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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
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2 ********************** REMOVED: 2 JUN 83 ***************************
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3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day System operator
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4 ************************************************************
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5 GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION PLACED ON
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6 THIS SYSTEM.
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7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privatly owned
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8 and operated system which is currently open for use by the general public.
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9 No restrictions are placed on the use of the system.
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10 It is intended that the system be normally used for messages and
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11 advertisments by the users. As the system is privatly owned, I retain the
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12 right to remove any and all messages which I may find offensive
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13 to me. Additionally because of the limited size of the system, it will be
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14 periodically purged of older messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved)
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15 The saved information will be cycled to drive 'B' while the information on
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16 drive 'B' will be archived, and a fresh disk will be installed in drive 'A'.
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17 To leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out
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18 of the enter mode. The message is automaticly stored.
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19 If after entering the message you find you made a mistake,
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20 use the replace command to replace the line.
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21 To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up.
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22 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
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23 ========================================
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24
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25 Dear Lady d,
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26 I thank you for your kind comments in regard to the system.
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27 While I do not really consider it in that low of a regard, I often
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28 use that type of comment to interest people in the system. There are
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29 many BBS's in the area, and as such There is need to be different to
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30 gain more then a small following of users. BWMS is currently on its
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31 4th major set of users. I consider this to be an advantage, as because of
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32 the format this movment of users is possible. As one group has worn
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33 down on things to discuss another set comes in to bring new life to the
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34 system. The continual change is the very lifeblood of BWMS. This would
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35 only be possible because of its structure. YES! small is beautiful.
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36 In regard to the consideration of words for dragon, indeed I would
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37 have to admit that it would seem to be a rather off balance transfer.
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38 Yet perhaps something can be worked out. Initial calculations indicate
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39 that it would be about four to five inches of paper to run out all of
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40 the listings. Can you accept information in some other form? I can
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41 through arangement provide the information in a number of different
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42 disk formats (assuming you can read disks.) If you are unable to read
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43 disks, then it becomes a bit more difficult. I could perhaps provide
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44 the paper form though it would take time to print it out. If however
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45 the dragon you offer were marvelous enough, I would consider it
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46 worthwhile. Though the disk format would carry the costs of the disks
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47 mostly, the paper format carries the costs of the time mostly.
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48 Alas. What's a CISTOP to do. I would like to persue the matter if you
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49 are still interested however. You can contact me here, or at my office
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50 at U.S. DIGITAL, INC. 5699-D S.E. International Way, Milwaukie, Or 97222
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51 (503) 654-xxxx. Since my wall over my desk is currently empty (We just
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52 opened the office!) it would be a wounderful thing to have fill the
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53 emptiness there.
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54 CISTOP MIKEY AWAITING YOUR ANSWER WITH EMPTY WALLS AROUND
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55 *************** 25 MAY 83 ************ 10:49 PM ************************
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56
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57 Bought your ticket already, d? Doggone. I accept your compliment with
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58 pride...merci. Aah, truth will out! Looking forward to your present, as
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59 I suppose are the multitudes. Do dragons and unicorns get along?! Dave
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60 (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)
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61 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 26 May 83 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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62 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 02:00 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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63 Certainly, Dave, MY dragons can coexist with gentle creatures! But
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64 unicorns keep this solemn, mystical air about them, quite unvarying to draw,
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65 whereas my dragons are adventuresome, intelligent and playful in my quick
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66 sketches, which lend themselves well to humourous situations. In the more
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67 serious portraits, I'm learning to portray my emotions by their expressive
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68 faces, and thus my dragons help me...Here is my gift; it is but simple:
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69 drag n dragon@@DRAGON@@drago
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70 ago on@ @ AGON@@dragon@
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71 on n@@ gon@ n@@DRAGON@@drago'@@D
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72 @@ n@@DR on @ agon@@DRAG?N@@dragon@@DRA$o
