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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
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2 ************************ INSTALLED: 1 FEB 85 ****************************
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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
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6 PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM.
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7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privately 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. As the system is
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10 Privately owned, I retain the right to remove any and all messages which
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11 I may find offensive. Because of the limited size of the system, it will be
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12 periodically purged of messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved)
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13 To leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out of the
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14 ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering the
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15 message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to replace
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16 the line. To exit from the system, type 'OFF' 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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20 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
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21 Well, if nothing else, Jack can take the TOP of DA award with him to put on
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22 the sling with pride.
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23 I didn't really want this honor yet, but that's life...
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24 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ Jack Hoover JJJJJJJJJJ 1:56 JJJJJJJJJJ
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26 ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZippy
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27 AAARRRGGGHHHH!!!!! So close to the top!!!
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28 Well, I never thought I'd see myself write this, but it's good to see the comforting text "ENTER ONLY".
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29 ZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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30 When the talking pear that was Zachary Leason finished his attractive-sounding offer, my mind had been made up.
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31 "Well, are you with us my boy?" He asked. "Sure, why not?" I replied, trying to sound as nonchalant as possible, while
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32 csconcealing my inner exicitement. #Oh boyoboyoboyoboyoboyoboy!!!# I thought ats I mentally wethought of the fun I would
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33 have over the next few weeks, or months, or however long it took. "Grand, just absolutely grand! Yes, grand indeed, my
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34 boy, if nothing else, grand!" The middle aged man jiggled. "Here are the keys to the car." He said, tossing(or as close
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35 as a pear can come to tossing) me a keyring with a single key;"You will find it in the garage downstairs. I certainly
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36 hope it meets your approval!", he added. "You may leave whenever you are ready.". #This was too good to be true#, I
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37 though to myself, for no-one else was within brainshot,#But then again, some of these obnoxiously rich men probably
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38 enjoy hiring people to do this kind of thing#. But at any rate, I would have a sports car, and the company of a
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39 beautiful woman as I traveled across the country, and I was getting paid for it too! Never being one to look a gift
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40 horse in the mouth, I quickly thanked the man three or four times, and slipped out the door.
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41 Trying to find a particular room in this building was like the proverbial trying to find the proverbial needle in
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42 the proverbial haystack, only this time, the needle was the same size and shape and color as every one of the strands
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43 of hay in the stack. But I eventually found her room. After a knock and a muffled "Come in..." I entered. She must have
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44 expected me, for she was wearing a warm-looking coat and a matching hat, which I assumed was perfectly color-coordinated
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45 with the sports-car downstairs. "I'm ready," she said, demonstrating this fact by gesturing toward a pile of very
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46 heavy-looking luggage. #Oh, God, # I thought as I started on the pile, wondering how all of this could fit into any
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47 existing sports-car, without marring the "Sporty" look of it, not to mention the suspension.
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48 After a rather painful workout, we arrived via the elevator at the parking garage. The car was almost as gorgeous as
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49 Christine. It was a deep shade of blue, with chrome trim, polished to such a degree that it was almost blinding; and
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50 this was in the darkened garage, who knows what kind of havoc it could wreack in open sunlight. The entire car couldn't
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51 have been more than three feet tall at the highest point, wgiving the illusion(or was it an illusion?) that it had to
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52 be driven lying down. #Hmm, must give an interesting impression to unsuspecting traffic cops...#. I loaded the
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53 surprisingly spacious trunk quickly, as I had a feeling that lying behind the wheel of this beautiful blue baby was
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54 something to be remembered. I was not disappointed. The entire effect was that of the interior of a car on a tv series
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55 that couldn't afford real actors, so they used the car instead. I had a feeling that it would be quite a while
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56 before I figured out everything there was to know about the myriad knobs, swiches, and dials that comprised the control
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57 panels. After several mis-guesses, and a lot of flak from a certain anonymous passenger-seat driver, I found the
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58 ignition. The almost frighteningly powerful sounding engine turned over with such suddenness and force that I would
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59 have jumped clear into the next seat, were it not for the fact that I had my seat belt on, for which I received several
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60 interestingly-shaped bruises on my chest and neck.
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61 When I finally regained my composure, I slipped on the sunglasses that were hanging from the rear-view mirror, and
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62 slowly pressed the accelerator downward. The car handled like a dream, and soon we were flying along the mid-desert
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63 highways, just like in the sports-car commercials...
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64 ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZippy
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65 04:02:16 2/2/85
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66
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67 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (nothin' to say but 'oh...') --->the Guardian 33:04
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68 `'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'
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69 Tanya, thank you!
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70 `'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'
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71 As I walked along the beach,
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72 I found a lonely shell,
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73 Washed by the seas of sand and time.
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74 I once was a lonely shell;
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75 If you held me close,
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76 You could hear the oceans' roar.
