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001=Usr:0 Null User 06/30/87 20:34 Msg:0 Call:0 Lines:19
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1$If you are in need of help, you need but ask...
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2$************************* INSTALLED: 11 APR 89 ***************************
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3$Welcome to BWMS II (BackWater Message System II) Mike Day System operator
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4$**************************************************************************
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5$GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS II IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION
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6$ PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM.
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7$BWMS II was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS II is a privately
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8$owned and operated system which is currently open for use by the general
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9$public. No restrictions are placed on the use of the system. As the
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10$system is privately owned, I retain the right to remove any and all
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11$messages which I may find offensive. Because of the limited size of the
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12$system, it will be periodically purged of messages (only 999 lines of data
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13$can be saved). To leave a message, type 'ENTER'. Use ctrl/C to get out
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14$the ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering
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15$the message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to
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16$replace the line. To exit from the system, type 'BYE' then hang up.
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17$Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
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18$**************************************************************************
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19$
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002=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 04/11/89 21:22 Msg:3583 Call:20258 Lines:2
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20 Good swimmer's are oftenest drowned -- Thomas Fuller
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21 ************************************************************************
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003=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 04/11/89 21:57 Msg:3584 Call:20260 Lines:17
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22 (*&((*&((*&((**&)(*&)((*&(**&)(*&)*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&(*&(*&)(*&'z
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24 I'm at the top! I'm At the top!
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26 Halleluha!! Praise the Great Mole.
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27
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28 Well, I'm done celebrating.
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30 ----
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32 You, yea You. the one reading this. Enter something you wimp!!
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33 I spit on you, ptua! Your mother is a rabbit and your father
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34 smells of elderberries (if I got this wrong don't blame me, I
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35 spent my nights doing better things besides watching tv).
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36
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37 The Mole.
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38 )(*&((*&(*&)(*&(*&)(*&(*&(*&)((*&(*&((*&(&(*&)(*&()(**&)(*&)(*&(*&)(*(&
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004=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 04/11/89 23:12 Msg:3585 Call:20263 Lines:5
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39 )(*&(*&)(*&)(*&(*)*&'z
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41 Open season on Lurkers
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43 )(*&&)(*&)(*&)(*&(*(*&)((*&'z
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005=Usr:82 SWORDSMITH 04/11/89 23:23 Msg:3586 Call:20264 Lines:1
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44 SS.SS.SS.SS.SS.SS.SS.SS.SS.
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006=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 04/11/89 23:33 Msg:3587 Call:20265 Lines:6
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45 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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46 OK, how about a boycott of Exxon and Exxon products, until they finish the
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47 clean-up. I will do my part. Tommorrow I will get our company to pull Exxon
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48 from its list of approved vendors. And never buy Exxon gas again.
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49 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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007=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/12/89 00:30 Msg:3588 Call:20269 Lines:29
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51 &*&*&*&*'s
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52 I'll boycott. I don't have a car, which makes it easy.
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53
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54 Welcome to a new disk ladies and gentlemen. I've heard rumers of elves in
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55 the basement of the Inn. Are they mischivios?
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56
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57 Someday I'll be a level one user. Till then I must meerly dream.
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58
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59 End of ramblings.
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60
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61 On a semi-seriose note, I think I'll start writting more about the Inn. I
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62 have been learning more and more about it. The history of Backwater is
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63 fascinating. I almost feel like I'm violating some sort of trust when
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64 I look through the Archives.
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65
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66 I know that Friar has been here on and off for atleast 4 years. I know
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67 from whom and when Milchar got his bread board. I know when emu
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68 graduated. And when such people as Green Eyes, Piper, Delta V and
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69 many other came or left the Inn.
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70
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71 I am currently easing up on the final days of BWMS I. Soon I will have
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72 read up to them time I first entered the Inn. Then I will go to the
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73 begining and take in the early years.
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74
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75 So much to read. 20 meg or so.
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77 An Astral Dreamer
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78 &*&*&*&*'s
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008=Usr:245 Doug King 04/12/89 15:33 Msg:3589 Call:20284 Lines:6
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80 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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81 Life is like a Bridge game. If you don't have a good partner you better have
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82 a good hand! Just lurking around. I've been on here on and off for a year.
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83 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Bartender Slug >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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009=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/12/89 18:54 Msg:3590 Call:20287 Lines:9
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86 &*&*&*&*'s
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87 Hmm, I wish we'd get some new blood around here. All the old timers seem to
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88 have ridden off into the sunset.
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90 After I've been modeming for 3 or 4 years perhaps I'll know why.
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92 An Astral Dreamer
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93 &*&*&*&*'s
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010=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 04/12/89 22:48 Msg:3591 Call:20289 Lines:10
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95 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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96 Well AD, I think I am flattered not to be old, but I haven't ridden off into
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97 the sunset, just have little to say these days. I think a lot of what you
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98 consider to be old timers are about the same age, and are in the same mode at
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99 their chosen careers. A lot of responsibility, too little time, so work hard
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100 and smart. Leaves little time for the creative juices to flow.
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101 I would still like to get a multi-authored story going, or a game of modem
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102 risk. But for either, you need about six steady participants.
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103 Just my two cents worth.
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104 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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011=Usr:131 THE VISION 04/12/89 23:02 Msg:3592 Call:20290 Lines:16
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105 _______________________________T_H_E__V_I_S_I_O_N____________________________
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106 Friar, that was worth more than two cents! What do you mean a milti-authored
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107 story? Is that where someone starts a story, then leaves the end open for
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108 others to continue? Sounds fun. Seen it before on some other boards but it's
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109 usually stupid. I'm here still... there's about 5 or so regulars now. So
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110 AD, how are you doing? I'm pretty good. Hope everything is going well with
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111 you and your family. :) Hmm, not much more to say right now! But I will be
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112 back soon to see if anyone else says anything....
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113 _*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*__
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115 T H E V I S I O N
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116 ------------------
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117 3/12/89
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119 SometimeLateAtNite
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012=Usr:233 molusk the crab 04/12/89 23:19 Msg:3593 Call:20291 Lines:9
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121 **********************************
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122 Tis' a wednsday. And the sun is
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123 sure to be back tommorow.
