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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
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2 ************************ INSTALLED: 28 OCT 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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19
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20 Thought for the day while sitting around at the top:
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21
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22 Some day, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides, and gravity,
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23 we will harness for God the energies of love. And then, for the second
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24 time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire.
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25 Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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27 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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28 The Bear tried to steady himself on the swaying bridge, and at the same time,
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29 keep his sword high in front of him. He spread his legs and clutched the
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30 mighty sword with both hands, pointed defensively at the three huge shapes
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31 in front of him.
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32
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33 The deep rumbling began to subside, and the shapes completed their upwards
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34 ascent. Their pale white bodies cast off a strange glow, so that even in the
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35 darkness the Bear could make out the shapes of their bodies.
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36
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37 They were monstrous... nearly twenty feet high. They dripped with white slime,
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38 their skin was smooth and pale and gleamed with its own glow.
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39
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40 The Bear could barely make out their heads,which were dominated by huge, un-
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41 blinking eyes. Thin black lines stretched below the eerie orbs where mouths
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42 should have been.
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43
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44 Bear stood his ground, sword raised, looking like a dwarf amidst a grove of
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45 trees. "I come in peace!" he cried.
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46
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47 The creatures stood in front of the bridge, staring at him. Silence reigned for
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48 what seemed like hours. Finally, the middle one spoke. "Then why do you bring
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49 sucha sword?"
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50
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51 "There are many who would stop me on my quest. I must defend myself."
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52
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53 Another long silence. "Aaah, but it is of no matter to us. For we could squash
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54 you like a bug if we desired. As it is, we need only one thing from you."
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55
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56 Another silence, Bear waited, legs poised for a quick dash over the other side
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57 of the bridge. "And what is that?"
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58
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59 "... Our toll of course. We are the toll-takers of Amelot. No one passes without
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60 paying their due."
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61 "And what is the toll?"
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62 "What do you have?"
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63 "Nothing, except my wits and my sword."
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64
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65 There was another excruciatingly long silence. A deep growling seem to indicate
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66 they were talking between themselves. Finally the middle one spoke again. "Then
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67 you must bring us one thing."
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68 A pause.
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69 "...the egg of the dragon of Fendarr."
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70
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71 "And where do I find such an egg?"
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72 "... Go back fifty paces, and to your right you will find a small tunnel. Go
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73 into there, and you will find the dragon. The rest is up to you."
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74
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75 "And if I refuse?"
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76
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77 "Then you will go back from whence you came.... or die...."
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78 0000000000000000000000 THE BEAR 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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79 Hello -- I'm a new user; a friend gave me this number -- so far I'm confused!
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80 I love the quote from Teilhard de Chardin -- right up my alley! But the bear
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81 story -- what's it for? Lynne Lowe, 503-659-xxxx
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82 I'm also a raw beginner -- I've had my Osborne Executive for several years,
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83 but the Prometheus modem is new. Using MDM730 as software, and so far I'm
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84 just barely (bearly??) managing to keep my nose above the quicksand....
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85 Do you know where I can get hold of (or download???) the version of the
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86 Adventure game (with the cave and the treasures and the pirate) which has
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87 the magic mushroom and the sword in the stone? I lust in my heart after a
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88 copy of that game .... Can anyone help? Thanks in advance!
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89
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90 How do I end this message?
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91
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92 Goodbye!
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93 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\THE DESTROYER\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\13
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94 The general atmosphere in the confined space was one of hopelessness. At least it was breathable. Tariya had worked
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95 up a spell that recirculated the air. Otherwise, they would have long ago suffocated. For about the hundredth time
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96 James slammed his fist into the softly glowing wall. It was like hitting solid concrete. "I can't believe anybody can
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97 screw up this badly."
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98 "I'm sorry." Tariya said miserably.
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99 James turned savagely. "And if you say 'sorry' one more time I'll... I'll..." He collapsed against the wall with a
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100 curse. Since their prison was spherical, he slid down until he bumped into her at the bottom. "There has to be an out.
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101 What's outside those walls?"
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102 "We're at the focal point between two realities. The total weight of two universes are pressing against the walls.
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103 There's no power in creation that can defy that kind of pressure."
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104 "Something's defying that pressure or we wouldn't be here."
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105 "It won't last."
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106 "Swell." James thought for a moment. Then an idea hit him. "Of course! I could open a warpgate! I used to travel
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107 using those things. All I have to do is open a hole to a habitable planet..."