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73 @DR n@@DRAG go dragon@@DRAGO? `dragon@@DRAGO
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74 DRAG n@@DRAGON@ ra @@dragon@@DRAG @DRA
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75 RAGON@ n@@DRAGON@@dr DRAGON@@dragon@@DRAG DR
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76 AGON@@dr on@@DRAGON@@dragon@@DRAGON@@dragon@@DRA R
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77 AGON@@dragon@@DRAGON@@dra??n@@DRAGON@@dragon@@DRA $gon$
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78 ragon@@?? GON@@dragon@@DRAGON@@???gon@@DRAGON@@dragon@@DRAGo ragon@@D
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79 dragon@@DR??ON@@dragon@@DRAGON@@dragon@@DRAGON@@dragon@@DRAGO dragon@@D $
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80 dragon@@DRA?ON@@ o????????N@@dragon@@DRAGON@@dragon@@D??GO @@drag @D
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81 dragon@@ N agon@@DRAG??@@dragon@@DRAGON@@dragon@@DR?GON@@dra
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82 dragon@@D dragon@@DRAGO???dragon@@DRAGON@@dragon@@DR?GON@@dra
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83 dragon@@DRAGON@@dragon@@DRAGON???ragon@@DRAG???@dragon@@DR GON@@d
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84 dragon@@DRAGON@@dragon@@DRAGON??dragon@@DRAGO??@dragon@@D ON@
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85 ragon@@DRAGON@@dragon@@DRAGO??@drag ?dragon@@DR
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86 agon@@DRAGON@@dragon@@DRA??? agon@@DRAG ragon
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87 n@@DRAGON@@dragon@@DRAGO @@DRAGON@@dragon@@D
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88 @@DRAGON@@dragon@ D A ON. agON@@drag n?? r$
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89 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> d <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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90 The sky is clear, the moon is full.
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91 What is that I see dark before the moon?
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92 A bat or something larger??
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93 Strange..
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94 ...................
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95 PROBABLLY IT E.T.
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96 .......................
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97 D, that was a pretty good dragon with the limited resolution of
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98 characters. I congratulate you on^I your work.
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100 To: Above From: Tron Re: Thing in sky
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101 No, it's not E.T. Its the......
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102 One eyed one horned flying purple people eater
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103 One eyed one horned flying purple people eater
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104 " " " " " " " "
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105 ect.....
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106 Try looking at it through a telescope..... (if it bothers you!)
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107 ----------
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108 All ye heed and bow down to the master Tron! He is your
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109 leader and guide through this unexplored computerized world.
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110 Obey him, pay attention to him, and don't disagree of what he
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111 says about himself! He speaks the truth!
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112
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113 *********************** Darth Vader *************************
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114 CHORTLE CHORTLE....
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115 ...................
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116 JUST A THOUGHT, WHAT OTHER BBS COULD HANDLE THE ABOVE PICTURE?
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117 I DON'T BELEIVE THAT ANY OF THEM COULD. OTHER THEN GOOD OL'
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118 FREE FORM BWMS.. ANY COMMENTS?
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119 ***** CISTOP MIKEY IN A BOASTFULL FRAME ***** 26 MAY 83 ******
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120 P.S. LADY d: IN CASE YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, YOUR DRAGON USED
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121 1464 CHARACTERS.
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122 ***************************************************
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124 To: The above smarties -
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126 YES!!! TRON a leader! He has tought me everything I know
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127 about computers! He, too, can help you be a better programmer
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128 and a better person! His personality kinda is of-beat but his
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129 mind is right on track! So, heed the above letter about Tron!
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130
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131 ********************* Darth Vader ***************************
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132 To: Darth Vader
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133 From: Tron Re: Who are you?
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135 Please identify yourself. You are probably one of my Corbett
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136 buddies playing a trick on me. Also, why the sudden repayment on
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137 my account? (I didn't say stop, I just wanted to know).
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138
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139 Tron
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141 Hey, d, would you like to play a game of Dungeons and Dragons?
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142 I am DMing and have a good imagination. Try me.......
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143
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144 Tron
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145 --------
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146 ===================
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147 Are we using up disks fast or what? Thought: If this system can hold
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148 around 630 lines of text and each line can have 80 characters, then
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149 the total amount of info on each disk is about 50K bytes. I've never
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150 heard of a minifloppy that has a capacity even close to 50k. The
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151 closest was an 80k apple or trs-80, I think..... How are these
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152 disks formatted?
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153 ===================
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154 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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155 d, regret fills my heart at the news of your leaving. Our conversation has
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156 been a fruitful one. Alas, it is a shame that I cannot share in the beauty
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157 of the dragon you have drawn yesterday. But, I have a very limited window and
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158 no printer. I am sure I shall see your work someday. I too, admire dragons;
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159 but I hold the knowledge that there are very ferocious(?) beasts out there
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160 in dragon form.