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77 `'`'`'`' -alchemist- `'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'
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78 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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79 alchemist,
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80 While cleaning out some old files I ran across a message by your hand
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81 way back in October. At the time I had asked what was the name of the craft
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82 that you skippered during that fatefull " Six-pak ". Shortly thereafter my
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83 modem ceased to function. So If you replied - It was never receieved
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84 ... do you often use the ply the waterways by that convenance ?
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85 You had also spoken of becalming of grand proportions in the lee of some
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86 fair isle...Please expound ...A sailors tales, recounted against the backdrop
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87 of this near blizzard , would warm the soul.
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88
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89 FARLEY,
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90 Oh ye of little perseverance..Have you indeed given up the quest for
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91 the solution ?
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92
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93 Riskers,
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94 I await the statistical report.....
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96 ::::::::::Alex::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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97 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PaPa
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98 Miss Ryan: The Guardian, don't make me laugh. I think that undergroung
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99 will be revoking your membership real soon if you keep flying off the
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100 handle with nothing but information like that. REALLY (in a discussed tone).
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101 f.t. comb: Unless you are also the BARD, please refrain from using the
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102 ~~~~~~~~~~ boarder, two of us is quite enought. Thanks,
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103 TWIT ALERT: Ok, enough about them. We all know what they are doing to
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104 our fine bbs. If you happen to know one, let me know and me and my
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105 smurf friends will pay them a little visit. Gargamail beware.
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106 ALL ANTI-E/O BACKWATER USERS: Please take the following as an opinion
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107 of mine. I mean no degration of your own minds.
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108 ~~~~~~~~~~
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109 I think that E/O is an answer to the current T trouble that has been
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110 here at the INN latly. Like all good things, the INN is going thru a
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111 rather bad patch of weather (and from the looks of it outside, so are we)
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112 right now with childish individuals who are not capable of understanding
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113 the INN. PLEASE continue writing your stories and comments here. For
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114 some of you will be missed if you take on the attitude "I will not enter
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115 into the INN unless it is in ALL ALLOWED". I say fowey, fowey. Just take
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116 a little more time typing your entry, and the rest of use SHOULD be
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117 reading your entry for the meaning and wisdom that went into the entry.
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118 NOT for the typos and misspelled words in your entry. Corrections just
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119 take up that much more time that some other user could be using reading
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120 yours, and others, fine entries. So get onto the system, and then get
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121 off of it ASAP. Don't sit and talk on the phone for 15 minutes while
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122 your still attached to the system (YES I MEAN YOU). That is 15 minutes
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123 where time stands still at the INN. Shut up PaPa and go back
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124 to your work. ok,ok,ok I will get off of my soapbox full of smurf berries.
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125 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PaPa Smurf @ 2-2-85 11:42
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126 L'homme: How should I deliver the data to you? I *COULD* send it to you
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127 on CIS. (As EMAIL...
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128 Or you can call me before 8pm & we'll xfer over the phone.
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129 _____________________________________Leonard_______________________________
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130 -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+-
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131 ...in the simplest terms and most convenient definitions, we understand...
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132 [just what it is that we are.] (Once you understand the genesis, you may
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133 know what I meant about coming to the crossroads, beautiful.) #think on it#
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134 -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- --+ JUGGLER +-- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+-
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137 *_)%*#_)%*@#_%!)*#$_)^*#_^*+^_)#$*^)_#^#_$^*_)*^_#)^*#$_)^*#$_)^*_)^*#_)@^*$_)^*!_)^*_)!^*_)*!_)^*_)^*!_)^*!_)^_)^*_*^
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138 Nothing is more frustrating to an agent than being mangled. Thanks to the random deleter, a person not even NET is safe
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139 from during times of 'all allowed', we have all felt the sting of the cutter's tools. Enough lamenting, onward and upward.
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140 _)@%*@_#)%*@_
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141 Leonard : I will call, and we can xfer the data over the phone.
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142 Riskers : As soon as I get the data from our good editor, and formulate the sadistics, I will post them for all to see.
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143 *%_)#@*%#_@)_
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144 Pushing forward the nearly cleaned plate that once contained a finely prepared filet of fowl, L'homme pondered the
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145 next step the agents were to take. "We came to this section of town since it offers the best opportunity to get
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146 information on our missing agents. If what our intelligence collectors tell us is true, and I think we can rest assured
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147 that it is, Gaudy Minsky is now in the company with the remnants of the upper echelon lieutenants of the late Rajneesh
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148 Dangerfield. They were last seen leaving a North West apartments building by a passing surveillance car. The car attempted
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149 to follow the vans the group left in, but was cut off by a Trimet bus driver's flagrant traffic infraction. The driver
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150 has been sent back to school for retraining in 'Reactionary Offensive Driving.' The vans were last seen in this general
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151 area. Our best bet is to circulate around the neighborhood, and see if we can pick up some clues. Fellows, I want you to
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152 take the 'beamer' and head over near Good Sam. hospital. Farley and I are going to take the other car and do a cross
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153 member search pattern starting from here."