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125 Tragady, the part of the stage
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126 that the world could do with
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127 out.
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013=Usr:53 prince dragon 04/12/89 23:48 Msg:3594 Call:20292 Lines:3
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130 .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.
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131 I may a smalltalk yet.
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132 .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.prince dragon
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014=Usr:4 Milchar 04/13/89 00:43 Msg:3595 Call:20295 Lines:13
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133 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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134 The multi-author stories are perhaps the best thing ever developed on
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135 these dancing phosphors- and yes, one person would start, develop the
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136 story a little, and usually leave the next person with a puzzle to solve
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137 or danger to avoid. When writing such a story, you may use the
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138 characters of other authors, but with care. Don't kill them off because
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139 of a freak earthquake or lightning bolt. Usually the authors need to have
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140 another mode of communication so that a few plot details can be agreed
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141 upon. Such stories have direction and the creative energies of many
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142 people, and are often the most interesting.
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143 Past examples of multi-author stories include the Kol-um-bee-a adventure,
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144 the Ruby Valley adventure, and any of the NET stories.
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145 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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015=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/13/89 00:55 Msg:3596 Call:20296 Lines:15
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146 &*&*&*&*'s
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147 Hello Vision, I'm okay. My mom and brother are okay too. The external signs
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148 of mourning may dissapere, but the internal ones seem to continue far
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149 longer.
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150
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151 I was hopeing to get a multi-author world going with the cyberish entries,
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152 but nobody else seems to have bitten.
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154 I'm open to suggestions as to what would make the cyberish world more
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155 interesting. Perhaps if people were more familer with the NET stories they
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156 would understand what I am trying to do.
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157
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158 An Astral Dreamer
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159 &*&*&*&*'s
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016=Usr:131 THE VISION 04/13/89 15:06 Msg:3597 Call:20303 Lines:24
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161 ______________________________T_H_E__V_I_S_I_O_N__________________________
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162 Glad you're doing well AD. I sure hope that nothing else goes wrong for
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163 you for a long time. You've had enough! And from what I've read you sound
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164 like a really cool guy. You don't need or deserve anything that has
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165 happened to you. You're really cool! So anyway I hope all goes well.
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166 Milch, thanks for explaining the multi-authored story concept to me. I
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167 would probably just be a spectator, however, and not join in because my
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168 skills of writing are rather lame to say the least. But, if I see a neat
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169 something I could add, then I just might do that. I'm not familiar with
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170 these NET stories that you speak of AD. Hmm or this cyberish stuff.
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171 What is it? I know... I'm stupid. Sooooo who's gonna get the story rolling?
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174 T H E V I S I O N
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176 Thursday 3/13/89
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177 Tiny clouds, but
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178 o t h e r w i se
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179 perfectly clear
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180 sunny, and h o t
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181 A N I C E DAY!
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183 3:11pm 15
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017=Usr:71 David Shult 04/13/89 18:50 Msg:3598 Call:20306 Lines:60
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185 696969696969
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186 Following message is from EcoNet:
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187
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188 PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND DAY
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189 We invite interested organizations to help us dedicate April 23, 1989 to
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190 Prince William Sound by planning activities meaningful and relevant to the
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191 members of the organization and the community participating to help us bring
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192 to mind the effects of our everyday choices.
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193 Following is a copy of the proclamation drafted by the Prince William Sound
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194 Day Steering Committee. Please copy it and pass it on if you can, we are
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195 hoping for a groundswell. We are looking for both organizational and
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196 individual signators. We hope to encourage as wide a range of participation
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197 as possible, on as many different levels as feasible. If possible, please
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198 return, or ask for the return of, the petitions by April 20 to:
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199 Prince William Sound Day Organizing Committee
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200 C/O Alaska Center for the Environment
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201 700 H Street, #4
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202 Anchorage, Alaska 99501
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203 We would appreciate notification of institutional endorsements for our press
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204 releases, and we encourage local organizations to issue their own press
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205 releases expressing their own views, thoughts, and reflections upon this
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206 almost overwhelmingly tragic Alaskan ordeal. Individuals who feel it
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207 appropriate could greatly aid in this effort with letters to the editor, and
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208 requests to local news media to reproduce the proclamation. Copies would be
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209 appreciated, and photographs of group activities or artistic creations would
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210 be welcomed. Further information may be obtained by leaving a message for
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211 acfte in econet mail. I am having difficulty getting onto the conferences, so
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212 please feel free to pass on this note to any and all interested parties, and
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213 to let us know how it goes. This day is intended to be what the people who
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214 join us in the dedication of it make it.
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215 We in Alaska, who now add our tears to the fouled waters of the Sound, need to
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216 know that a more responsible future is possible.
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217 PROCLAMATION
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218 PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND DAY
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219 We, the undersigned individuals and organizations, hereby proclaim
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220 April 23, 1989, as PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND DAY -- A DAY TO LISTEN FOR THE STILLED
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221 VOICES OF THE SOUND.
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222 We invite the world to join us in mourning and in reflection upon the
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223 recent disaster and loss in Prince William Sound, Alaska.
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224 We invite our fellows to participate in Prince William Sound Day by
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225 setting aside time on April 23, 1989, to the remembrance of the Sound as it
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226 was, to the choices we have before us, and to the awareness of the
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227 consequences of our actions and of our lives.
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228 We invite you to join us in spirit, thought, and positive action on
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229 April 23, 1989, Prince William Sound Day.
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230 We invite you also to join us in five minutes of silence for
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231 listening, at two pm, your local time, on April 23, 1989.
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232
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233 From: TOM GRAY
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236 Q: Is George Bush presently a member of the Trilateral Commission? And... Of
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237 those nominated to the Bush cabinet, who is a member of the TC?
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238 A: George Bush is not a member of the Trilateral Commission.
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239 As of this date, two Bush appointees are currently members of the Trilateral
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240 Commission: Richard Darman and Brent Scowcroft.