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161 I am curious, will the person who doctored my sayings of late please speak
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162 up? I say what I wish, and do not need people changing my words!!!
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163 Again d, you shall be missed. Your words have given a new brightness to
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164 this place. Shall we see you again?
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165 Darth, only you could be so bold (my aplogies, I couldn't resist). I,
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166 AKONIS, do NOT bow down to anyone other than those who have proven thier
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167 worthiness for such a priviledge!! I you wish to force people to bow to false
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168 Gods, then speak with ME first!
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169 d, I cannot stop expressing my sadness. Even so, if I do not say it and leave
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170 now, I shall never be able to muster myself again. You have made me happy.
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171 For that I thank you. I can imagine that your dragons must be outstanding!
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172 Return to our Inn again, will you?
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173 Akonis
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174 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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175 Oh, mighty Cistop: your system is an honorable one. Do not feel it is without
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176 honor!
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177 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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178 I suppose the method for storing each line is quite simple: a numerical
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179 encoding of each character
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180 * * * * *
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181 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 27 May 83 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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183 Akonis, my soul aches at the parting, as well! Your words are so
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184 generous--I blush with abashed pleasure to think that my presence
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185 means happiness for you and others of this enchanted land! Yes, I will
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186 indeed return, somehow, someday...Please, Akonis, you have not told me
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187 why you bear this name nor what it means; this girl has not flown yet!
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188 You wish a dragon? I will sketch one appropriate to your name, if you
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189 will honour me with a swift messenger to carry it back to you...?
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190 Excuse me, Innkeeper: your whereabouts being duly noted, I will
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191 find you after I have left the Backwater Inn. Disks I cannot use, sadly,
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192 but in return for the papers you offer, I will give you the best fruitage
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193 of my hands. Speaking of which, tell me a little more about yourself so
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194 that YOUR dragon's personality can be formed more clearly in my mind!
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195 Ah, you speak to me at last, Grey Ghost! What of the name you once
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196 sought; and have you found refreshment from your walk through the fields?
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197 Pioneer, I am delighted to hear your voice grow mellower as the
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198 peacefullness of the land begins to influence you. Welcome to our Inn!
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199 From listening to your comments, I've gained respect for your judgment,
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200 and therefore am flattered that you uphold my cause, and that you find
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201 such redeeming qualities in my humble soul. I sense that you do not toss
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202 compliments out haphazardly, so thank you! Do speak up again, sir.
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203 Tron, I must decline your offer, though I thank you. My days of
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204 D&D have become history. Your frequent queries for age makes me wonder:
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205 just exactly how old are YOU? (Spare us the jokes, by the way.)
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206 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> d <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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207 ^I
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210 To the one who hides him or herself :
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212 You the one who sends me messages without a name , are
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213 you afraid of the Great Syrinx ??? As to the capitalization
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214 of my words, the ones which are capitalized are the ones
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215 I wish to emphasize the most ......
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219 Live for your Spirit, Friends ....
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221 Syrinx .............
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226 To: d and Pioneer From: Tron Re: generally things
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228 d, I am 14. I go to Corbett Middle School. I weigh 117 pounds
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229 and am 5'5" tall. Also, did Pioneer convince you NOT to play a
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230 game of D&D or was that your own thoughts? If so, I can chew him
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231 out (heh heh). Otherwise, close but no cigar. Almost had him.
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233 Tron
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235 ****************************************************************
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236 ALL OF YOU!!! Bow down to TRON!! He is our leader! Face it,
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237 if you don't like him, you can suck rotten eggs. He is an
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238 excellent programmer! You know that and I know that, but HE
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239 doesn't know that! So, give him a chance before writing him off!
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240
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241 ******************* Darth Vader ******************
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242 Have seen Return of the JEDI! It is an excellent movie!!!
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243 **************************************************
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245 To: Darth Vader From: Tron
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246 Re: Knock it off
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247
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248 Come on, give a poor (rich!) guy a break!! Stop making fun of
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249 me or you will see some pretty maddening messges on this system.
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250 So, sweeten up sucker or pay the price!!!!