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108 "I thought of that already. I know how your travel gates work. If you open one here, all the energy will escape
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109 through it and the bubble will immediately deflate. The pressure will smash us before we get a chance to
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110 escape."
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111 "Well, hell." James groaned, "We're gonna get smashed anyway, soon's the thing collapses."
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112 "Yes, but..." Tariya swallowed hard. "I think I have another way. When I lost control of the spell, I needed more
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113 power to regain it. I had to tap into my soul. It's forbidden but it was the only power source available."
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114 "Yeah, that's how I get my power. So?"
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115 "It was that power that protected us when the spell backlashed. It's also the power that holds this prison
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116 together. If that power was suddenly cut off, the prison would vanish and you would find yourself back in the Crystal
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117 Palace. As long as I live, this prison stands."
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118 James suddenly had a sick feeling in his stomach. "What are you trying to tell me?" but he already knew.
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119 She looked at him, her eyes holding an intensity he had never seen before. "When I accidently created this prison,
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120 I doomed myself. I will never leave here alive. But you can still escape." She drew a deep breath and shuddered. "You
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121 must kill me."
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122 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\THE DESTROYER\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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123
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124 |\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|
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125 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\andanothermarker\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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126 Lynne Lowe: I think you missed my message to you. Do three things:
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127 First, type "DB"
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128 Next, type "LN 550"
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129 Then type "PRINT"
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130 That will do it.
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131 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\wasteofspace\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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132 Yoikes I canta believe it. Justa when I thoughta things had cooled down a byte
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133 these storys come rushing back into my computer. I can see one or I can see
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134 even two but three entries on a single disk! Never would I have thoughta that
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135 could happen, never in a million years I tell ya. Canchta cool it a bit and
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136 keep the writing down to one entry per disk or maybe even one entry at the
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137 top or one entry at the bottom. The stories are good but letus have a little
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138 variety in what we read. Its the spice of life you know.
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139 Oh I mean you bear and destroyer.
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140 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\morewasteofspace?\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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141
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142 WHO BE RIPPIN' OFF MY SONGS?
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143 WHO BE RIPPIN' OFF MY SONGS?
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144 WHO BE RIPPIN' OFF MY SONGS?
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145 RIPPEN' DEM OFF IN THE MORN-ING.
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146
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147 WHO TAKES AND TWISTS MY WORDS?
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148 WHO TAKES AND TWISTS MY WORDS?
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149 WHO TAKES AND TWISTS MY WORDS?
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150 ON THIS HERE LITTLE SYSTEM.
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151
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152 NILE RODGERS......................................................
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153 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++nope++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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154
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155 Special deals at the Inn of the Seventh Mountain
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156 Bend Oregon 97709 503-382-xxxx
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157 1/3 off rates Bedrooms (1-2) $30.00 Balcony bedrooms (1-4) $42.00
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158 Fireside studios (1-4) $48.00 to $56.00 Suites (1,2,3 bdrm) $72.00 to
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159 $138.00 Family suites (1 & 2 bdrm) $78.00 to $116.00
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160 Good thru November 1st and December 12th excluding November 27-30, 1985, no
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161 minimum stay.
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162
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163 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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164
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165 K.I.S. NET
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166 is no longer the
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167 same.
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168 IT
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169 is now back to
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170 ALTERNATE WORLD SOFTWARE (AE)
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171 Running Apple-CAT, CATFUR, AE DL SW
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172 for Apple ][ owners. The phone number
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173 is the same 777-xxxx.
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174
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175 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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176
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177 Warning, the system number above for IBM and TRS systems doesn't seem to be
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178 up yet, it just rings and rings.
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179 ____________________________________________________Leonard____________________
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180
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181 ^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^
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182 Digitalian
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183 ^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^2"^"^"^"^" ^"^
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184 Some stunt there that those damn
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185 "BBS Busters" did on the last disk...
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186 That's the crap that brought 4-X down
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187 to a dead stop... Wwe sure don't need it
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188 here...
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189 New User(?): The "Bear Story" is just that. This is a public storyboard,
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190 but of course, it is used for alot more than that... You can post stuff here like you do any other board, but we mostly like
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191 to put chapters of our "Home-Made" stories and oru favorite poems here.
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192 Also, most of us make up our own borders, like my " ^"^"^" thing...