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241
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242
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243 696969696969696969
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018=Usr:71 David Shult 04/13/89 19:02 Msg:3599 Call:20307 Lines:56
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245 From: TOM GRAY
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246 To: ALL
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247 Subj: EXXON SPILL AFTERMATH
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248 Following message is from EcoNet: Topic 270 Exxon oil spill - Alaska
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249 1 response mstraube en.energy 6:19 pm Apr 4, 1989
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250
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251 ********* AN OPEN LETTER TO ECONET USERS *********
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252
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253 "On March 24, in the early morning hours, a disastrous accident happened in
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254 the waters of Prince William Sound, Alaska. By now you all know that [the]
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255 tanker. the Exxon Valdez, hit a submerged reef and lost 240,000 barrels of oil
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256 into the waters of the Sound."
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257
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258 So begins Exxon's "apology" to the public in the newspapers. We are
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259 disgusted at Exxon's actions, and are taking our own actions to make Exxon
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260 learn the error of their ways.
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261
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262 What did Exxon do?
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263
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264
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265 o First, they caused the largest and environ-
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266 mentally most significant oil spill in US history
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267 by putting a captain with a history of drunk
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268 driving in charge of a supertanker crossing some
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269 of the most dangerous and sensitive waters on
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270 earth.
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271
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272 o Then, they made the accident worse by taking almost
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273 two days even to begin to respond to the spill.
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274 Why? They had systematically dismantled their oil
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275 spill response capability by dismissing 2/3 of its
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276 oil spill staff, and by having virtually no oil booms
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277 or other containment equipment available to respond
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278 to a spill.
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279
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280 o After causing this calamity, they then sought to
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281 reap a profit by stopping delivery under its fuel
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282 supply contracts using the incredible excuse that
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283 the spill was an "act of God", and by raising
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284 gasoline prices at the pumps!
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285
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286 o Finally, Exxon continues to insist that future oil
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287 and gas development in pristine areas like the
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288 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and Bristol Bay
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289 will have no impact on the environment.
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290
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291 What are we doing to express our disgust and disappoint-
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292 ment?
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293
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294 o boycotting Exxon gas stations
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295 o tearing up our Exxon credit card
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296 o sending it back, with an explanatory letter, to
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297 L.G. Rawl, Chairman of Exxon, P.O. Box 4298,
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298 Houston, TX 77210-4298.
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299
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019=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/14/89 00:36 Msg:3600 Call:20315 Lines:15
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301 &*&*&*&*'s
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302 I'm hopeing the rest of the year goes better, I don't need anymore shocks.
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303
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304 The story dealing with Kit,blitter and Berry is Cyberish. Milchar is more
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305 of and expert of Cyber punk then me, Perhaps he wouldn't mind saying a
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306 few words about it? :-)
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307
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308 Wow, this is message number 3600. And, the lurk to post ration is 5.64 to
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309 1!
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310
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311 Live long and prosper all.
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312
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313 An Astral Dreamer
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314 &*&*&*&*'s
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020=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 04/14/89 09:37 Msg:3601 Call:20318 Lines:9
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316 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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317 I saw the cartoon the other day, M.A.A.D.D. - Marine animals against drunk
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318 driving.
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319 An act of God? Right. Even if I believed, I would have a hard time thinking
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320 of a deity as that malicious. I agree, as stated before, that we should
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321 boycott Exxon. If everyone did, it might cause a little economic
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322 repercussion in some areas, but once in a while we have to say enough!
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323 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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324
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021=Usr:131 THE VISION 04/14/89 15:32 Msg:3602 Call:20321 Lines:6
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325 __________________________________L_U_R_K_I_N_G_____________________________
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326
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327 What's that ratio again AD? :-)
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329 _*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*__
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330
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022=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/14/89 17:54 Msg:3603 Call:20324 Lines:35
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331 &*&*&*&*'s
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332 Hmm, perhaps I should reverse those numbers... Lets see, for every 5.6 calls
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333 one entry is made. I think I got it right.
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334
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335 Of course, if you put up a lurk notice you aren't really lurking! :-)
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336
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337 The Inn was quit, though ocasionally sounds could be heard from below.
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338 It was rumored that tiny humenish like creatures lived down there. Some
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339 people called them elves, though they probably wern't anything like what
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340 most people thought of as elves.
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341
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342 Friar sat snoozing in a corner, occasionally he would awaken and listen
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343 to one of the conversations going on. After a time he would add a thoughtfull
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344 comment and then return to his slumber.
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345
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346 The Wanderer sensed many other presences, but none were distinct. It
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347 was as if many beings hovered around the Inn, observing.
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348
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349 He marked his place carefully and closed the book before him. Many names
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350 had be written therein. The strange tome had the word "Archive" written
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351 on the cover. He felt momentarily guilty about haveing looked inside, as
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352 the book really wasn't his.
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353
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354 Though this thought gnawed at him, there was another that weighed more
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355 heavily. The book had had the names of many people who had once been
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356 regulers at the Inn. Yet, now little or no sign could be found of them.
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357
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358@ He sighed and sat back in his chair, hopeing that whatever had taken
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359 He sighed and sat back in his chair, hopeing that their leave taking
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360 had been voluntary. He did not like to think about the sort of being or
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361 organization that could take out so many powerfull and good people.
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362
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363 An Astral Dreamer
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364 &*&*&*&*'s
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365
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023=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 04/14/89 19:36 Msg:3604 Call:20326 Lines:14
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366 )(*&)(**&()(**&&()(*&&()(*&*(()&((*)&((*)&*&((*)&()(&((*&((*
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367 The noise had begun again.
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368 A faint chorus of high pitched voices originating from somewhere
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369 below the floor.
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370 *Who could it be*.
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371 The Mole laided his ear to the ground, concentrating to hear better.
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372
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373 *Could it be?* *I hear a Party!*
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374
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375 *Well only one thing to do* As he dug down in an almost dive-like
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376 fashion.
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377
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378 The Mole
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379 )(**&()*&(**&&((**&&()(*&&((*&()*)(*&()(*&&)(*&&((**&&()*&&()
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024=Usr:4 Milchar 04/14/89 19:58 Msg:3605 Call:20327 Lines:7
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380 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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381 Lurkus modius......
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382 AD: I don't see myself as a C-Punk expert. Just a fan. I've read all
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383 of Gibson's books (Mona Lisa Overdrive is the last, I have a signed
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384 copy).