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154 "Other car? What 'other car?'"
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155 "You'll see Farley. Let's pay our bill and get out of here. And Fellows, if you are thinking about taking a detour by
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156 the 'Golden Arms' apartments, don't!"
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157 "Yes boss. What ever you say.", Fellows returned with a grin.
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158 #What apartments? Why don't these guys tell me anything?# Farley was getting a little tired of being the odd man out,
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159 but he tried not to let it show.
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160 They paid their bill, and headed for the parking lot. Next to the shiny BMW sat a not-so-shiny Fiat 128 coup.
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161 "That's the other car!", Farley exclaimed, barely controlling a laugh. "You NET agents sure go first class, don't you?"
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162 "I'm surprised at you Farley.", L'homme said, with a mock look of shock on his face. "We drive a car that fits the
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163 environment. When in Rome, et cetera... Your Fred would stick out like a porcupine in a balloon factory.", the Man
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164 without Parity continued, grimacing at that last metaphor. "Enough bantering. Let's get to work."
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165 Fellows drove off, leaving L'homme and Farley in a cloud of Bavarian smoke. "Does FIAT really stand for Fix It Again
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166 Tony?", Farley asked. "Let's hope we don't find out.", L'homme answered without missing a beat. "Shall we?"
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167 The Fiat left the parking lot of the old Lovejoy Restaurant not with a cloud of Italian smoke, but with a sputter, a
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168 cough, the sound of grinding synchro-rings, and at last, forward motion.
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169 *%@_#)*%@#_)%*)_%*!_)%*!)_%*@#_)%*!@)_^*!#_)^*!#^_)* L'homme sans Parity *_)@#%*_)%*!_)%*!_)%*#_)!%*#_)%*@#_)*)_#%*@_#)*%@)
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170
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171 tilean stepped quickly to the next highest step... the doorman nodded and opened the door quickly... never trust a doorman
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172 that likes his job too much thought tilean...
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173
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174 tilean walked through the overly large lobby... the european flavor of the hotel was obvious... even the american students
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175 tuoring europe was perfect...
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176
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177 seeking out the man with the largest authority complex was easy... tilean signed a register... took his keys... and turned
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178 away... towards the elevators... before he took two steps... the man at the regisration desk harkened him back for some mail..
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179
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180 tilean stabbed the letter into an inside pocket... mangling it just a little bit... and stepped inside the elevator... just
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181 in time too... the doors closed and everyone in the elevator stiffened with the usual uncomfort that follows being in close
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182 quarters with so many strangers... tilean noticed one graying man in the back of the elevator... he was looking about... and
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183 failing miserably at looking innocent...
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185 after three minutes of boredom... the elevator going higher and higher... passing the resteraunt levels... higher and higher
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186 still... tilean noticed the graying old man slipping his hand in the pocket of an older lady...
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187
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188 the hand when removed... held a small coin purse... and an expensive looking watch... a pickpocket of rather low capacity...
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189 it was obvious to tilean that the lady had a large roll of money in the other pocket... this pickpocket was not good...
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190
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191 acting as if to threaten the pickpocket... tilean tensened the proper muscles to make his shoulder holster prominant... he
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192 also wondered what the word miranda would mean to him in this country...
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193
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194 the pickpocket saw this and replaced the purse... palming the watch... his ineptness showed... tilean started glatring at
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195 the thief's pocket... the one with the watch... soon the pickpocket replaced that too... his ineptness shined...
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196
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197 the doors opened immediately... everyone started shuffling out... soon only the tilean... the pickpocket... and an american
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198 student were still in the elevator together...
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199 the graying pickpocket stmbled slowly up to the floor panel... and pressed the lobby... this pickpocket was old... screening
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200 out the effects of age on his style... tilean realized that this man was a first rate theif in his day...
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201
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202 the door opened at tilean's floor... tilean and the american student stepped out... the pcickpocket wiped sweat off his brow
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203 with his shirt sleeve...
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204 his shirt sleeve had been used for that before... tilean noticed as the door closed... tilean regretted his decision to play
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205 the house detective role...
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206
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207 he inserted his key in the doorknob... turned one way... then the other... soon tilean had the door open and was impressed
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208 with the size of his suite...
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209 tilean fell into the bed... tired from the long plane ride to brussles... then the copter ride to dethek... tilean was tired
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210 of all this...
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211
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212 he decided to releive himself of some of this exhaustion... he picked up the phone receiver... held a small device up to the
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213 phone... pressed two buttons at once... then dialed the lobby on the actual phone dial...