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193 it's quite suggestable to start and end a message that way, so they know who's it is...
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194 It becomes quite confusing when someone doesn't leave a border, then you don't know when the msh
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195 message ends, and it goes ON and ON...
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196 Hope to see ya 'round!
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197 ^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^" "^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"
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198 Digit
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199 ^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^" ^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"
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200 hello. My name is Theo Randall, I have just goten an new modem that was put into the Adam computerlike it a lot. Bye
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201 Help! How do you read messages on this BBS?
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202 Mike, if you read this, I was only able to
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203 receive ADV.COM. Then my phone rang! I don't
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204 know if that was what messed up the transmission
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205 or what. Tried to get back on-line, but with no
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206 luck. You have my number -- please get in touch
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207 again (or let me know where I can voice-phone you)
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208 to complete this transmission. THANKS for your
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209 patience with a raw (if reasonably adult) beginner!
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210 Lynne Lowe
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211
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213
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214 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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215 Mike, thanks -- I got the message (though it was a ways away from LN 550!
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216 Is there any way I can delete that number?
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217
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218 Here's a thought for the day:
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219
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220 "Life is a mirror, peopled with the forms of your own acceptance."
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221
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222 Ernest Holmes
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223 ____________________________2446367.8283______________________________
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224
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225 2-1673 300/1200 Baud 24 Hours
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226 uns on: Atari 1200XL/ATR8000
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227 System Operator: Ed Drury
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228 Notes: Runs "Le Nerd" BBS software
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229
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ANDROMEDA
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230 244-xxxx 300 Baud 9:00PM-6:00AM
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231 uns on: Atari 800
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232 ystem Operator: Michael Zenner
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233 otes: System is temporarily down due to disk drive problems. Should
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234 eturn this fall.
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235
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AMIGO MULTIPLEX
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236 653-xxxx 300/1200 Baud 24 Hours
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237 uns on: Atari 400
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238
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239
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240 45-xxxx 300 Baud 24 Hours
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241 uns on: Atari 800
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242 ystem Operator: Mehdi Attaran
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243
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BACK
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244 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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245 So !reed!psu-cs!nelsons is the correct destination, is it? I'll try again...
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246 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milch (F3217017) ++++++++++
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247 the plot - Tariya kills herself (or is killed). Due to having done
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248 the 'forbidden' thing, and/or due to the strange location, she does not truly
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249 die, but rather turns into
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250 ZEB
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251
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252 or not.
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253 ()()()()()()()()() ()()()()()())()()()(
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254 HI, I'M A NEW USER AND WOULD LIKE TO GET TO KNOW SOME OF THE PEOPLE AROUND
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255 THE BBS'.
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256 THE NAME IS JIM PACKER AND I WILL CHECK THIS BBS AT NIGHT (AROUND 930P)
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257 TO SEE IF THERE IS A FRIENDLY PERSON AROUND
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258 THANKS PS RUNNING AN ATARI 720ST
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259
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261 EXIT
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262 \\\\gee... I never heard of a 720ST... must be new\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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263 Hi? My name is Bill Wheeler and I am a Sales-person of Custom-Made SWORDS,
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264 Armour, and other fantasy Stuff.
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265 CALL # (503) 282-xxxx
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273 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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274 S.L. -- I'll try from the Zeb viewpoint for a while...
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275 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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276 There is something magic about sleep. How simple (or, perhaps,
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277 not-so-simple) sleep can act as a restorative, a tranquilizer, a tonic
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278 or simply an all-purpose refresher is a mystery. Some traditions have it
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279 that the "true" or "aetherial" self leaves the body during sleep, while
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280 others hold that this "dream-time" is when the true reality of the world
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281 becomes manifest. How much more strange is this strange state of being,
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282 then, when the sleeper originates in a totally different order of reality?
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283 What strange thoughts, sequences, or dreams swim in a mind that has percieved
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284 the world from the opposite direction?
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285 Deep within the darkness of her mind, Zeb was dreaming, her mind weaving
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286 the tapestry of remembered actions, forgotten motiviations, and yearnings
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287 into a shifting dance of half-connected scenes.
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288 ... A shimmering sunset on a warm beach, placing the ball of her foot
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289 delicately in the smooth indentation that pockmarked the sand, feeling the
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290 kiss of the grains against the sensitive sole, the slow, sensuous transfer
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291 of weight, the pristine smoothness of the unmarked sand as she slowly
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292 withdrew the foot...
