK.
40 L'homme sans Parity: TELL ME MORE! Is there another group of creative
41 entities out there that enjoy the challange of "crankin' 'em out"?
42 Quite interested, am I, in learning that the meeting ground is so much
43 more the sophisticated highlight to more than just US writers.
44 Marci: I, I, I... But how? After ALL I've done for You?
45 "How sharper than a serpant's tooth...?" and the like.
46
47 the trigger was pulled and there was a bright flash of light in Jack's eyes.
48 everything began to melt before him. He felt himself fall to the floor with
49 the speed of a feather. As Marci turned towards the unlocked door, placing
50 the handgun back inther purse, Jack saw an expresion onther face thatthe was no
51 longer able to read. How had thing changed? Why did it end like this? And
52 that of the others? Tina and Tony? Tony! He was my friend, but he's become
53 such an Son of a B. lately. Has he turned Marci against me? Why, if it's the
54 last thing I do, it'll be evening the score with that low-life, brown leather
55 pants, know it all, big mouth jerk!
56 all things faded to black. If Jack were to die now, it would not be in a pool
57 of his own blood, it would be more like drowning in his own tears. Marci...
58 unconsciousness.
59 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ Jack Hoover 4:50 P.M. JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
60 XXXX XXXXXX
61 And so much for Jack, tsk tsk tsk. So much for a story, clever way to end
62 it though! What will be next, anything? I'll have to wait and see.....
63 )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))>Mark F.>)))))))))))))
64 +><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+>
65 Zippy: I may have found a better way to go than EPSON, if i can scrape up
66 44-88$. Rember Kevin? The one that you never met? Well, he just(about 1hr
67 befor entering this message.)heard about a great deal on some japanise
68 diskdrives. Thay are double sided,Kevin was not sure about density(thay
69 do weird things in japian(sp, i know.)and if all goes well IBM compatiable.
70 that means, thay will work on my system. now the best part. the cost of one
71 of them is 44$! and the more you buy you get a discount.hopefully i will
72 be able to scrape together arround 88$ and kevin plans to get at least one
73 so we cane put in one big order(maby get some outher people in with us.)
74 and it will be MULTI-DRIVES for me!
75 Now all i have to do is to find 88$(anyone out their got any sigusti-
76 ons?).
77 How was IB? Jim & Ivan still doing fine?
78 ASP
79 +><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+>
80 YRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY
81 OK folks. Keeping in mind that as far as the STORYLINE is concerned I
82 don't know about any of this....
83 . The entry that ORIGINALLY had GM surrendering had a line something
84 like "Ok, I can't shoot you now BUT IF YOU GIVE ME ANY TROUBLE NO MATTER
85 WHAT THE PROVOCATION..."(emphasis mine). "MARK" seem to have thought
86 about the implications of this statement.
87 . Deep down Fleming KNOWS he can't bring GM in alive. And he can't just
88 shoot her WITHOUT AN EXCUSE. This is just the kind of thing his twisted
89 logic might come up with.
90 . The type of search described IS done. I don't think GM deserves such
91 treatment, but it is "realistic".
92 . However I do feel that this scene IF it took place would not be
93 taking place down the road, but more likely 10-30 yards from the cabin.
94 . This suggests that if GM concurs, she could start to take off her
95 COAT. Then while everyone is watching her, the agents in the cabin
96 would open up. If she does want to forget the whole thing, ok. (But
97 I still think that as per #1, Fleming will try something equally
98 OUTRAGEOUS to give himself an excuse to shoot her).
99 6. Moving on to other subjects, entries from 09 are to be disregarded
100 until I can have a LONG talk with him about appropriate technology &
101 not mangling other people's storylines. (Are you listening 09?)
102 7. I still can't believe that such a group of "NET's finest" would
103 meekly let GM surrender and then sit around discussing how THEY were
104 going to escape!!
105 If I "really" knew that this was going on you'd ALL be up on charges!
106 RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY
107 ps. spy stories are noted for "gratuitous sex & violence". Well we've
108 had the violence. I guess someone wanted to supply the sex! At least he
109 stopped BEFORE anything had really happened....