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251
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252 Tron
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253 ----------
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254 All jokes will be spared
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255
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256 Tron
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257 ----------
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258 ______________________________________________________________
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259 d: remember that dragons are ghosts too.
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260 This ghost is a ghost only because he is truly
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261 fully a part of any particular world, but instead
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262 slips through several.
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263 If you look, you might find a friend.
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264 __________________Grey Ghost_____________________________
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265 To: d From: Tron Re: Dragons
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266 Where did the dragon first originate? I am truly interested.
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267
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268 Tron
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270 Hey syrinx did you misspell syringe or are you like a bird's
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271 trachea? how about grate? your good at that, too.
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272
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273 ****************************************************************
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274 Dear lady d,
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275 I as well am disheartened by you leaving yet once more this
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276 land of ours. When you appear here the world changes and shifts
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277 from the gray and brown of the wastes and blooms green with vitality.
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278 Though I love this land, it is only with great difficulty that I am
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279 able to interreact with it, for though I can see the land in all its
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280 glory, I must stuggle to add my touch to it without
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281 tarnishing the brightness or bruising the tender buding shoots.
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282 I come from a world of sand, stone, and metal where I must deal in
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283 harsh realities of that world. By this does my written image be
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284 controlled, which is the reason for the difficulty in expressing
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285 the visceralness to the depth I would like. (I suggest your unabridged
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286 dictionary) Indeed I am so intent to pass on that which I see
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287 and believe that I rush past the beauty that can be there to behold.
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288 That which I write is a direct translation as close as it can be,
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289 of my thoughts as they occur at the time that I write. I dislike
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290 returning to change these words for though they are often disjointed
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291 and confused they are a direct representation of what I have thought.
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292 Forgive me a moment while I digress to the harsh realities to more
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293 fully expand on the physical aspect of that which is me. A Taurus.
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294 I am 33 years of age. I am 5' 9". I weigh aprox 145. I have medium
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295 length brown hair which if is not kept continuously combed ends up
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296 as a curly mop. Blue eyes. I tend to be slightly sloppy in appearance,
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297 or as some would call it 'comfortable'. I have a standard regulation
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298 mustash. Of course in all things, physical appearances are only part
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299 of the description of the person behind the name, and this certianly
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300 is the case with me. While you know of part of me by my writings here,
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301 this is only that part which I allow to appear to this world. You
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302 may gain a better insight to yet another aspect to know my standing
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303 inthe cold world without. I live in an apartment, I am single, I use
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304 to work for another company (Edge Technology) but I recently quit to
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305 start my own company with my partner (U.S. DIGTAL) of which I am
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306 chairman and product development manager. While this is is the person
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307 that presents himself to the world, there is also the inner self which
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308 few have access to. While each of us is reluctant to present this part
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309 of themselves to the world there are means by which we do this to those
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310 who understand. You release this part thru your dragons. I have searched
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311 for many ways to release this part of me, and still I find them wanting
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312 for lack of a full accounting of that which is me. Consider my friend
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313 friend the believer who's emotions run as mine, Yet must I step outside
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314 of myself to even associate with that type of writting. Above all else
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315 I must be in control of myself and my life, yet I treasure my friends
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316 for the friendship they give. I do not like to impose upon them without
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317 cause or invitation for that is what I would expect from them in return.
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318 I love the beauty that can be found in the world, but my eyes are drawn
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319 to the natural beauty and not the artificial, guilded, or surface beauty
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320 that is so often presented. Intelligence above all else do I value. I hold
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321 no favor to the flighty, the boarish, or thoughtless. I do not walk this
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322 world on stilts made from my boastings, but rather I build my mountains
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323 a stone at a time so that non may destroy them with ease and all can
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324 see and admire them.
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325 I do hope that this provides you with a better understanding so that
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326 you may instill that which is truely me into the creation you have so
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327 graciously allowed me to have the chance to request.
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328 ***** CISTOP MIKEY ************** 27 MAY 83 **** 9:45 PM *************
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329 P.S. A reevaluation indicates that the paper would be closer to 2 to 3 inches
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330 in depth.