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293 ...Atop a small ladder peering into a birds nest. Three small forms,
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294 slowly assembling fragments around them, building sperical citadels
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295 in which to retreat from the world. One egg was almost assembled, and
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296 before her wondering eyes, the tiny pip closed, leaving a smooth unbroken
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297 shell...
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298 ... Wandering for timless eternities on an endless black plain, unable,
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299 even, to despair, cut off from life, cut off from love, cut off from
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300 those to whom she was responsible...
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301 ...The soft, milky smell of the tiny being she held to her breast. The
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302 deep swell of love as the infant returned the nourishment, giving her
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303 an uncomfortably full feeling before she could reabsorb the milk...
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304 Suddenly tendrils of thought, the tentacles of another mind reached into
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305 this occult brew of possibilities, groped, and made contact. More and
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306 more lines of thought fastened onto this ill-assorted group of images,
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307 sending thoughts into them, pulling thoughts out. Zeb's mind began to
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308 retailiate, sending out its own tentacles to search out this strange
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309 invader, followed them back to their source, searching for the cause of
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310 this exchange. Just as a complete electrical circuit is necessary for
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311 a current to flow, so is its psychic equivalent. Just as a negative
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312 electrical charge is attracted to its positive counterpart, so is its
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313 psychic equivalent. When Zeb's mind completed the psychic circuit with
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314 the lady Tayree, the two began to flow together.
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315 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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316 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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317 massage
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318 enter massage
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319 Mike, What's the difference between Adamlink I and II. Theo
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320 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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321 The Bear backed off the bridge slowly, sword still at the ready. The dimly lit
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322 figures still wavered next to the bridge, their huge eyes gazing at him intent-
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323 ly.. but as usual, silently. When his feet once again hit the firm ground, he
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324 continued to back away, but now he counted his steps. The eerie creatures
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325 vanished as quickly as they had come, swallowed up in the inky black of the
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326 cave.
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327
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328 The Bear turned and counted off the rest of his steps. ...49, 50. He turned to
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329 his right, and slowly made his way toward a dark shape looming ahead of him.
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330 Its blackness stretched above and beyond him, and he knew it was the wall of
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331 the cave. But there was a deeper black, and from it a wafting of warm air
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332 eased out. His nostrils flared with the sickening smell. But he knew he must
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333 continue on, for his Ladyship had endowed him with this Quest above all others,
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334 and he knew he must not fail.
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335
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336 His glowing sword seemed swallowed up by the deepening blackness as he entered
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337 the smaller cave. But in the narrower surroundings, he could now see the walls
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338 and the ground beneath him. He kept
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339 on, slightly crouched. He noticed the cave was getting smaller, he now had to
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340 walk with his chest almost touching his knees. It grew smaller, he was now on
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341 all fours. Still it narrowed, and the overpowering smell of sulphur grew even
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342 stronger.
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343
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344 Finally, he was crawling. His sword clutched before him, he slithered along
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345 the rough ground as far as he could. There! Suddenly, a light ahead! He urged
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346 himself forward, almost trapped by the
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347 shrinking walls.
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348
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349 And immediately he was upon it. The end of the tunnel. His heart leaped into
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350 his throat, his sword held immobile by his trapped extended arms. For not ten
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351 feet away, at the end of the small
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352 tunnel, was a light as deep and evil as one would see if he stared face to
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353 face with the devil. For it was an eye, nearly as large as the Bear's head.
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354
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355 And at the end of the cave, it peered at him with delight, as if this small
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356 creature before it was soon to be its prey....
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357
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358 000000000000000 THE BEAR 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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359 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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360 Milch: from psuhon (aka the Honeywell) the path is psu-cs!nelsons. For
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361 people outside of PSU, the path can be ...!reed!psu-cs!nelsons or
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362 ...!tektronix!psu-cs!nelsons. The path to you from me would
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363 be (I think) ...!reed!psu-cs!psuhon!f3217071 (or with tektronix instead
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364 of reed. Reed and Tek serve as gateways from several other machines)
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365 Now that I've got your logon, I'll try sending to you. See ya
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366 in the movies...