110 RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY
111 KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA
112 THANKS, CHIEF.
113 KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA
114 ******************************************************************************
115 a new story is brewing, stay tuned to this bat channel.
116 for sale: nickle plated handgun, used only once. ( a bargain for surrrr)
117 ******************************************kathyd*******************************
118 =========================================
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134
135 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
136
137 I was but a simple man
138 With no great tales to tell
139 And there were other tellers
140 Who always told them well
141
142 They told tales of other lands
143 And people they had seen
144 The beauty of a maiden
145 The hue of some stones glean
146
147 I thought if I were more like them
148 The things that I would see
149 I thought if I were bolder
150 The teller could be me
151
152 I'd begun considering
153 What might be wrong with me
154 When would these great happenings
155 Start happening to me
156
157 And still I sat and listened
158 While other people talked
159 And told of distant travels
160 And roads that they had walked
161
162 But as for sitting quietly
163 That time is finally past
164 For when it comes to telling tales
165 My time has come at last
166
167 I needn't sit and listen
168 To hear their endless wail
169 For I have seen a Dragon
170 And lived to tell the tale
171
172 a toast from THE TIN MAN
173 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
174 020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202
175 To: Ian MacHinery Subj: as per PCS
176 [A_NV GHB[S XSCWU GADDA VVD_Y CGIDD [SJD_ TXGJE HBHBC RPAJL CPADS XJRIH B[GGG CVGVX DAVVD _YCGI DD[SJ D_TXG JEHBH BC\FZ
177 XD\GR PFVRA ]HB[U PACSW GSDDA VV]WS VVD_Y CGIDD [SJD_ TXGJE HBHBY CNOSC PAJD\ AEECZ ADEUE PA\HB [SAVC WVJWD DAVVD _YCGI
178 DD[SJ D_TXG JEHBH BYFPD YGNOA PD[O_ PTFED EUEPA \[RHB SPJCV JPFDD AVV]W SVVD_ YCGID D[SJD _TXGJ EHBHB NYYE[ ]_LSH B[UJU
179 CPPWV D_XJD [SFJC PSUVD DAVV] WSVVD _YCGI DD[SJ D_TXG JEHBH BNALP AJDMX JDPTA DEPGI UDXMD PTADM GPGJA DYYED [O_NE M[RHB
180 SFJCP WAVDD AVV]W SVVD_ YCGID D[SJD _TXGJ EHBHB NX\\X IXJA[ ]_VI] HB[US VCUUJ SD_XJ D[SFJ CAUSJ DDAVV D_YCG IDD[S JD_TX
181 GJEHB HBA]N CRFYG JHB[G GPCSA SPDDA VVD_Y CGIDD [WV_V \D[CD G_C\D ICFRU HBHBZ CRRFM JAUHB [SFJC VJGGD DAVVD _YCGI DD[SJ
182 D_TXG JEHBH BZALA EFEDN XLLAN PFXLD [O_MX J\AJR UDIFC R[C_U XGJ[C _\CPN T[RHB UPUCG SGGDD AVVD_ YCGID D[SJD _TXGJ EHBHB
183 RADLA JIHB[ SAWCU AGADD AVV]W SVVD_ YCGID D[SJD _TXGJ EHBHB LXJPT SAEPD NXLLA NPFXL HB[SF PCVUV PDDAV VD_YC GIDD[ SJD_T
184 XGJEH BHB\C NEUEP A\[]_ LSD[O _MXJ\ AJRUD LS[]_ JYYE[ C_VND MFIXD [TJXR HBSAA CUPFA DDAVV ]JPV] WSVVD _YCGI DD[SJ D_TXG
185 JEHBH B\FRS CGOFA DNX\\ XIXJA DNX\V GPAJD NRGYD YYED[ O_\N[ CARHB GUVCP AVWDD AVVD_ YCGID D[SJD _TXGJ EHBHB LXDLC \ADYY
186 EHB[S PACSA WGDDA VV]WS VVD_Y CGIDD [SJD_ TXGJE D[O_E AADLX PA[RH BHB_X CODZJ X^ADG LIAJZ JXGLI HB[UP XCSUJ SDDAV VD_YC
187 GIDD[ SJD_T XGJEH BHBVN E[]_N YYEHB [GGPC JFAFD DAVV] WSVVD _YCGI DD[SJ D_TXG JEHBH BVXJP RCLID CJACD PJE[C FVD_G EAJED
188 ZJXGV DYYED [O_VC GZ[RH BSAFC UPGSD DAVVD _YCGI DD[FD _V\D[ CDGD_ C\DSA AOICU E[LD_ TXGJE D^CJU DSAAO ALIEH BHBVX JPRCL
189 IDCPC JFDNR GYDYY EHB[S JPCXJ VPDDA VVD_Y CGIDD [SJD_ TXGJE HBHBJ CFLDM XJAEP HB[SJ PCWAV ADDAV VD_YC GIDD[ SJD_T XGJEH