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214
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216
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217 'aeeiiieeee" screamed one of the three net agents... 'electromagnetic discharge of incredible power' screamed another... one
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218 of them had his headset ripped off by this time... the tapes were still turning... the phone tapp was still operating...
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220 'the tapes' worried one... 'they're screwed' said another... someone put his headset back on tentatively... only tilean's
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221 voice now... the tapp was still operating... but someone ought to get working tapes on line...
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222
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223 the other two net agents put their headsets back on... focused their attention... forgetting the tapes for a minute...
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225 'desk...? there will be a tall graying man wearing a rumpled suit... he is going to go to the main door... i want your house
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226 detective to escort him to this room...' tilean said...
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227 'i can't do that sir...' said the desk man...
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228 'i own this building... you Will get him up here now...'
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229 'yessir... right away sir...'
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230 'and whoever i just deafened... sorry about that... normal precautions you know... we all have to follow the rules...'
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231
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232 all of the net agents squinted hard... and as expected... the same electomagnetic pulse rippled through the phone lines once
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233 again... all of them permitted a scream...
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234
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237 tilean heard the remote screams... muffled by the thin walls... but not by much... tilean stood and walked over to a seat...
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238 started waiting for his guests...
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239
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241 The instructor surveyed the writhing agents and the mangled equipment.
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242 "Right. That's a Fail on this assignment. Haven't any of you ever heard
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243 of 'optocouplers'? And automatic overload cut-outs?" He paused and
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244 glared once more at the novice agents.
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245 "You realize that this is coming out of your pay? If you don't show
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246 some improvement, you're OUT! I doubt that even the UNDERGROUND would
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247 want you...."
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248 010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101
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249
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250 ian himself... a voice of serenity in a time of anger...
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251 tilean, did you know that both you and MiG get people really upset with
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252 those 'control els'...
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253 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
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254 "Tina and I have been doing some talking while you were with the doctor,"
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255 Tony said as he helped Jack get into the automobile. "It seems that you're
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256 not the only one that's been hurting lately."
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257 Jack shhok his head and wiped his face with good hand. "What do you
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258 mean by that? I- I'm sorry, but I'm still not fully grasping things...
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259 It's those cheap drugs you know..."
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260 "I know. Don't worry," said Tony, "I'm already paying them back for
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261 that one..."
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262 "What? I'm afraid you lost me again."
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263 "Yea," said Tina, "what was that supposed to mean- paying them back?"
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264 Tony thought that it would be fun letting them sweat the details out of
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265 him, and only led them on bit by bit.
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266 "Do you remember that 'test' I did back at Kenna Hall a couple of
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267 years ago? The one with the squirel and the oxygen tank?" asked Tony.
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268 "I'm on these drugs you see, I can't remember a thing, O.K.? Just
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269 tell us what you did, O.K.?" Jack snorted in reply.
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270 "Fine, just fine. Besides, they really didn't need that Conference
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271 Room anymore anyway..." Tony said with a grin.
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272 "Do you mind filling ME in on what's goin on here?" Tina demanded.
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273 Marci was acting indifferent as she was trying to concentrate on getting
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274 back to the condos.
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275 "Alright already! I confess I did it, officer." said Tony as he raised
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276 his hands over his head. "It all went something like this: First I told an
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277 orderly that I needed an oh-two... oxygen tank... for one of the rooms
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278 respiraters and slipped him a fiver. After taking it to an empty, large but
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279 empty, conference room, I went to one of the labs to see if they had any
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280 mice. No good, they all died from cancer and coffee already. Anyway, I got
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281 a guenie (sp) pig and a running wheel. I took an old lighter and attached the
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282 striking assembly to the wheel to create the sparks desired to complete the
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283 'test'. Then, at the other end of the room I turned on the oh-two tank- after
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284 having fetched about a dozen more. I think we'll be out of sight before the'
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285 fire-trucks arrive..."
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286 Although still mixed up from the drugs, Jake smiled and said "Oh,
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287 just that. Hey, is this the condo?"
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288 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ Jack Hoover JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ 3:44 am JJJJJJJJJJ
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289
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290 *****************************************************************************
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291 The benz cruised along, a brezze could be felt thru the back window,
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292 bullet holes have a remarkable ablity to cause drafts. Marci let Tina drive
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293 and was in the back seat with Jack. Tony's face was smiling so much, Tina
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294 was sure it would crack.(I hate enter only)
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295 The smile soon faded as Tony noticed the headlights of a car, following
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296 closely; "not again, heads down everyone", "Tina, step on it, lets see if
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297 we can lose these bozo's, maybe they are not the same jerks but I don't want
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298 to take anymore chances. And besides we have kind of run out of hospitals."