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385 Mole: You seem familiar. A party animal indeed.
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386 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar ++++++++++++++++++++++++
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025=Usr:233 molusk the crab 04/15/89 01:09 Msg:3606 Call:20336 Lines:8
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387 **********************************
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388
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389 Elves? Seems strange to me.
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390
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391 Hide in the rafters I'll bet!
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392
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393 *********************************
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394
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026=Usr:32 JOHN SILVERMAN 04/15/89 02:57 Msg:3607 Call:20338 Lines:18
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395 #$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#
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396 AD: I've been modeming for almost four years now (this was my first system)
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397 and I still don't know why all the writer's up and quit. I remember the
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398 glory days of Backwater and Tanis (I bring that up a lot, don't I?) when
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399 multiple author stories and role playing interaction was the rule of the
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400 day. and it was GREAT! But now there is so little anymore...
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401
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402 But hey, a friend and I are trying to recreate those days a little with an
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403 experiement of our own. It's called Alcazar and it's a totally open
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404 system just like the Backwater of old. The number is 256-0784 and
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405 there is no registration or password needed to write! How about you guys
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406 giving us a call and joining the adventure of the lost demon city of
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407 Alcazar?
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408
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409 Hope to see you there!
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410
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411 J.D. Silverman
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412 #$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#
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027=Usr:275 Prometheus Hawth 04/15/89 04:45 Msg:3608 Call:20339 Lines:18
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413 {|{{|{}||{}|{{}|{}|{}|{|{{|{}|{}|{}|{{|{}{}{}{}{}|||||||{}{}|{}|||}{|{}|{}||{}
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414 Hi. This is Theus. Yeah, Theus. Remember me? No? Darn.
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415 I used to call Backwater and Tanis as well. I loved them for what they
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416 were. Free sources of information interchange, the whole nine yards. I learned
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417 to type at 300 baud, calling BWMS I every night, trying to get through the
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418 busy signals, hacking away, designing the new wardialer scripts, and having
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419 a wonderful time.
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420 So I call back from work one day. And it works. BWMS is still here. It's
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421 phenomenal. Jeepers. Sondargaard? Michael? L'homme, you devil? MiG? Graymalkin
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422 Paragon? Leonard? Piper? Cistern Operator Mike Day? Are any of the Old Guard
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423 still calling Backwater? If so, I'll organize the Veritable Quandary meeting.
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424 Oh jeez. All these memories. Archives. DEC mainframes. grepping through
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425 megabytes. Using statistics programs to grep through BWMS archives looking
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426 for misspelling and cross indexing them between callers, to twit out the
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427 enemies of Net... Net... My goo'ness... It's been a while.
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428
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429 ... theus ...
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430
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431 )(&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(**&)((**&)(*&)*(*&)((**&)(*&)(&
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432 Erp,
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433
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434 Milch: Yea, you should know me. Gronk!
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435
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436 -------
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437 The Mole swam as the floor gave easily to his trained hands.
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438 The sound increased from the Left. The Mole changed directions
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439 and swam towards the sound.
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440
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441 The sound had reached deafening proportions. This must be some
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442 party.
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443
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444 The Mole poked his head out of the cellers wall just in time for
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445 the quarters game.
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446
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447 Sitting around an old discarded table sat five smallish aelf-like
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448 creatures. The only thing that differentiated them from normal
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449@aelfs was the fact that instead of normal skin coloring they had
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450 aelves was the fact that normal aelves would never play quarters.
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451 The Mole never refusing a good quarters game join in on the
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452 festivities.
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453
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454 Boy will this be fun.
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455
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456 The Mole...
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457 )(*&)(*&)((*&)(*&)(*&&)((*&)(*&)(*&()*&)(*&)(*)&()*(&
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029=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 04/15/89 12:13 Msg:3610 Call:20344 Lines:11
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458 )(*&)(*&)(*&(*)*&'s
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459 BUG REPORT!! BUG REPORT!!
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460 there is a bug in the replace line command.
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461 In my last entry I had entered a line that I wanted to replace,
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462 so I quit the enter mode and tryed to replace the line I had
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463 just entered. When I tryed to replace it (line 449) with
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464 Command: re 449
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465 it should line 448 and asked if I wanted to replace that instead
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466 of 449.
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467 END OF BUG REPORT!!!
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468 )(*&(*&()*&(*&&()*&)(*&)((**&()(*&
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030=Usr:131 THE VISION 04/15/89 21:03 Msg:3611 Call:20358 Lines:18
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469 ________________________________T_H_E__V_I_S_I_O_N_________________________
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470 Always good to see new people return from long ago. I'm sure AD will be
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471 pleased to see Theus back! I don't remember him because I've only been
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472 here for a little while. About that Bug Report, Mole. There's no bug. To
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473 replace a line, ex. 300 you have to list until you get to 229 and stop
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474 in the middle of that line to get to the Command: prompt. Then type "re"
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475 and it will show you line 300 and you can replace it. So try "re" 1 line
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476 before the desired line to replace. Hope this helps! BTW I don't know why
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477 it is like this but it is. See all later! Later AD!
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478 _*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_
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479
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480 T H E V I S I O N
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481 <*><*><*><*><*><*>
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482 Saturday, April 15
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483 1989. 9:08pm 45
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484 <*><*><*><*><*><*>
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485 ======BYE!!=======
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486
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031=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/16/89 00:01 Msg:3612 Call:20363 Lines:19
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487 &*&*&*&*'s
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488
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489 Hello All, welcome back Theus. I`ve heard stories of you. I hope you chose
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490 to come back often.
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491
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492 Many of the old guard still log in here. They just don`t seem to have much to
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493 say. I think though, that if a few would make reguler appearences we would
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494 see the rest come out of lurk mode.
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495
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496 Just my thought on the issue.
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497
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498 Milchar, you say you are not an expert on cyber punk. You certainly must know
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499 more then me! :-)
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500
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501 Onward and downward!
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502
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503 An Astral Dreamer
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504 &*&*&*&*'s
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505
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506 )(*&)*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&&
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507 Just offseting the post to lurk ratio.