190 BHBPC LFEHB [GUWC VUVXD DAVVD _YCGI DD[Y_ TXGJE HBHBP TAD[E _W[EH BSAJC AJJGD DAVVD _YCGI DD[SJ D_TXG JEHBE [UZ_A GZ[ZK
191 0202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202 13 Mar 85 at 00:24:18 AM 02020202020202020202020202020202020202020202
192 p.s. don't decode by hand - it's not worth it. 0202
193 131313131313131313131313131313131313131313131313131313131313131313131313
194 TO: 04 RE: A THE Q
195 URWIA XXKOL CEQZP XMCEV UJLRU EIOGK KPSXB MRSUA OFGSI OMMOF PYOOR BDLLJ
196 TCGQU UQOVE QZNMO EEKQG PFEOA WHJNK JPIOS MIBUW OUHIG WOCUI SOQIT IIWYZ
197 131313131313131313131313131313131313131313131313131313131313131313131313
198 OUCH!
199
200
201 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (...Chronos!)
202 "Think not so little of yourself. For you are a Guardian, are you not?"
203 These words came echoing into my left ear, they could not be stopped. Once
204 had been spoken, a person of great stature side stepped to stand in front of
205 me, hourglass in hand. From what I could see the sands of the hourglass were
206 dropping so slowly that they could almost be counted as they fell.
207
208 Ooops, gotta go... More later, THOR...
209 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->the disconnected Guardian 72:02
210
211 ******************************************************************************
212 tin man: the poem was great!!!!!!!! i read it through about 4 times!
213 readers: ah yes Jack is dead thus marking the official end (finally) of
214 the great peanut butter caper(comming soon to a luxury theater near
215 you.) and now....
216
217 The Odd Couple
218 (rewritten)
219 As we enter the beaverton area apartment several things are noticed right
220 away, high quality electronics equiptment sitting on bricks and boards next
221 to the ugliest couch and chairs you have ever layed eyes on. Fine china
222 with dried leftovers sitting on the kitchen counter next to the empty diskwasher.
223 4 cats of various ages and sexes are sunning themselves in the front room.
224 One of the cats, Diablo by name is sunning himself up on the dinning room table.
225 The kitchen is full of empty boxes signify a recent move in. The tv set in the
226 living room is broadcasting "Wheel of fortune" a tv in the small bedroom sounds
227 like a football game. The bookcase contains a collection of history biographies
228 next to a large stack of comic books.
229 Kristy and Kathy have arrived, the human comedy in it's truest form will b
230 begin to unravel.
231 ********************************************************************kathyg********
232
233
234 GEE... IT KIND OF MAKES YOU WONDER... WHAT DOES ALL OF THE SHIFTING MEAN...
235 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
236 For another endless moment, the piper gazed at the dragon before him, eyes
237 glazed in wonder at this shy monarch of the skies. Slowly, he put out his
238 hand to meet the cautiously outhrust head, returning in kind the tentative
239 welcome. Softly he ran his hand down the angle of the dragon's jaw, the
240 texture of the scales like nubbed velvet beneath his fingertips. As his
241 fingers traveled in the caress, tiny thrills, like shocks just on the
242 threshold of detectability, travelled up his arm and shoulder. He slowly
243 dropped his hand, reluctant to break the contact with this strange creature,
244 but aware that the chance meeting might not occur again. For a long moment,
245 he stood, gazing into the intellegent eyes of the creature.