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299 Tina complied and pushed the pedal to the metal, the Benz was running in
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300 top condition and excelerated rapidly. The car following seemed to be getting
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301 farther behind, and then started to catch up. The headlights were moving
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302 closer and closer, Tony urged Tina "faster hun, it's real important!"
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303 *******************************************kathyd*****************************
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304
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305 `'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'
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306 Deep in the sea are riches beyond compare,
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307 But if it is safety you seek,
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308 That is on the shore.
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309 -Ancient Proverb-
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311 Alex, a saga of adventure on the high seas was unfolded during the days
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312 following your cited reference. Perhaps you could persuade one of your many
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313 archivist friends to refresh you. Being a card carrying 'sea gypsy' for a
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314 number of years, it has been my pleasure to 'walk' the decks of many a fine
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315 craft. It is not so much that I "ply the waterways" but that the seas are,
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316 in fact, my home. (Note: The term "card carrying" although not the proper
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317 nautical form was used for the purpose of making the content more meaningful
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318 to the landlubbers among us.)
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319 `'`'`'`' -alchemist- `'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'
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320 ****************************************************************************
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321 I know who a "observer" is.... watch out Saltys sailing in again!!!!!
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322 *************************************kathyd*****nobonesaboutit,imme*********
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323 I would like to take this oppertuinty to invite everybody to call the new bbs in town its called the "Commodore Connection
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324 Even if you dont have a Commodore computer give us a call what have you got to lose?. anyway the Number is 667-xxxx and
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325 its on line between 9pm and 9am. we have an extensive message and bullitin base so try it maybe you'll like it.
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328
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329 tilean heard the house detective fumbling with his keys... trying to impress the boss with his stealth no doubt...
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330 when the door finally opened of it's own accord... three people entered the room... the infamous house detective... the man
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331 tilean saw stealing in the elevattor... and a maid...?
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332
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333 the sweaty little detective wallowed... the maid was fascinated by the ceilings... and the theif was examining all the exits
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334 withing jumping distance...
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335
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336 'i would like to know why we were brought here' said the pickpocket... who was proud of being the first to speak up...
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337 'i wanna know that to' said the maid... shrillingly high squeaking voice...
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338 'why of course... all i can explain is the two of you... i have no idea why you are here miss... do you officer...' tilean
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339 aid...
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340 'she is a cohort... in cahoots is the american expression i beleive... he picks the pockets... passes them off to her... and
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341 she sells the cards... and checks to some of her friends...' said the house detective...
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342
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343 not as much of a bumbler as i thought... i really must find out why everyone here is sweating so... it is affecting my first
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344 opinions on people... to see someone sweating when you are not... it is a character judgement somehow... how nervous they are
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345 i think...
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346
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347 'i am not going to waste time asking you if this is true... i know it is... but i am not only the owner of this hotel... i
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348 also work for interpol' tilean lied quite well... he waited for them to pick their jaws off the floor so he could go on...
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349 'and if i find out who these friends of yours are... and i already know most of them... i will find that they are terrorists
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350 also... and if i find that you are selling them identity papers... i will arrange your prosecutian under as many nation's laws
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351 as i see fit to' said tilean
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352
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353 the maid was stammering... the pickpocket was angry... and the house detective looked so impressed... tilean might hardly
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354 beleive it...
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355
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356 'you are all dismissed... but miss... chose your company better... i should not like to find you in a gutter like your poor
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357 friend ella...' said tilean...
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358 the maid choked... and ran out the door fast as the dickens... the pickpocket stumbled after the poor dear... and the house
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359 detective walked lightly behind them all... after first nodding to tilean...
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360
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361 tilean answered the nod... 'no i am not an interpol agent... the newspapers carried the news of a terrorist associated death
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362 of a young maid named ella... it all made perfect sense...'
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363 the house detective ran after the fleeing pair... tilean decided they would make no more trouble here...
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365 the young girl would choose her company better... forget ever having aided terrorists... and the pickpocket would set up a
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366 shop in another hotel... probably live out his years in comfort one might expect...
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367
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368 tilean got up... closed the door... and went over to the bathroom... and the shower... and was soon singing badly in it...
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369 after twenty minutes of being immersed in warm water... tilean stepped out of the bath... donned a bathrobe and started to
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370 dry his hair with one of the towels marked with the name of the hotel...
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371
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373
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374 a rather young phone operator... working for the same hotel tilean was staying at... noticed the little green light lite up
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375 for the first time in it's existance... someone used the pulse... thought the girl...
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376
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377 she remember holding the manuals in odd positions trying to install the pulse... nearly impossible for her to do... but in
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378 the end... it all worked...
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379 of course... now that another thrike agent was quartered here... the anti surveilance gear was doing it's job... and some
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380 poor phone tapsman was reeling about on the floor...