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331 ************************************************************************]
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332 TO THE PERSON WHO ASKED OF THE FORMAT OF THE DISK ON THIS SYSTEM,
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333 THE DISK IS A 5 INCH DISK SOFT SECTORED FORMATTED WITH 18 SECTORS
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334 PER TRACK 128 BYTES PER SECTOR 35 TRACKS PER DISK. THE FIRST SECTOR
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335 IS RESERVED FOR DISK STATUS INFORMATION. THE DATA IS PLACED ON THE
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336 DISK IN THE FORM OF ONE LINE PER SECTOR. EVEN IF ONLY ONE CHARACTER
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337 (OR EVEN NONE) IS PLACED ON THE LINE IT STILL TAKES UP THE WHOLE
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338 SECTOR OF 128 BYTES. THERE IS NO OPERATING SYSTEM AS MOST WOULD
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339 VIEW IT, THE DISK IS SIMPLY READ AS SECTOR 1 BEING THE FIRST LINE
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340 AND SECTOR 629 BEING THE LAST LINE. IT IS FILLED SEQUENCIALY STARTING
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341 WITH SECTOR 1. (SECTOR 0 IS THE RESERVED SECTOR)
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342 ALSO THERE CAN BE UP TO 128 CHARACTERS MAXIMUMIN EACH LINE NOT 80.
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343 THE MAXIMUM ENTERABLE LINE LENGTH CAN BE SET VIA THE 'MA' COMMAND.
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344 ALTHOUGH IT WILL SAY INVALID PARAMETER FOR MARGINS ABOVE 80, IT WILL
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345 STILL SET IT. THE MESSAGE IS A BUG THAT I NEVER FIXED SINCE NORMALLY
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346 IT IS NOT DESIRED TO HAVE LINE LENGTHS IN EXCESS OF 80 CHARACTERS.
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347 *********** CISTOP MIKEY YET STILL AGAIN ***** 27 MAY 83 10:30 PM *******
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348
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349 -----------
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350 To: Akonis From: Tron Re: Darth Vader
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351 Akonis,
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352 Just ignore Darth Vader. He plays tricks on me. He is one of
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353 my Corbett friends.
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354
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355 Tron
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356 ----------
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357 To: d From: Tron Re: Dragons
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358
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359 I am making an adventure kinda based on D&D. It has monsters
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360 in it from A to Z. I must admit it will take a while, but when
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361 I get it finished, would you like to try it out? By the way,
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362 I own a TRS-80 model
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363 I computer with 48k and a modem. What terminal are you using?
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364 I, too, like dragons. They are about the most handsome creatures
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365 ever put together. The material they are made of mystifies me.
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366 What exactly are those little "BUILDING BLOCKS" that are always
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367 drawn on dragons?
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368
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369 Tron
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370 ----------
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371 Of what matter is the method thru which a person gains access to this world?
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372 Is it not sufficient that the access has been gained?
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373 ..........................................................................
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374 ****************************************************************
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375 1975 Dodge Shorty van for sale. 6 cylinder, stick, custom
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376 interior, only 60,000 miles. A one owner vehicle in
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377 excellent condition - must see to appreciate. Asking
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378 $2700, but will sell to highest bidder by June 5.
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379 Call Howard Spindel
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380
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381 ****************************************************************
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382 ----------
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383 Would anyone using a TRS-80 Model I be interested in a communications
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384 package? I have one that uploads, downloads, saves to tape and tape to memory.
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385 Anyone interested? leave me a message on here......
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386
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387
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388 Tron
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389 ----------
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390 -----
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391 It is said that the lonely eagle flies to the mountain peaks while the
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392 lowly ant crawls the ground, but cannot the soul of the ant soar as
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393 high as the eagle?
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394 -----
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395 ----------
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396 Me thinks so!
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397 ----------
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398 Who's the idiot that sets the line length to 40?
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399 ;;;;;;;;;;;;
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407 ----------
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408 To: d From: Tron Re: A dragon
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409 Out in Springdale, there is a beautifully put together dragon
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410 made from rusted metal. It is about 12 feet long and about 9
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411 feet high. Just thought you might be interested......
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412
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413 Tron
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414 -----------
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446 I have an opinion about the black holes.
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447 The definently have a finite depth. When something enters one,
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448 it goes iuntil it hits the knot or core. Then, it quickly presses
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449 itself into the knot. So, it one enters, it never comes out. But,
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450 if you think about it, it doesn't really have a finite depth.
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451 How can we prove that the object didn't fly by it so quickly that
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452 it didn't get a chance to hit it? I don't know myself.....