246 Suddenly, a nudge from the pegasus reminded the piper of why he had come.
247 placing his arm about the pegasus' neck, he turned to the creature.
248 "Lovely creature of the skies, we go to ride the moonlight an drink the
249 wine-rich night air above the valley. If the one whom you bore here and
250 you, yourself wish to share the sky roads with us, Peg and I would be
251 most glad to ride with you."
252 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
253
254 09090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909
255 On rereading, my last entry seems a bit presumtios to me too. That's what I get
256 for wrighting first and thinking later! Please feel free to disregard if so
257 inclined!
258 Maybe someday I'll have more time to sit down and do things right.
259 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*Thmnax of Lananara*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
260 a ps. to the above: as to >muddling of tecnologies<: All of those mentioned are
261 well within existing, published, capabilities!!!!! In addition to Sex and
262 Violence, flashy technologies, are very much a part of spy vs spy type stories;
263 at least my favorites there of!
264 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*==*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
265 Fellows was here, and is disgusted with Ian. Making value judgements with so
266 little knowledge. The mark of a leader of men? Hardly! Perhaps NET 07 was
267 right. It may be time for a changing of the gaurd. If the Russians can do
268 it, why can't we?
269
270 tin man : what is there to say but,
271 very nice,
272 hawkwind,,,
273 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICP<
274
275 C O M P U T E R F O R S A L E ! ! !
276
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278
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280 H09 TERMINAL
281 H10 PAPER TAPE READER
282 H27 DUAL FLOPPY DISK RX-01 +FLOPPY I/O CARD (VERY FAST)
283 H11 PARALLEL I/O CARD
284 H11 SERX16
285 DEC
286 YES DEC
287 DEC
288 DEC 32K MEMORY CARD 4X18 M8044 (MOS)
289 DECWRITER II STAND UP PRINTER WITH KEYBOARD
290 DEC RT-11 OPERATING SYSTEM
291 HEATH OPERATING SYSTEM
292 FORTRAN (DEC)
293 D&D, ADVENTURE (LOTS OF DISKS, BLANK AND 'GAMED`
294
295 CALL 228-xxxx beST OFFER BEst offer
296
297
298
299
300 GOOD BYE .........................................
301 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
302 I look across the bartop
303 And what should my eyes see
304 But a banana margarita
305 And a strawberry daiquiri
306 Ordered by two members
307 Of an oreo society
308
309 It feels so strange to meet them
310 like someting from a dream
311 So to show them that my cocktails
312 Are not always what they seem
313 I suggest a mixture
314 Of oreos and ice cream
315
316 We talk of small things for awhile
317 Then much to my delight
318 One requests a placemat
319 And settles down to write
320 Soon a not-so-subtle play on words
321 Is delivered to my sight
322
323 So I promise them a poem
324 To thank them for the smile
325 But I feel I must apoligise
326 It has taken quite a while
327 But now I can rest easy
328 With THIS placemat in my file
329 a toast from
330 THE TIN MAN
331 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
332 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
333 Rite of Passage
334 Slowly, the crystal moon descended over the rooftops. Darkness
335 gripped the city. The air was still... expectant. Rats scuttled through
336 the night scavenging for food. It was the 'dead' time; the hours before
337 dawn when few humans ventured into the streets. Those who did were
338 watchful, alert for misfortune.
339 From the east, headlights pierced the purple blackness. A police car
340 moved like a silent predator. The tight beam of its spotlight probed empty
341 alleyways, searching. The harsh glare paused on a dog sifting through a
342 trash can, then moved on. The soft rumble of the vehicle's engine was
343 punctuated by the crackle of a police radio.