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381
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382 standard gear really... thrike had it installed in every safe hotel... along with a number of other gadgets... only known to
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383 thrike agents... and all were standard gear... really...
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384
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385 tttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt
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386
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387 i despise enter only... it has advantages... but it still is blasted embarrassing... how many of us want to be unable to
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388 cover up the amount of mistakes we make...?
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389
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390 ?MYSTERY SCRIBE??
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391 IF THE PRESENT CONTROLLED THE FUTURE
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392 THEN THE PAST WOULD CONTROL THE PRESENT.
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393 THEREFORE, THE PAST WOULD CONTROL THE FUTURE
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394 AND WE WOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT
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395 UNLESS WE COULD CONTROL THE PAST.
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396 BUT THEN WHO WOULD WE HAVE TO BLAME?
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397
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398 ?MYSTERY SCRIBE??
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399 RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK
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400
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401 The following is a statistical breakdown of the results taken from
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402 Friday night's RISK game. The outcome from attack and defense roles for each
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403 player was entered in a specialized data entry machine, and the results were
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404 later run through sophiticated statistics programs. Those results are what
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405 you see here.
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406
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407 Player 1 - Cindy Attack Defense Attack Rolls % Defense Rolls %
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408 ----------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
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409 Sample Mean 3.78 3.87755 1 - 17 4 - 22 1 - 16 4 - 22
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410 Sample Variance 3.021819 3.23470 2 - 9 5 - 18 2 - 8 5 - 10
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411 Standard Deviation 1.738338 1.79853 3 - 13 6 - 21 3 - 14 6 - 29
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412
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413 Player 2 - Alex Attack Defense Attack Rolls % Defense Rolls %
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414 ----------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
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415 Sample Mean 3.762 3.76191 1 - 14 4 - 18 1 - 24 4 - 21
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416 Sample Variance 3.051061 3.94193 2 - 14 5 - 17 2 - 10 5 - 17
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417 Standard Deviation 1.746729 1.98543 3 - 14 6 - 23 3 - 7 6 - 29
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418
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419 Player 3 - Leonard Attack Defense Attack Rolls % Defense Rolls %
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420 ----------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
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421 Sample Mean 3.645161 3.42308 1 - 13 4 - 32 1 - 17 4 - 15
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422 Sample Variance 2.636559 2.75867 2 - 13 5 - 6 2 - 17 5 - 25
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423 Standard Deviation 1.623748 1.66093 3 - 16 6 - 19 3 - 15 6 - 10
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424
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425 Player 4 - Voyeur Attack Defense Attack Rolls % Defense Rolls %
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426 ----------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
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427 Sample Mean 3.875 3.40957 1 - 11 4 - 25 1 - 17 4 - 21
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428 Sample Variance 2.871479 3.25472 2 - 18 5 - 22 2 - 21 5 - 8
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429 Standard Deviation 1.694544 1.80408 3 - 6 6 - 18 3 - 11 6 - 23
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430
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431 Player 5 - L'homme Attack Defense Attack Rolls % Defense Rolls %
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432 ----------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
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433 Sample Mean 3.78 3.45455 1 - 19 4 - 21 1 - 24 4 - 15
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434 Sample Variance 3.345051 3.54882 2 - 10 5 - 15 2 - 15 5 - 16
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435 Standard Deviation 1.828948 1.88383 3 - 10 6 - 25 3 - 11 6 - 20
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436
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437 Player 6 - Gage Attack Defense Attack Rolls % Defense Rolls %
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438 ----------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
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439 Sample Mean 3.9 2.95556 1 - 14 4 - 16 1 - 22 4 - 13
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440 Sample Variance 3.060606 2.67980 2 - 10 5 - 17 2 - 27 5 - 13
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441 Standard Deviation 1.749459 1.63701 3 - 17 6 - 26 3 - 16 6 - 9
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442
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443 Overall Statistics: Attack Rolls %
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444 --------------------------------------------------
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445 Sample Mean 3.682959 1 - 17 4 - 19
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446 Sample Variance 3.129511 2 - 14 5 - 16
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447 Standard Deviation 1.769042 3 - 12 6 - 22
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448
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449 Note: Some percentages may not total 100% due to rounding to two digits.
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450
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451 RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK
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452 ch /sophiticated/sophisticated/
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453 *_)%#*@%)*%_)!%_)*#_^)*^)_*$!^_+)*!+_)^*$_#)*^_)!*^_)^*_)*^_#)$^*_)*!_)*^_*_)%&*_)*#)_^#)_!#_^&*^_)&_)@#$*^_)_+!+_*!*^
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454 Riskers: The results are in. Rather interesting results. Some surprising values popped out. I didn't bother printing
|
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455 tests for normality, since when rolling dice, such a test would be meaningless. Data comparisons with Chebyshev's rule of
|
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456 standard deviations and comparisons with the empirical rule where also left out since they are used mainly with normal
|
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457 curves. Calculated chi-square values with 3 degrees of freedom ranged from 5 to 16. Enjoy and contemplate!