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508 The Mole
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509 )**&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&
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033=Usr:131 THE VISION 04/16/89 17:40 Msg:3614 Call:20378 Lines:26
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510 __________________________________T_H_E__V_I_S_I_O_N________________________
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511 Same as Mole.
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512 Well, actually I have 1 thing to say. When are we going to start the
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513 multiple-authored story? I won't get involved but I can't wait to see all
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514 these writing talents combined together in one story!
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515 Jeeez I wish Muse would come back she was so very funny. I wonder where
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516 she is. And Kurfur always has great humor and Talos had a good story and
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517 Pan did too. There are so many people that used to be here and now are
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518 gone. AD and I feel the same way. I wish some would come back... but we
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519 need to post more to get them out in the open!
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520 That's it for now... later everyone!
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521 AD: ever get that haircut yet? How's your tooth?
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522 BYE!
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523 _*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*__
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524
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525 T H E V I S I O N
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526 ||||||||||||||||||
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527 Sunday, April 16th
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528 5:46 03pm 1989
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529 Partly cloudy, but
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530 the sun peeked out
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531 a t various times.
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532 ||||||||||||||||||
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533 Anyone have a birthday coming up soon?
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534 ____________________________________________________________________________
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535
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536
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537
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538 The Chatline BBS is OPEN tonight from 10pm - 11:30pm.
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539 Call it and have a good time-- 223-5118 call tonight!
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540 please DO NOT call after 11:30 or before 10. Thanks!
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541
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035=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/16/89 19:15 Msg:3616 Call:20381 Lines:16
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542 &*&*&*&*'s
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543 I got my hair cut just before the funeral. Its about 1/3 the length it used
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544 to be. Never close your eyes when you get your hair cut. I said cut
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545 it just BELOW the coller in back. I guess the barbor thought I said just
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546 ABOVE. Arghh. Oh well, It'll be another 6 months before I have to
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547 worry about getting it cut.
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548
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549 My entry about the Inn is an example of what can grow into a multi-author
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550 story. All it needs is for somebody else to enter stuff. Mole has sort
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551 of followed up on this.
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552
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553 Well, I must be going now.
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554
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555 An Astral Dreamer
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556 &*&*&*&*'s
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557
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558 )(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(&)(*&&)((*&&)(*)(&)(**&
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559
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560 The mole sauntered up to the table to join in; however, the
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561 aelves had something else in mind.
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562
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563 In a blink of an eye the five aelves stopped playing quarters
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564 and proceeded to pin The Mole to the ground and hog tied him up.
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565
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566 After the Mole had been tied and gagged and larger more impressive
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567 aelf entered the room, spoke something in aelven gibberish (anything
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568 in a language you don't know is gibberish), and motioned the aelves to
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569 carry the Mole to the other room.
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570
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571 In the other room were piles several sacks and chests. In the corner
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572 to the immediate right was a cage, in which the aelves threw The Mole.
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573
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574 *Another fine mess I got myself into* thought The Mole
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575
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576 The Mole
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577 )(*&)(*&)(*&)(*(&)(*&)(*(&)(*&)(&*&)(*&)(*&&)((*&&()(*&()(*&)*&
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578
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037=Usr:131 THE VISION 04/16/89 20:02 Msg:3618 Call:20384 Lines:13
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579 __________________________________T_H_E__V_I_S_I_O_N______________________
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580 AD! Sorry to hear about your hair! Ha that was pretty funny sounding
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581 though! What an idiot barber you should've gotten pissed at him/her
|
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582 whatever. Well atleast you won't have to worry about a haircut for a
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583 while (like you said)!! Hmm not much more to say. TTYL AD!
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584 _*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*__
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585
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586
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587
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588 Just another reminder.....
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589 See above lines about The Chatline BBS.....
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590 make sure you call tonight! Have a fun time!!
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591
|
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038=Usr:33 Mike Stanfill 04/17/89 00:15 Msg:3619 Call:20398 Lines:10
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592 /*/*/*/*/*/*/*
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593 Well, Astral, It's been almost a year, but I'm back on BWMS!
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594 I lurked back in the era of Green Eyes' 100-line stories and up thru the
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595 inane posts of GENERAL SOD, but I have turned from my heathen lurker ways
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596 and become a decent, respectable poster now ... plus it's nice to know some
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597 of the people behind the names (Hi Milch! Mole!). I'd love to start the
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598 old multi-author storyline again - shall we follow the mole-hole and see what
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599 all that bumping around in the basement is?
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600
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601 /*/*/*/*/*/*/* - De'wI' tejHey (Apparently a Computer Scientist)
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602 yes, vision, people have birthdays coming up. For example, mine is the 27th.
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603 ________________________________T_H_E__V_I_S_I_O_N___________________________
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604 What's your name (guy above)? De'wI' tejHey.. hmm. That's what I was wanting
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605 to know... if anyone had a birthday this month. Just curious, trying maybe
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606 to start a little conversation. Mine's in Oct. (you really care right?) but
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607 that's cool yours is the 27th... hmm only 10 more days until. How old will
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608 you be? Cool well have a nice B-day my friend.
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609 _*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_
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611 __T_H_E__V_I_S_I_O_N__
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612
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613 3:27 17pm 4/17/89
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614
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615 &*&*&*&*'s
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616 Mines the 15th of December.
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617
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618 Hmm, looks like the mole got himself into a bit of trouble. Hopefully the
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619 Innkeeper will release him soon.
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620
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621 An Astral Dreamer
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622 &*&*&*&*'s
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623
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624 696969696969
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625 1
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626
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627 1 17-APR-1989 06:38 CAREER CHOICES
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628
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629 Career Choices
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630 by
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631 Robert Fried
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632
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633
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634 "What will I be when I grow up?"
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635
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636 Children all over the world ask that question every day. These kids are o
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637 course all quite dull, but their parents prefer to think of them as special.
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638 You, as a parent or simply a caring individual, hesitate to disillusion (or eve
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639 depress) these curious rug rats by pointing out that every kid in history who
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640 has ever grown up turned out to be an adult.