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367 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>...!psu-cs!nelsons<><><><><><><>
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368 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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369 *%@#_)*%@#_)%*!#)_%*!@)_%*!@#)_%*_+)!#%(*_+!#*%)_!#*%!#)_%*!#)_%^*@#$_)^*@#_^*@_
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370 Piper:Help Help! Graphics have taken a turn for the worse. I am not as far as
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371 I thought and I seem to be degenerating into a vector mode of nothingness. The
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372 4107 seems an imperfect machine when in 4010 mode. I have found the 4010
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373 emulation not even needed for what I am attempting. I only need CODE TEK from
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374 the setup menu. I will try to call later (I have missed you twice this very
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375 morn.)
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376 !psu-cs!nelsons: When did you leave last night? Blast busy phone lines!
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377 *%_)#*%@)_#*%@#)_^*@_)^&@#_)^&@ L'homme sans Parity *%)_#@*%_)@#*%)_!*%_)*%@_@*
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378
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379
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380 TO "WASTE OF SPACE" COMPLAINER W/\\\\\\\\\\\\\ BORDER.
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381 YOUR COMMENTS ARE NOTED AND PERHAPS HAVE SOME MERIT. HOWEVER, CAN YOU HONESTLY
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382 SAY YOU WOULD RATHER HAVE ALL THIS PERSONAL CHIT CHAT INSTEAD? NOT THAT I MIND
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383 IT, BUT YOU HAVE TO AGREE THAT A DISK FULL OF NOTHING BUT NONSENSE AND CONVERS-
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384 ATION IS NOT A DISK THAT WILL HOLD MUCH INTEREST. PART OF THE *PURPOSE* OF THIS
|
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385 BBS SEEMS TO BE STORY-WRITING... SO IF YOU WANT CHIT-CHAT OR GARBAGE THERE'S A
|
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386 100 OR SO OTHERS OUT THERE THAT CAN OFFER YOU THE SAME. PERSONALLY, I'M GETTNG
|
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387 INTO BOTH DESTROYER'S AND BEAR'S STORIES, SO I GUESS IT'S A MATTER OF TASTE.
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388
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389 MOST SEEM TO DISAGREE WITH YOU HOWEVER, SO ONCE AGAIN, IN OUR FREE SOCIETY,
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390 THE MAJORITY RULES! LONG LIVE DEMOCRACY! LONG LIVE BACKWATER! THE LAND OF THE
|
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391 HOME ... andreeof the brave.... uh, oh well....................................
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392 ...,.........................................borderline border..................
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393 *"*"*"*^"^"^"^"^"^2^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"
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394 Digitalian
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395 ^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"
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396 Can't say much more than that!
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397 Berar: -+=+>Exc4,ellEXCELLENT![<+=-
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398 your srtory is extermerremely captuerreing tpo
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399 me ans d I'm sure many others... Thanx
|
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400 for taking the time to write something
|
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401 worth reading...
|
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402 Neo [: hama[ : wanna join in my story?
|
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403 L'Homeme: I've heardfd some anbout you,
|
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404 but who AReE you?
|
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405 A::ll: I'd really like to get to know a few
|
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406 few more of you humans around here!
|
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407 ^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^
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408 ^"^"^"^"^Digitalian^"^"^"^"^"^"^
|
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409 *"*"*^"^"^""^"^"^^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"
|
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410 /ex
|
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411 _____________________________2446368.7736___________________________________
|
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412 Wow...somebody needs to get their communications program fixed. And soon.
|
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413 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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414 )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) He who has no appriceation
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415 for a good sword,a
|
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416 hawlks flight,a beautiful woman or a good horse has no zest for life.
|
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417 ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
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418 |\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/
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419 Somewhere beyond the comprehensible dimensions, the black plain still existed. No
|
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420 living being now trod upon its surface. It was not long before the lack of activity
|
|||
|
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421 was noticed.
|
|||
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422 In the center of the plain the mists began to swirl. They coagulated into a dense
|
|||
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423 thunderhead, complete with lightning bolts. In the formation, something moved.
|
|||
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424 A single metallic boot, the color of the plain and the size of a small house,
|
|||
|
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425 decended upon the surface. It landed with the weight of a thousand planets and the
|
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|
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426 whole of the trillion kilometer plain shook. Another boot slammed down beside it. The
|
|||
|
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427 thunderhead lifted to reveal a titan.