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458 )_*%#_@*%_)@*%@)_*%!@+)_*%@_)!%*_)@%*_)#@$^*_)#@^*@#^* L'homme sans Parity *)%#@)_*%)_@#%*@#_)%*@)_%**^_)#$*^_)#*$_^)*#
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459
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460
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461 :::::::::::::O O::::::::02/03:::::::::::::::::::::::::::17:24::::::O O::::::::::
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462 Alex or Milchar: can you recommend any books on crypology (or cryptoanalysis)?
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463 I'd like to expand my abilities in the area to match that of my contemporaries.
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464 I looked at Waldenbooks and B. Daltons at Clackamas Town Center, but neither
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465 had anything. So, what & where, if you would be so kind. Thanks.
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466 :::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::::::::voyeur::::::::::::::O O:::::::::::::::::::
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467 I have a computer for sale.
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468
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469 Heath Kit h11 System cpu+ 4K
|
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470 h09 Terminal
|
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471 h10 paper tape reader, punch (oldy but goody)
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472 h27 Dual floppy disk drive (8 inchers)
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473 h11-2 parallel i/o card
|
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474 2- h11-5 serial i/o cards
|
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475 2- h11-1 4k memory cards (4X16)
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476 DEC 32K memory card (4X18 m8044)
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477 DEc printer with keyboard
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478
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479 comes with operating system, Heath operating system, Fortran, Adventure
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480 D&D, and other software.
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481 Fully expandable, should never be outdated (until magnettic bubble
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482 memory becomes a reality) (JOKE!)
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483 call Pete(r) at home- 228-xxxx or work- 224-xxxx
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484 bought for $12,000 sell for a great deal less!
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485 Thanks
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486 for those who like music, composing or playing, I've got a treasure
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487 for you......
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488 Roland, who makes monitors, also make synthesizers...
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489 no the good part------>
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490 Roland JUNO 106 polyphonic synthesizer
|
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491 MIDI controllable (use your computer!!!)
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492 Full five octave keyboard 128 memorys 6 voice
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493 I'll fill you in on the rest....
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496 will stay in great shape, stay in date for a long time (give to
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497 grand kids as 21st birthday present!!!)
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498 Remember
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502 **** t h a n k Y o u ****
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503 RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY
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504 voyeur: Try checking B. Dalaton's again. They used to carry a book
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505 called "Codes and Ciphers" by Frank Higenbottam. It was in the Language
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506 section. (One of those "Teach Yourself..." books. Yellow cover with a
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507 dark band across the top). If they don't have it they can order it.
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508 All: I do NOT use the 01 border. That border is used by one of the few
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509 NET agents to still have an "intact" cover!
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510 RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY
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511 <o>+<o>+<o>+<o>+<o>+<o>+<o>+<o>+<o>+<o>+<o>+<o>+<o>
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513 Dreams
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515 I walk down the street and there you walk too.
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516 I step into a store and you are there.
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517
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518 I look up from my work, and there you are again.
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519 Even in my dreams you are there.
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521 Who is this phantom that invades my mind?
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522 Who is ever present even in my dreams?
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524 No matter where I look,
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525 No matter where I go,
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526 Even in my dreams you're there.
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528 BH
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530 <o>+<o>+<o>+<o>+<o>+<o>+<o>+<o>+<o>+<o>+<o>+<o>+<o>
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531 The white panels opened and the music
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532 started.Tchaikovsky's 12.
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533 Beatiful she was seated at a desk on
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534 the black platform that was moveing
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535 out into the floor.
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536 On the desk was a small statue of an
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537 French arostroact dressed in blue and
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538 close by an empty crystal vase.
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539 An open drawer produced a letter which
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540 she longenly studie with a intense
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541 distance.
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542 As the crescendo built she shifted
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543 her movement to a small box in which
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544 attention to a small wood box in
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545 wich were a few wires visible.
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546 Suddenly she jumped up and looked out
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547 of the near by window.
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548 #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$#
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549 How I hate being so close to the bottom of a disk.
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550 Alex: If you would, sir, loan me about two weeks that I could expend simultaneously with the next two weeks, I could,
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551 perhaps, have enough time to work on it some more. I'm surprised I have the time anymore to get on BW. I did,
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552 however, take another look at the code today. I keep feeling that there's something VERY obvious that I'm missing.
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553 Voyeur: "Secret Writing", I forget the author's name at the moment. If you capture disks or know someone who does then
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554 the author's name will be on a recent one. I believe I showed you the book at a PorSFiS meeting some time ago.