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641
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642 It is best that we give these kids a noncommittal but upbeat answer,
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643 psychologists tell us. All of these have been used successfully:
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644
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645 1. Anything you want to be, Sarah.
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646
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647 2. Only time will tell, but you have a wonderful life ahead of you.
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648
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649 More?
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650
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651
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652 3. It's exciting to think about, darling, isn't it!
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653
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654 4. A plumber.
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655
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656
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657 The first response, of course, is most successful with children named
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658 Sarah. And some people believe that the fourth answer is not noncommittal
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659 enough.
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660
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661 As you have no doubt found out (unless you are still a special child), one
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662 seldom can say much about one's eventual career until after several years of
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663 work. It's hard sometimes even then. Let's look at a few case studies to see
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664 what insights we can glean:
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665
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666 Sarah Willetson is a 42-year-old mother of 13 children,
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667 but she has a nagging desire to be a nuclear physicist.
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668 Nevertheless, she cannot decide to return to high school
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669 and make that final break with the 40-nation hotel chain
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670 she built.
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671
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672 Arnold Buff is 32 years old. He is unemployed and lives
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673 with his mother, who continues to buy his clothes. Arnold
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674 wants to be the president of a large corporation, but he
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675 More? cannot decide what color tie to wear, despite his intense
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676 love for orange.
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677
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678 Magnolia "Eddie Girl" Feldspar is a 45-year-old gambler who
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679 lives in Cleveland and wants to run for mayor. She has had
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680 varied work experience that includes an unsuccessful five
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681 year stint as a waitress.
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682
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683
|
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684 The emerging pattern is quite lear, isn't it! Were Sarah, Arnold, and
|
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685 Magnolia to consult a competent professional career counselor, all three would
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686 be advised to enroll in the Astrid Williams School of Advertising Copywriting
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687 and Keypunching Arts. This of course explains why few people consult that
|
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688 particular professional career counselor.
|
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689
|
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690 If you are about to embark on your first career and don't know which to
|
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691 choose, don't worry about it, because you can usually change your mind and
|
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692 career later, unless your choice is a career that tends to limit future options
|
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693 For example, it's probably not a good idea to become a bank robber unless you
|
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694 plan to stick with it.
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695
|
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696 Few people read articles about careers unless they need some help in
|
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697 choosing one. You have been waiting for specific advice, right? Well, here it
|
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698 More?is: computers. That's right, computers. No one really understands compute
|
|||
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699 s, so
|
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700 the field offers limitless opportunity, no matter what kind of work you enjoy.
|
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701
|
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702 If you like selling, sell computers. It's a lot easier than selling
|
|||
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703 refrigerators. That surprises you? Well, think about it for a moment. When yo
|
|||
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704 show a refrigerator to a prospect, he knows exactly what you're selling -- a
|
|||
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705 machine that makes things colder than they are. He doesn't even have to ask
|
|||
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706 what that strange knob inside does, because he knows it doesn't do anything. I
|
|||
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707 he doesn't need a refrigerator, you're not going to make a sale. But show your
|
|||
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708 computer, mentioning its serial ports or multitasking capability at the same
|
|||
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709 time, and the prospect's eyes glaze over as he writes the check.
|
|||
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710
|
|||
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711 You can't sell? Then become a computer programmer. It used to be that no
|
|||
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712 one understood what programmers did, so they could say anything to explain why
|
|||
|
713 the computer didn't quite do what was required. Some things never change.
|
|||
|
714
|
|||
|
715 ------------------------------
|
|||
|
716 This is Number 173 in a series of articles designed to explain the world to
|
|||
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717 those who plan to live there and to visitors alike.
|
|||
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718 -------------------------------
|
|||
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719 696969696969696969
|
|||
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720
|
|||
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721
|
|||
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043=Usr:33 Mike Stanfill 04/17/89 21:44 Msg:3624 Call:20426 Lines:13
|
|||
|
722 /*/*/*/*/*/*/*
|
|||
|
723 I have been called by many names (not all of them repeatable :-)), and have not
|
|||
|
724 as yet selected an appropriate handle. "De'wI' tejHey" is Klingon ("tlhIngan")
|
|||
|
725 for "An Apparent Computer Scientist", which is somewhere in between "A So-Calle
|
|||
|
726 Computer Scientist" (De'wI' tejqoq) and "A Definite Computer Scientist"
|
|||
|
727 (De'wI' tejna') which would imply that I take the subject seriously (a fatal
|
|||
|
728 mistake!). Similarly, I fall somewhere between a De'wI' tejHom (literally, a
|
|||
|
729 pre-adolescent with a C64) and a De'wI tej'a' (The Ultimate Computer Scientist)
|
|||
|
730
|
|||
|
731 Wow, I could become the Mr. Manners of Klingon word usage... anybody know if
|
|||
|
732 the Klingon Encycolpedia is out yet????
|
|||
|
733
|
|||
|
734 /*/*/*/*/*/*/* De'wI' tejHey ru' (Temporarily an Apparent Computer Scientist)
|
|||
|
044=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 04/17/89 23:23 Msg:3625 Call:20430 Lines:29
|
|||
|
735 )(*&)(**&)(*&)(*&)(*&&(*)&(*&)(**&)(*&)(*&&*(&(*(&
|
|||
|
736 *I wonder what is in those chests over there. I can guess that the sacks
|
|||
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737 contain money and assorted bobbles, considering that food and drink is free
|
|||
|
738 and the Innkeeper doesn't need change.*
|
|||
|
739
|
|||
|
740 "Yo! Yes you. the short guy with the fancy tights." the Mole directed to
|
|||
|
741 an aelf standing by some stairs leading up.
|
|||
|
742
|
|||
|
743 "Aif glorbble. Iksaf matus" shouted the aelf back at the Mole.
|
|||
|
744
|
|||
|
745 "Speaka yu english?" queryed the Mole.
|
|||
|
746
|
|||
|
747 Some more incoherent babble from the aelf.
|
|||
|
748
|
|||
|
749 "Guess not."
|
|||
|
750 After some thought the Mole said "Your mother was a hamster and your
|
|||
|
751 father smelled of elderberries!"
|
|||
|
752
|
|||
|
753 Not getting any response from that the Mole was definite about the
|
|||
|
754 aelfs inability at english.