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453
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454
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455 Tron
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456 ----------
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457 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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458 Ahhhh... Tron, tHou makes misguided assumptions on the fiber of black
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459 holes! A black hole is not of infinite depth. Also, it is a popular myth
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460 that black holes trap everything inside them. Actually, things CAN get
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461 out! Everything in this reality vibrates to the order of
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462 10 e-33cm/Length of the object. This includes the almighty black holes!
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463 Now, when they vibrate, they temporarily enter a state of flux where the
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464 singularity no longer protects the universe from the black hole. In order
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465 to make use of this, you must travel VERY fast, but it's possible.
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466 d, I would be honored with a gift from you. In return, I have prepared
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467 the fruit of MY specialty. Speak to me on another BBS, will you? My alias
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468 is John Martin (#109 on Bit Bucket).
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469 I look forward to hearing your soothing words in a quieter IInn.
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470 Akonis
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471 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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472
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473
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474 My dearest lady of the dragons,
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475 Forgive me for not answering you sooner, but I was
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476 elsewhere and was unable to responed. Although I
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477 normally have gone by the name of the exwarior, I
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478 have also gone by the name of Leo the Bull when this
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479 land metamorphoses in your presence. You deduce my
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480 thoughts with amazing clairity. Yes, I have become
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481 disenchanted with the game. Once I was proud to serve,
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482 but now I no longer am able to retain those feelings.
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483 I retain the trapings of the warrior both in name and
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484 dress as an albatross of my past to remind me of that
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485 which I would soon forget that I may not return to that
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486 life I detest. It is not that I loath a true defense from
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487 aggression, but rather I dislike the aggression that is
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488 clothed as defense. It is this reason that I ware the
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489 name I have chosen and forsaken the profession I can
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490 no longer serve.
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491 ------------ the exwarior ----- 30 may 83 ----- 12:18AM ------
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492 Darth,
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493 ^IPlease come home! We miss you.
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494 ^I^ILove,
|
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495 your loving son & daughter
|
||
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496 ...............................................................
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497 -----
|
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503 There was a young poet named Dan,
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504 Whose poetry never would scan.
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505 When told this was so,
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506 He said, "Yes, I know.
|
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507 It's because I try to put every possible syllable into that last line that I can."
|
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509 -----
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510 To: Akonis From: Tron Re: Black holes
|
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511 Yes, that is all true./ But, how does one go about getting
|
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512 this information? The nearest black hole is over 50 light years
|
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|
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513 away. How do they measure gravity and stuff like that?
|
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514
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515 Truly miffed,
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516 Tron
|
||
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517 -----------
|
||
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518 Here is a little gift from me to all of you:
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519
|
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520 !!!
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521 !!!!!
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522 !!!!!!
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523 +!#!#!
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524 +++%!+
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525 ++++++
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526 %++#+
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527 %++%
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528 %%%%
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529 ++!!%%%%%
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530 !!!+!!!%%%!%!
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531 #!!%!!!!!!!%!!
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532 !%#!%!!!#!!#!%!#
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533 !!!##!!!!!+++%#+
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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 +!!!! +###+++++ +++
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539 +!!!!###!+++# +++ !%%%
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540 ++!!!##+##+# %%+ !!!!!!!!
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541 !!!##+##+# ++ !###!!!!!!
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542 +!!!#+##+# ++ !!###!!!!!!!
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543 +++!+!##!+ ++ %%!!!!!##!##!!
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544 %++!!!##++ ++ %%!!##!##!##!#
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545 +%++!!!!+ +++ %%%%%%%%%%%##!#
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546 ++#++!!!++ ++ !!!!!!!!!!!!%%#
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547 ++%#++!!+%+ +% +########+++!!!