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555 I hope Alex or Milchar won't mind me answering for them.
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556 #$##$##$##$##$#
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557 Although shoddy-looking, the Fiat ran smoothly and was quite comfortable. L'homme navigated the streets as if he had
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558 memorized each one, or had spent hours studying the route. I decided that keeping busy would keep my mind off Fred,
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559 so I began scanning the surroundings.
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560 The streets were fairly empty for the afternoon. Minute by minute we kept moving along, taking in everything that went
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561 by. "L'homme?", I began.
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562 "Yes, Farley?"
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563 "Tell me, how did NET get started?", I asked.
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564 "That's a long story, Farley, and we haven't time to get into that now. Wait! Did you see that van?"
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565 A van crossed the intersection a few blocks over from where we were. Its kindred followed close behind it. "Yeah."
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566 L'homme spun the wheel rapidly. "I hope you've got your seatbelt on, and that you don't get carsick easily!"
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567 #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$# Farley #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$# 20:28 - 02/02/85 #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$#
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568 ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
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569 To: All UNDERGROUND operatives
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570 From: J. K. O'Hara, DSNAC, UNDERGROUND
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571 Subject: Cipher leak
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572 Recently, a previously unknown group of para-military personnel intercepted an
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573 UNDERGROUND transmission enciphered in Mark 1 code. This transmission is
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574 believed to be in the hands of NET. Mark 2 cipher has been prepared if it
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575 should happen tha the Mark 1 cipher is compromised.
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576 [Begin]
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577 LW_PI XC@MR U\W_Q OOSBY NDB[[ WBC_R _TLH\ ]_B@F O]^TJ WSJSF HTKYC ^PSIL
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578 Q^X^I NCSDM X]FX_
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579 [Transmission terminated]
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580 [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
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581 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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582 ...It was amazing. My sight shifted back to normal. It seemed, while my
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583 vision shifted to red, that my body moved at a fantastic rate. About 5X normal
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584 I would say. #To hell with the examination, I'm going to test this.#, I
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585 thought smugly.
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586 But how to start that shift again? I concentrated hard. Nothing happened.
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587 Dr. Juzem re-entered the lab and watched me for a moment.
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588 "Still feeling woozy, Harry?", he asked.
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589 "Naw, just thinkin'. Say, how did ya say I was ta start the acceleration?"
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590 Juzem smiled. "How about tapping your heels together three times?", he joked.
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591 "C'mon, get serious. I wanna test this thing out."
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592 "I don't think it's safe to begin the process this early, Harry. Just be
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593 patient."
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594 I slammed my hand against a nearby table in disgust of 'procedure'. Pain
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595 shot up through my arm.
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596 Suddenly, my vision shifted to red again. Seizing the opprotunity, I dressedd
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597 VERY fast and whizzed by Dr. Juzem while he stood there, dumbfounded.
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598 "Bye, Doc!", I called back. "See ya soon!"
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599 "Wait!" he managed to spurt out. "You've no idea..."
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600 And then, I was out of hearing range. The turns were harder to navigate than
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601 at normal speed, but not overly so. Reaction time up, speed up...
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602 I burst through the outside door. "Burst" is a very good description here-
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603 the door didn't open fully in time and so the glass tinkled on the pavement
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604 outside.
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605 My head hurt. Just as quickly as my vision had shifted to red, it shifted
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606 back. #Pain! Pain is the key. When I feel pain, it switches me from one mode
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607 to the other. Now I'll see if I can get some results for John. Maybe he'll
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608 put me in Elizabeth's position.#
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609 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Harry Foster>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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610 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
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611
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612 It is cold, and the moonlight is not really enought to see clearly by.
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613 For the last few hours I have been feeling my way, with the lower branches
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614 tearing at my wet cloak. There are scraches on my arms and face.
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615 TThe sickness that has gripped me has taken me over has robbed me of
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616 nearly all my strength. I have not been able to eat for three days. The
|
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617 hunger knaws at me but the thought of food grips my throat in warning.
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618 Maybe tomorrow.
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619 The cough returns, forcing me to stop. It grips my chest and tears at
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620 my throat. The muscles in my sides flare with pain. It forces me to sit
|
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621 and hold my sides untill it stops. I sit for a moment longer, the rain
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622 soaking through my cloak and my pants.
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623 I close my eyes, my lips barely moving, bringing the past into my
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624 mind, bringing the control. Slowly I relax, the fiber of my body softens,
|
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625 like the wax of a too warm candle.
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626 My eyes open. The pain, the soreness, the cough, gone. The cold not
|
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627 even felt.
|
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628 On my first breath I smelled the smoke. Oak. Cured I am sure. Maybe
|
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|
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629 a home or an inn. This risk may have paid off. [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
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