|
|||
|
755
|
|||
|
756 Not having anyone to talk to the Mole looked aroung his cell.
|
|||
|
757 The walls were dressed with stone. a pile of straw was piled
|
|||
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758 in the corner and a chamber pot was in another corner. besides
|
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759 that the cell was empty except for dust.
|
|||
|
760
|
|||
|
761 *Hope someone comes coon to break me out.*
|
|||
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762
|
|||
|
763 )(*&()*&()*&)(*(*&&()(**&(()**&)(**&)(**&(*&()*&((*)*&()**&
|
|||
|
045=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/18/89 00:32 Msg:3626 Call:20433 Lines:15
|
|||
|
764 &*&*&*&*'s
|
|||
|
765
|
|||
|
766 Theres lurkers everywhere! I can sense them.
|
|||
|
767
|
|||
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768 Man who uses Klingonese (You know who you are! :-) ) You should just pick a
|
|||
|
769 handle and go with it. Thats what I did. Hmm, Maybe I should have put more
|
|||
|
770 thought into it... (-:.
|
|||
|
771
|
|||
|
772 And, as somebody once said. "Old Backwater-Ites never pass on, they just
|
|||
|
773 get new handles."
|
|||
|
774
|
|||
|
775 An Astral Dreamer
|
|||
|
776 &*&*&*&*'s
|
|||
|
777 P.S. How goes the Cyberish story Milch?
|
|||
|
778
|
|||
|
046=Usr:131 THE VISION 04/18/89 15:58 Msg:3627 Call:20452 Lines:10
|
|||
|
779 ________________________________T_H_E__V_I_S_I__ON__O______________________
|
|||
|
780 Yeah I agree with Astral Dreamer. AD do you sense me? Well I am one of
|
|||
|
781 those lurkers here! I lurk quite a bit... usually not much to say or
|
|||
|
782 contribute to. I like reading what others enter here because almost all
|
|||
|
'83 gho call here are very intelligent and have great things to say. Well
|
|||
|
784 I don't have much to say so I better get out of here!!
|
|||
|
785 _*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_
|
|||
|
786
|
|||
|
787 0__T_H_E__V_I_S_I_O_N__
|
|||
|
788
|
|||
|
047=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 04/18/89 18:27 Msg:3628 Call:20453 Lines:3
|
|||
|
789 )(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)((*&
|
|||
|
790 Mire
|
|||
|
791 )(*&)(*&()(*&)(*&)(*&(*&
|
|||
|
048=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 04/18/89 20:01 Msg:3629 Call:20456 Lines:7
|
|||
|
'92 )8*)(*&)((*&)(*&)(*&((*&
|
|||
|
793 Tweens.
|
|||
|
794
|
|||
|
795 Lurkers abond..
|
|||
|
796
|
|||
|
797 The Iritated Mole
|
|||
|
798 )(*&)(*&&)(*&()*&&)((*&&)(*&
|
|||
|
049=Usr:245 Doug King 04/18/89 20:24 Msg:3630 Call:20457 Lines:4
|
|||
|
799
|
|||
|
800 Bartender Slug's Lurkus Modus.
|
|||
|
801
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
050=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/18/89 20:45 Msg:3631 Call:20458 Lines:7
|
|||
|
803 &*&*&*&*'s
|
|||
|
804 Ahh, Looks like I'm just lurking for now. It's about time I sat down
|
|||
|
805 and wrote some more prose though.
|
|||
|
806
|
|||
|
807 An Astral Dreamer
|
|||
|
808 &*&*&*&*'s
|
|||
|
809
|
|||
|
051=Usr:588 Wayne S. 04/18/89 21:32 Msg:3632 Call:20460 Lines:5
|
|||
|
810 I believe I will write a book. The title will be
|
|||
|
811
|
|||
|
812 Secrets of a Professional Lurker
|
|||
|
813
|
|||
|
814 ============================-===========Signer==========================
|
|||
|
052=Usr:33 Mike Stanfill 04/18/89 21:47 Msg:3633 Call:20461 Lines:5
|
|||
|
815 /*/*/*/*/*/*/*
|
|||
|
816 "Man who uses Klingonese"? Come on, Astral, you MUST know who I am by now!
|
|||
|
817 Perhaps I should become...
|
|||
|
81(0/*/:/*/*/*/*/* - swob ("bep tlhab")
|
|||
|
819 yeah, I like that.... SWOb....
|
|||
|
053=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 04/18/89 22:10 Msg:3634 Call:20462 Lines:3
|
|||
|
820 )(*&)(**&)(*&)(&((*)*
|
|||
|
821 reality controller
|
|||
|
822 )((*&&)(*&)(*)(*&)(*&
|
|||
|
054=Usr*277 Schizo 04/18/89 22:20 Msg:3635 Call:20463 Lines:44
|
|||
|
823
|
|||
|
824 #######################################################################
|
|||
|
825 #################\\\\###\\\\##\\###\\##\\##\\\\\\###\\\\###############
|
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826 ###############\\#####\\#####\\###\\##\\#####\\###\\##\\###############
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827 ###############\\####\\#####\\\\\\\##\\####\\####\\##\\################
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828 ################\\##\\#####\\###\\##\\###\\#####\\##\\#################
|
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829 ############\\\\####\\\\##\\###\\##\\##\\\\\\#3#\\\\###################
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|||
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830 #######################################################################
|
|||
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831
|
|||
|
832 I am Here.
|
|||
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833 I have Arrived.
|
|||
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834 Yes i Have.
|
|||
|
835 Me too!
|
|||
|
836 Do not Push me Around or I will Get into Trouble.
|
|||
|
837 Is there More to Be said? Is there?
|
|||
|
838 No there Isn't.
|
|||
|
839 Yes there Is.
|
|||
|
840
|
|||
|
841 Think about This:
|
|||
|
842
|
|||
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843 " "
|
|||
|
844
|
|||
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845 Pretty hard Is it Not? i Think so.
|
|||
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846 I was Certain that You could Not not Think about Anything.