344 Inside, a large man with a gold shield on his chest slipped a tape
345 about it himself. He had faced danger on more that one occasion in his
346 career. But he had not yet stood at death's shoulder. Like most cops, he
347 often rehearsed how he would react to a menacing gunman or in a heated
348 shootout. The moment still awaited him.
349 Deep inside, Frank worried. Would he be able to drop the hammer when
350 he had to? To take a human life was an enormous responsibility, especially
351 with his deep sense of humanity. As one of his professors used to say;
352 "Life is a voyage." Frank's problem was deciding his own destination.
353 It had been a quiet night. A few drunks, a couple of minor problems to
354 be resolved, a domestic battle that ended with the combatants falling into
355 each other's arms. Frank's intense eyes peered into the vacant lots and
356 alleys of the city. In a few hours, dawn would arrive; another tour into a
357 reality few experienced would be over.
358 As Frank rounded a corner, he spied something unusual in the distance;
359 two figures in the shadows. He killed his headlights and moved forward.
360 They seemed intent and did not notice him. Frank's heart started to thump
361 faster. In an instant, he realized what was happening: rape. A man held
362 a gun on a woman pushing her down to the pavement.
363 Frank moved into action, pushing the accelerator to the floor. His
364 engine responded with a throaty roar; the car leaping forward in
365 anticipation. He snatched the radio microphone and called for assistance.
366 Familiar voices quickly responded they were on the way.
367 The gunman looked up in surprise. His act of violation interrupted.
368 Frank had only an instant to realize that he was a young black man. Then he
369 was gone, racing off into the darkness, seeking escape.
370 The police car squealed to a halt in front of the trembling victim.
371 Frank dived from the car. "Are you alright?" he quickly asked the woman.
372 An ashen face nodded yes.
373 Frank turned and ran after the gunman, surrendering a 30 yard lead at
374 the start. Frank knew this wasn't a leisurely jog on a forest trail. This
375 was an ancient struggle; two predators moving in the darkness, seeking
376 victory or escape.
377
378 to be continued ....
379 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Valinor*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
380 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
381 Many times I've seen your words
382 Of strange and mystical lands
383 Webs of words draw pictures
384 Spun with delicate strands
385
386 Always with words so graceful
387 are the flowings of your pen
388 I wish that I could do so
389 With these cold hands of tin
390
391 I have met a woman
392 A Lady of renound
393 Instead of pictures in her words
394 She creats the other way 'round
395
396 You speak of an aquaintence
397 I think it must be her
398 So pensive was our conversation
399 There's no way to be sure
400
401 And to you, the Piper
402 I tip my hat of tin
403 And imagine words of distant lands
404 And how they might begin
405 a toast from THE TIN MAN
406 To All: I realize that poems are a real waste of disk space, but I can find no
407 other way to enter them that has the same effect as the normal lines
408 and verses. I DID owe a few poems, I will try not to eat so much of a
409 disk as I did this time.
410 Sincerly, THE TIN MAN
411 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
412 RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY
413 Fellows: Could you be a bit more specific? I prefer to know what I am
414 being disliked for. I pointed out a way of fitting an objectionable
415 entry into the story IF Gaudy was willing. I left the decision up to HER
416 The only thing that I was firm about was that Fleming is NOT gboing to
417 meekly take her back to HQ if he can find an excuse to report "shot
418 while resisting" or "shot while attempting to escape".
419 Also, where did you get this "leader of men" bit? I pull strings
420 from behind the scenes. I don't lead. Leaders are FIELD operatives. Not
421 executives.
422 09: One of the main objections to your entry was the question of how you
423 got there & how you had found out about the situation. HQ doesn't even
424 know about it yet!!
425 RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY
426 *****************************************************************
427 tin man: with the great stuff you have been writting how can you
428 say that your are wasting space? the only waste of space
429 here is fighting and advertizements. keep up the good
430 work, your great.
431 tanya: where are you? would like to see an entry soon.
432 ***********************n****.**.**************************************
433 ******************************************************kathyd************
434 Still sitting in the shadows of the INN, THOR could see his favorite.
435 Yes, was she, kathyd, and another near was delicate in his words as
436 much as she with her prose. This man did call himself a person made of
437 tin but THOR could see that his metal was much stronger than that.