|
|||
|
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428 It was humanoid, Over ten stories tall, and was encased in black armor forged of
|
|||
|
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429 adamantium steel. Circuitry, fittings, and instruments of all types all but covered
|
|||
|
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430 its surface. A pack large enough to house a family of eight rested on its back with
|
|||
|
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431 numerous antennas protruding from the top. Two red eyes burned laser-bright behind a
|
|||
|
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432 meter thick obsidian visor. Those eyes scanned the entire surface of the plain with
|
|||
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433 the thoroughness of a starship sensor bank.
|
|||
|
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434 The creature that had been placed here for observation was gone.
|
|||
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435 How could this be? The titan elected to find out. Massive arms spread wide and a
|
|||
|
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436 pentagram formed of lines of brilliant green fire and twenty meters across formed
|
|||
|
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437 directly in front of the titan. The air inside the pentagram swirled and grew milky.
|
|||
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438 Then it cleared.
|
|||
|
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439 He saw the subject on the plain, just as he had left it. He saw another figure
|
|||
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440 appear near it. The subject attempted to terminate its existance with the help of the
|
|||
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441 intruder, but failed. A ship of multidimensional proportions appeared. A number of
|
|||
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442 beings came out, and after some apparent confusion, carried the subject and the
|
|||
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443 intruder into the ship. After some delay, the ship was forcibly evicted from the
|
|||
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444 plain by the same force that had shifted the plain out of the multiverse.
|
|||
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445 The pentagram collapsed, its usefuless ended. The titan was faced with a
|
|||
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446 decision. Should he reclaim the subject, or simply start over. He was already faced
|
|||
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447 with the nuisance of restoring the plain to its former location.
|
|||
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448 The subject must be retreived. The pentagram had provided the means to find the
|
|||
|
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449 intruders. There were many quastions here that needed to be answered. And perhaps
|
|||
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450 punishments to be dealt out. A great experiment had been disrupted.
|
|||
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451 The thunderhead billowed about the titan's form and suddenly the plain was
|
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452 abandoned once again.
|
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453 |\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|:GOTH:|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|
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454 gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
|
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455 what was it now?
|
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456 my mind is a wall...
|
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|
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457 oh yes, by jove
|
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458 now i recall
|
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459
|
|||
|
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how to handle a woman...
|
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460 gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
|
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461 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
|
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462 L'Homme -- The 4110 series "Select-Code" sequence is
|
|||
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463 <Esc>%!{int 0/1} (I beleive it's the same for the 4107) The actual chars
|
|||
|
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464 you send, then are:
|
|||
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465 for Select-Code TEK -- <Esc>%!0
|
|||
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466 for Select-Code ANSI -- <Esc>%!1
|
|||
|
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467 My 4112, however, does not seem to respond to that sequence in setup mode --
|
|||
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468 try shipping it to your 4107 and see if it works.
|
|||
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469 Good luck!
|
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470 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
|
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471 whereelsedoesyour4112respondto?
|
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472 popopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopo
|
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473
|
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474
|
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475 pop!
|
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476
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477
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478 popopopopopopopopopopopopopopoppopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopop
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479 I am saddened to my very bone,
|
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480 For my love died and left me alone.
|
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481 She killed herself while I was away,
|
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482 When I returned, I could only pray.
|
|||
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483 I cried and mourned, wandered and wept.
|
|||
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484 I went not to bed, I could not have slept.
|
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485 I have prayed to every god conceived,
|
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486 I pray no more, my love not retrieved.
|
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487
|
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488 Many a day and sleepless night,
|
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489 I have spent pondering my mournful plight.
|
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490 No one understands, they never do,
|
|||
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491 What I am enduring and going through.
|
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492 If I had only one wish in my entire life,
|
|||
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493 I'd ask for one thing to end my strife.
|
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494 That one favor to ask, that one wish,
|
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495 Is that someone would buy me another fish.
|
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496 My poor little fish, she died and lost her soul,
|
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497 After she went and jumped out of her bowl.