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548 ++%!#+++#%+ %! +!+++++++!!!+++
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549 ++%+#++#+% !! +%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!+++
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550 ++%+%+##+%% !! +%!+++!!!++!!!+!++++
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551 ++%+%##+%% +%!%!!!!!!!!!++!++++#
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552 ++%+%+#+%% +%!+!!##!!!!!%%!%%%##
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553 %++%+%+#+%% +%!!!!##!!!!++!!+++##
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554 %%+%+%+#%%% +%!!!!##!!!!++!!!++##
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555 %+%%+%%#+%% +%!+!!!!!!!!++!!!++##
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556 %++%% +#+%% %!+!!%%!!!!++!!!++##
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557 %+++% +#+%% %%+!!%%!!!!+!!!!++##
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558 %+++% +#+%%% +!+!!!!!!!!+!!!!!+###
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559 #%#%%#+%#%% +++!!!!++!!+!!!! +###
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560 #%##%##%# +!!!!!!++!!+!!!! ++##
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561 #%#%% +%+% +!!!%%!++!!!!!!! !!##
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562 %+%+ +%+% +!!!%%!++!!!##!! ++##
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563 %+%+ +%+% +++++!!!!!!!##!! +#%
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564 %+%+ +%+% +++++++++++!!!!!! +%%
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565 +%+ %++% +++++++++++++++++ %%%
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566 +%+ %+% %%## %+++++++++ %%#
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567 +%+ %+% %%## %%% %%% %%+
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568 +%+ %+% %%# %++ %% %%+
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569 +%+ %+% +++ %++ #%%%++++++
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570 +%+ +% +%%%+ %%%% #%%++%+++++
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571 +%+ +%+ ++++++ ++%+ #%%++%+++++
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572 %+ #+++ +%+%++ %%+++%+++
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573 %+ ++++ +%+%++++ +++++%++
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574 +++ +%++%+++ %+++%+
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575 +++ +%+++%+
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576
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577 ####### ##### ###### #########
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578 ####### ###### ####### #########
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579 ### ## ### ### ### ###
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580 ####### ### ### ### ### ###
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581 ####### #### ########## #######
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582 ### ##### ########### ######
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583 ####### ###### ### ### ### ###
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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 #### #### #### ### ### ### ####
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589 #### #### #### ### ### ### ###############
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590 #### ## #### ########### ############# ###############
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591 #### ### #### ### ### ### #### ####
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592 #### #### #### ### ### ### ##### ####
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594 ######## ##### ### ### ### #### ##########
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595 ######## #### ### ### ### #### ##########
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596
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597
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598 That should wrap it up. Anybody like it?
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599
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600 Tron
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601 P.S. Cistop, do you mind if I do this about every 6 months? Not the same one of course.
|
||
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602 ----------
|
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603 IT'S YOUR SYSTEM TO DO WITH AS YOU MAY, I AM ONLY THE REFEREE..
|
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604 ***** CISTOP MIKEY ****** 30 MAY 83 ****** 11:45AM ***********
|
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605 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 31 May 83 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
|
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606 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 22:46 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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607 Do not fear, O Innkeeper, that your hands could damage the young
|
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608 buds that sprout in your land; I sense the gentleness deep within you,
|
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609 yearning for expression. Come, explore the awakening of spring in the
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610 land: amble through the meadows and step quietly into the forgotten
|
||
|
|
611 orchards...a cherry tree, resplendent in white, favors you with a
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612 soft, leisurely shower of blossoms...a honeysuckle thicket teases your
|
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|
|
613 senses, and you pause for a moment to savor the evocative scent; ahh,
|
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614 look, my friend: a fawn nestles nearby in the brush...she watches
|
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|
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615 you with huge, liquid eyes...the chortle of a stream captures your
|
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616 attention, as the sun climbs higher, and you stop to rest where the
|
||
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617 water can tickle your toes, lapping at your feet in a soothing rhythm...
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618 Awake, sire--guests have arrived, and they demand your attention,
|
||
|
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619 but do not forget this early-morning stroll, for the land simply begs
|
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620 to be discovered! Turn your hand to shaping it, O Innkeeper, and the
|
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|
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621 visitors of quality will rejoice at the refreshment and tranquility found
|
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|
|
622 just outside the back doors of this unique place, the Backwater Inn!
|
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|
|
623 You build with stones, you said, but you can learn other ways...Help me
|
||
|
|
624 in the weaving of your little retreat: begin by inviting your guests out
|
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|
|
625 of the heated discussions that invariably occur in the pub, and instead
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626 introduce them to the peaceful, romantic beauty of the land...
|
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627 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> d <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
|
||
|
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628 pant pant pant pant pant pant pant pant pant pant pant pant pant pant pant
|
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|
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629 Arise, Dragon, and share your fire with me in the enveloping mist of passion!
|
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