438 Others were still at the INN, squabbling over texts that each had
439 felt an attack. But it was not for real as each was in awe of the other.
440 It was good, even to see the OREO eater for only a short time. And it
441 was good to see that all were i.nvolved with each other.
442 THOR would come back to the INN again, maybe in the early morning hours
443 when all had been said and the words still echoed in the halls of the
444 INN.
445 ************************************************************************
446 ive been sitting here having a pleasant daydream about a place. This
447 place is the center and all realities can be reached from here. Over
448 each door is a sign, "fear" reads one, "adventure" reads another, and
449 these are just the doors that i am standing in front of. Down a few
450 paces i see "love" and "suspense
451 at my right is a dispensing machine, it dispenses escapes. before
452 one enters a room they take a escape with them. these escapes are very
453 valuable and must be kept safe, for once in a room, a trapped person or
454 thing will try to con you out of your escape. i am a newcommer here and
455 i don't know which door to chose, "success" looks promising but danger-
456 ous. "beauty" beacons, but i ignore that door for now.
457 i turn and take my escape, it is a very interresting object. i put my
458 escape in my pants pocket and choose "courage". As i open "courages"
459 door fear disapears, i step in and find my self in a airplane, a chute
460 is strapped to my back. i pat my pocket, escape is there waiting, the
461 target is near... and i jump. what a feeling this "courage" is, im a
462 free spirt drifting down towards the earth, i check my altimeter, time
463 to pull the ripcord. whoosh, the chute is a rainbow and i float with the
464 winds. i like courage, im going to have to do that again. as my feet
465 touch the ground and chute falls behind me, i disentagle myself and pull
466 my escape out of my pocket. the heat of my hand activates escape and
467 i find my self back at the center of realities.
468 *************************************************kathyd*****************
469 I CAN NOT NOW SAY ANYTHING. YOU KNOW I AM HERE. BUT HOW LONG? WWW LEOPARD WWW
470 A FEW WORDS. WITH ADVENTURE COMES FEAR. THE UNKNOWN IS AHEAD AND FAILURE AT
471 EVERY STEP. DECISIONS. WITH LOVE COMES SUSPENSE. WHAT WILL THE LOVER THINK?
472 THIS IS NOT SUSPENSE. THIS IS ANXIETY. SUCCESS? BEAUTY? BOTH OF THESE ARE
473 SHOWN CLEARLY WITH THE WORDS YOU HAVE JUST GIVEN US. AND COURAGE IS SOMETHING
474 YOU HAVE ALWAYS HAD. I CAN TELL. THIS IS AN ODD SENSATION SEEING MY WORDS
475 ENGRAVED HERE.THEY WILL LAST FOR A SHORT TIME AND WILL THEN FADE AWAY. I WILL
476 MISS MY WORDS. BUT NOT HALF AS MUCH AS I WILL MISS THE WORDS THAT ARE ALL
477 AROUND ME. THEY HAVE MEANING. MINE ARE DUST.
478 W.W.W. I STALK. I AM LEOPARD W.W.W.
479 **************************************************************************
480 and again i say
481
482 ********************************************************kathyd*************
483 *****************************************
484 ok mr www, whatever you say, i was just
485 writting down some thoughts, not to be
486 interpreted in any particular way, please
487 do me one respect and do not use my border
488 or pen name, makes me nervous. also the
489 word stalking makes me quite uneasy too.
490 i intend to enter other rooms from the
491 center of realities and will tell all
492 what i have found there. who knows maybe
493 i won't return next time. i think i will
494 but who is to say, i may lose my escape.