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498
|
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499 ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] THE MOURNER ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
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500 (((*)))
|
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501 ((*))
|
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502 (((*)))
|
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503 ((((*))))
|
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504 (((((*)))))
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505 ((((((*))))))
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506 (((((((*)))))))
|
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507 ((((((((*))))))))
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508
|
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509 (poof!)
|
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510
|
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511 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
|
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512 FROM PROMETHEUS; EFENCASED
|
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513 P'RApS 'NOTHER DAy.
|
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514
|
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515 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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516 :::::=====:::::
|
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517 And a rabbit shall lurk in the shadows 'till the elven mystic tells his tale.
|
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518 :::::=====:::::
|
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519 __________________________JD 2446369.7805_______________________________
|
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520 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
|
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|
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521 nelsons: Your message received. I sent one back, hopefully to make its way
|
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|
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522 to you this time. Hum, above on this disk it should be !reed!psu-cs!psuhon!
|
|||
|
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523 f3217017, not f3217071. What a long, convoluted trail for mail to travel.
|
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524 Almost as bad as U.S. Snail.
|
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525 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milch (F3217017) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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526 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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|
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527 The Doctor, luckily, was still staying at the Inn.
|
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528 "Why hello! It's you again. Miss us already? I'm touched," he said.
|
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|
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529 Milchar spoke to him. "I KNOW you're touched. In the head."
|
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|
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530 I broke in. "May I sit down?" They nodded, and I sat. "I really didn't
|
|||
|
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531 plan on being back quite so soon, but now that I am, I'd like to ask some
|
|||
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532 questions. Stop me if I seem too nosey. One: where did that stabilizer
|
|||
|
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533 circuit come from?"
|
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534 "Let me see it." I handed the board to him. "Hmmmm... this isn't the one I
|
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|
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535 intended to give you. It's the spare for the new extraplanar drive K-9 has
|
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536 installed. I recieved two boards like this from Gallifrey."
|
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537 "And where did THEY get it?" I asked.
|
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538 "I really don't know. If it's important, I could ask. Just a moment."
|
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539 The Doctor pulled out an odd-looking device from one of his seemingly
|
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|
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540 bottomless pockets, and fiddled with it for a bit.
|
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541 "K-9 says it's an import, from an adjoining plane, about nine days into its
|
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542 future. Some clever fellow there rigged it up, and gave it to us as a token
|
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543 of goodwill, I suppose. Does it really matter, if you can make one yourself?
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544 "Aha, but you have hit upon the problem, Doctor. I cannot make one. I am not
|
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545 entirely certain how it works. I do have some field data when it was
|
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546 operating, however."
|
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547 The Doctor looked shocked, and mumbled something about "upsetting cultures
|
|||
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548 with premature introduction of technology" to Milchar, who nodded and looked
|
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549 grave.
|
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550 The Doctor reluctantly handed the board back. "You bought this, it's yours.
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551 I will not help you further, though. Your culture must discover the principles
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552 upon which this is made on its own, without my help."
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553 My heart sank. The only person who could give me untold knowledge about this
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554 whole mess had just refused!
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555 Milchar seemed to sense my despair. "That doesn't mean you can't enjoy our
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556 hospitality in other ways." He called to the innkeeper, who provided the trio
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557 of us each with a meal (no syntho!), and a drink which I hoped had some real
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558 ethanol in it. I sipped it. It did.
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559 We ate and drank at our table for some time thereafter. At the end of the
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560 evening I was in much better spirits, since much better spirits had gotten
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561 into me. I did not remember going to sleep, but somehow sleep came.
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562 %%%%%%%%%% rebalsa %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 10/30/85
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563 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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564 (((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))
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565 let's leave other people's boarders ALONE! ok?
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566 (((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))((( Ripple)))
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567 pppppppppppppppppppppppppressed for time, look & run ppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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568 Borders are NOT copyrighted property... I shall play with yours ALL I want!
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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 So there!
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574
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575 What? A new disk when we've only used 573 (plus this) lines on this one?
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576 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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577 :::::=====:::::
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578 `'`'`'`'`'`'`'``'`'`'`'```'`'`'`'''
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579 The end is near, don't fret my dear
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580 and please don't leave in sorrow
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581 For soon there'll be, a new disk to see
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582 So I'll see thee on the morrow
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583 `'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'``'''
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584 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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585 From Prometheus; Etched
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586 I innocently ventured home after school recently, and found a parcel in
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587 waiting. The parcel had a return address with no name, and was addressed to
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588 me. Inside the thing, I found a circa 1937 etching of Prometheus Bound.
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589
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590 I don't happen to know anyone in La Grande, and never have. There was no
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591 letter or anything inside the parcel excepting the etching's front page.
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592 About the only thing I happen to have is the address on the parcel.
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593
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594 The postal service works in mysterious ways.
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596
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597
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598 list
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600 DA
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601 off
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602 H
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603 HELP
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604
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605 Gee, things sure are slow on this disk....
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TOTAL NUMBER OF LINES = 605
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