|
|||
|
847 That's what It was You know.
|
|||
|
848
|
|||
|
849 I can Say things That have More than One meaning.
|
|||
|
850 But i Will not Start doing That until My next Message.
|
|||
|
851
|
|||
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852 I suppose You think I am A paranoid Or something.
|
|||
|
853 Well, i Am not, I have Problems of Our own To worry About.
|
|||
|
854 But i Certainly do Not care What you Think of Me.
|
|||
|
855
|
|||
|
856 0I hpe You hate My boarders.
|
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|
857
|
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858 #######################################################################
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859 #################\\\\###\\\\##\\###\\##\\##\\\\\\###\\\\###############
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864 #######3###############################################################
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865@
|
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866@
|
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|
055=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/18/89 23:11 Msg:3636 Call:20466 Lines:11
|
|||
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867 &*&*&*&*'s
|
|||
|
868 Yes, I do no you. (Ha! Ha! Ha!, you can't fool me. I know a Backwater God! (-:)
|
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|
(69
|
|||
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870 Swob is good, as is tween. Or, how about 'portal.'
|
|||
|
871
|
|||
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872 'Rome was not built in a day. And mire was not fineshed in a year.'
|
|||
|
873
|
|||
|
874 An Astral Dreamer
|
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|
875 ch /no/know
|
|||
|
876 &*&*&*&*'s (I'd have changed it by hand, but I'm lazy.)
|
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877
|
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056=Usr:277 Schizo 04/18/89 23:30 Msg:3637 Call:20467 Lines:35
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878 #######################################################################
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879 #################\\\\###\\\\##\\###\\##\\##\\\\\\###\\\\###############
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880 ###############\\##3##\\#####\\###\\##\\#####\\###\\##\\###############
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882 ################\\##\\#####\\###\\##\\###\\#####\\##\\#################
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883 ############\\\\####\\\\##\\###\\##\\##\\\\\L###L\\\###################
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884 #######################################################################
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885
|
|||
|
886 the grey rain fell on the shroudeD hEAd of THe
|
|||
|
887 unlucky prisoner.
|
|||
|
888
|
|||
|
889 she PrEteNded not to notice that che gAs not the one
|
|||
|
890 being executed today. instead, she imagined herseLf
|
|||
|
891 in The chair readY for action.
|
|||
|
892
|
|||
|
893 thoughts of dead flowers swaying gently In a Spring
|
|||
|
894 breeze filled her consciousness.
|
|||
|
895
|
|||
|
8960 lightning flashed and the flowers sprang to life.
|
|||
|
897
|
|||
|
898 again the lightning flashed and Woodland animals
|
|||
|
899 began to dance among the floweRs.
|
|||
|
900
|
|||
|
901 another flash brought a naked man to the meadOw.
|
|||
|
902
|
|||
|
903 as the first sound of thunder hit she and the Naked
|
|||
|
904 man beGan to make love.
|
|||
|
905
|
|||
|
906
|
|||
|
907 ...
|
|||
|
908
|
|||
|
909
|
|||
|
910 and then the real thunder hit.
|
|||
|
911
|
|||
|
912
|
|||
|
057=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/19/89 16:39 Msg:36#8 Call:20492 Lines:10
|
|||
|
913 &*&*&*&*'s
|
|||
|
914
|
|||
|
915 Look folks, the lurk to post ration over the last 20 call is about 20 to
|
|||
|
916 1! And I'm the 1. You lurkers must have something on your minds.
|
|||
|
917
|
|||
|
918 Come on into the Inn and tell us about it!
|
|||
|
919
|
|||
|
920 An Astral Dreamer
|
|||
|
921 &*&*&*&*'s
|
|||
|
922
|
|||
|
058=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 04/19/89 21:40 Msg:3639 Call:20498 Lines:2
|
|||
|
923 It was a dark and stormy night. But mercifully, someone shot the author.
|
|||
|
924 ***************************************************:***:****************
|
|||
|
059=Usr:131 THE VISION 04/19/89 22:24 Msg:3640 Call:20500 Lines:10
|
|||
|
925
|
|||
|
926 __________________________________T_H_E__V_I_S_I_O_N________________________
|
|||
|
927 Cool border Shizo! It's really pretty killer. AD I have not lubked for the
|
|||
|
928 last 48 hours! I am soooo proud of myself! Well I have nothing to say but
|
|||
|
929 that I hope this Shizo guy sticks around because he's got some cool stuff
|
|||
|
930 to say! hmmm well later!
|
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936@ om? uk el o nmr,a est.
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937@shz,sb Eysce en
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938@wihcannot be revealed to the general public, lest they would Just figurE
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939@otyu scheme and tuRn You in to the thought poLicE. guess What I really
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940@wn oSyis "Message One recieVed, the plan Is going pErfectly", but
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942@///////* swob (A Self-Willed OBject)
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946 who me? lurk? never! well, not anymore, at least.
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948 schIzo, nice How you Add new meaning To your posts by vEry secret means, which
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949 cannot be revealed to the general public, lest they would Just figurE out youR
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950 scheme and tuRn You in to the thought poLicE. i guess What I really want to
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951 Say is "Message One receiVed, the plan Is going pErfectly", but perhapS you
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952 could help me with my contunt...
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953 /*/*/*/*/*/*/* -swob (A Self-Willed OBject)
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061=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/19/89 23:17 Msg:3642 Call:20504 Lines:14
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954 &*&*&*&*'s
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955 Hello swab. I got Schizos message, But I got confused on yours.
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956
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957 i SOmtimes feel as if i am0on display here. WHAT is it that makes people
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958 call here? almost Nobody sEems to post. Why?
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960 Oh well, that is to hard to maintain. Back to writting and TP'ing.
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962 BTW Milch. That disk was corupt. the sources to the routines would not
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965 An Astral Dreamer
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966 &*&*&*&*'s
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970 . '' ".'.:I:.'.. '.
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974 ..'.'.'.:.:I::.:II:.'..'.'.. .
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975 ..'.'':.:.::.:.::II::.'.'.'.'.. 0.
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993 ':II:I:. ':A:. ..:' :. . : ..:::AMI: ..:..'.'.
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994 .':III.::I 'II:.:...::::::::-. .:::AMV:: .::'' ..
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