495 ****thereal************kathyd****************
496
497 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
498 All...who wish to be more lovely...may the "beauty beacon" (above) shine on you.
499 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
500 W.W.W. I WATCH. I AM LEOPARD W.W.W.
501 IS THAT BETTER? IWILL USE THAT AT THE BEGINNING AND END TO MAKE SURE NO ONE
502 WILL GET MIXED UP. WHAT DOES UNSAFE MEAN? I HAVE SEEN IT 2 TIMES NOW.
503 I AM SORRY IF YOU THINK THAT I USED YOUR BOARDER. I DIDI NOT. I TRYED TO BE
504 VERY CLEAR WHERE I STARTED AND ENDED. I WILL NOT SAY STALK. IT LOOKED GOOD
505 THE FIRST TIME. BUT SINCE YOU DO NOT LIKE IT I WILL STOP.
506 I THOUGHT I KNEW THE RESPECTS HERE. THAT ONE I DID KNOW. I WILL PAY IT FOR YOU
507 .IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT I CAN DO? ASK ME.
508 W.W.W. I WATCH. I AM LOEPARD W.W.W.
509 ********************************************************
510 welll exxxxxuuuuuussssseeee mmmmmmeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!
511 enter only doesn't make for letter perfect entries!
512 (sticking my tougue out, phfffttt!)
513 www: no biggie, ehh?
514 *****************************************kathyd********
515 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (ooops...)
516 It seems that there's a little midnight battle raging here.
517 But i'll not poke my noses into that.
518 THOR: No comment?
519 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->the distraught Guardian 73:05
520 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
521 It always takes courage for someone to admit they simply didn't know any better.
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524 Tin Man -- Tanks much! I, also, do not feel that the blank space in poetry
525 is a waste of space. The physical placement of the words in the line has a
526 great utility. Somehow, however, the medium has different constraints than
527 pen or type on paper... an interesting field to explore? Although I greatly
528 appreciated your entry, I'm afraid that the mutual acquaintance may be someone
529 other than the one to whom you referred -- I (believe?) that I know that person
530 only through reputation and reading her writings.
531 Ahh! what joy to type once more on a responsive keyboard. The only ill effects
532 of my recent keyboard troubles is a distressing tendency to attempt driving
533 the <return> key through the keyboard when I reach the end of a line!
534 (isn't it amazing what cotton swabs and magnetic tape head cleaner can do?)
535 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
536 ****************************************
537 i can tell "alchemist" is back, phffttt!!
538 ********************************kd********
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540 My... I'm goinig to have to get on more often. The last time I got on, there
541 wasn't any problem with the story...
542 As someone else has said before, I'd have a nervous breakdown but I haven't
543 scheduled in the time.
544 #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$# Farley #$##$##$# 22:40 - 03/14/85 #$##$##$##$##$##$#
545 -=*=- But only the cat replied, a frail tune of vibrating notes... -=*=-
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547 Pausing hesitantly, I drop the curtain again and wonder what might
548 have happened. Where once was a window, there now is a wall. And none to
549 explain the why, nor to give answer to my question. Perhaps I have given
550 offense, and not known it. As I have so often before.
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552 NEVER!
553
554 ^^^^^ No wonder you are so rarely seen here! Not many take the time to
555 ^^^^^ see what has been added to the disks that are not in the limelight.
556 ^^^^^ For those that read these remarks when they are no longer an active
557 ^^^^^ pawn on the board, know now that this is being entered on wha is
558 ^^^^^ known as "Disk B". Nechoha, --->the Guardian
559
560 nosrepersonosrepersonosrepersonosrepersonoserpersonosrepersoinosrep
561 AHA - some space, if only temporary. will anyone get to see it??
562 person looked around the interior of the oddly familiar INN. A beconing hand,
563 with mug attached, raised in friendship, from a warm corner table drew person's
564 attention.
565 Mug and hand were attached to one who introduced himself as 'Gaurdian'. The invitation to
566 taste the INN's fine ales was one person could hardly refuse. "while i lack gender, and even
567 permanent appearence",person said by way of introduction,"i have sometimes been mystakenly
568 called saphire but never steel. "Isnt this the place my keyfingers accessed from...
569 but; how could that be? Well i wasn't always as you see me now. Before i became a
570 pleasent dream of a diux ex mechina i had a physical existance of my own, but i dont mean
571 to bore you. Yes of course the house ale."
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