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NUMBER OF LINES: 629
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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
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2 ************************ REMOVED: 13 DEC 83 ***************************
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3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day System operator
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4 ************************************************************
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5 GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION PLACED ON
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6 THIS SYSTEM.
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7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privatly owned
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8 and operated system which is currently open for use by the general public.
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9 No restrictions are placed on the use of the system.
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10 It is intended that the system be normally used for messages and
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11 advertisments by the users. As the system is privatly owned, I retain the
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12 right to remove any and all messages which I may find offensive
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13 to me. Additionally because of the limited size of the system, it will be
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14 periodically purged of older messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved)
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15 The saved information will be cycled to drive 'B' while the information on
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16 drive 'B' will be archived, and a fresh disk will be installed in drive 'A'.
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17 To leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out
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18 of the enter mode. The message is automaticly stored.
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19 If after entering the message you find you made a mistake,
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20 use the replace command to replace the line.
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21 To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up.
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22 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
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23 ========================================
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24
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25
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26 O.K., THIS IS IT - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, THE M.T. BOTTLE&DELI !!!
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27 ABOUT 2PM WOULD GIVE US TIME TO GET BACK FROM CHURCH, WORK OFF OUR
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28 FRI NITE HANGOVERS OR WHATEVER, WOULD IT NOT? THIS WILL BE THE OFFICIAL
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29 BWMS PARTY DATE AND TIME.
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30
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31 To get to MT Bottle & Deli - From Portland
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32
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33 I-5 North .... take first right off F-way on Hayden Isl. ( the only
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34 one ) ....then next right ( Tomahawk Dr. ) then next right ( parall to
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35 I-5 you should be headed south by now ) follow the road around under the
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36 bridge take your first right ( into parking lot )
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37 And ....... there it is.
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38
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39 ***************************************************************************
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40 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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41
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42 TRI-METing Patrons:
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43 It appears that both T-M lines 5 and 6 transect Hayden Island, yet
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44 it is quite possible that 5 dosn't stop on the island. Line 5 runs every
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45 (average) 20 mins. from 8:30 am to 9:30 pm; while 6 runs every (avg.) 30.
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46 As I don't have a timetable handy, it is possible that 6 dosn't go out to
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47 the island between 8:30 am and 4:00 pm (there is a notation of cryptic
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48 meaning on the map). Will check on both possibilities and keep everyone
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49 informed.
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50
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51 p.s. co-ordinators: why so early? but I won't make waves.........
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52
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53 Aaron
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54 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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56 Well..... I just HAPPEN to have a high speed paper tape reader
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57 that I'm not useing. It has low miles and in perfect shape. Won't
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58 punch though reader only. If you are intrested leave me a note with
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59 code word XYZZY so I can locate it by the FI command.
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60 Peter
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61 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++/++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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62 <><><><><><><><><><><> XYZZY Aaron><><><><><><>
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63 d:I must explain my reaction to the dragon sketch you showed me at the Bit
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64 Bucket party. As soon as I saw it, I immediately visualized it as the second
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65 of three pictures. #1: the "fierce dragon" rushes up to the lady.
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66 #2: your lovely sketch.
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67 #3: the dragon rears back and retreats in GREAT disorder (hopefully
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68 he will be smart enough to apoligize to the lady first!)
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69 I do look forward to seeing you (and possibly some more of your work?).
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70 __________________________________Leonard___________________________________
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71 ****************************************************************
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72
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73 DRAGON EDUCATION
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74
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75
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76 The sport of professional dragon hunting is among the most
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77 misunderstood of the blood sports. The response to my first
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78 DRAGON ALERT indicates that there is some confusion about
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79 dragon hunting among the patrons of the Inn. With your
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80 permission I'd like to take a moment to clarify.
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81
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82 DJJ: Most importantly (and I am truly distraught over this
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83 misunderstanding) I must tell you that I would never dream
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84 of killing dragons such as you have seen. Most people don't
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85 realize (perhaps d can confirm this) that there are two
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86 main catagories of dragons...Eastern dragons and Western
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87 dragons.
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88
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89 Eastern dragons are the kind benevolent, and thoroughly
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90 generous creatures you have encountered. They come primarily
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91 from Asia and first entered this country with the chinese
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92 laborers who worked on the railroads at the turn of the
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93 century. They often are found among puffy white clouds and
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94 are often seen adorning oriental artwork.
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95
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96 Western dragons, on the other hand, are fierce, vile, and
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97 murderous beasts that prey on livestock, innocent children,
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98 and virgins. They are obsessed with hoarding treasure and
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99 are extremely dangerous when aroused. They are a threat to
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100 mankind and must be destroyed.
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101
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102 Dropped Bit: I in no way intended to infringe on an area of
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103 expertise claimed by d. In fact, it was a reference to the
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104 artwork of d that inspired me to speak. Hard though it is
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105 to believe, not everyone shares my enthusiasm for dragons.
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106 Word of a fellow dragon enthusiast was most welcome. However,
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107 the fact remains that I am THE GRAND DRAGONMASTER and, to
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108 the best of my knowledge, am the unequaled authority on the
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109 subject.
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110
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111 For those interested in learning more about Eastern and
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112 Western dragons I recommend you read "The Book of the
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113 Dragon" by Judy Allen & Jeanne Griffiths or "The Truth about
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114 Dragons" by Rhoda Blumberg. A historical perspectives on
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115 dragons can be found in "Dragons" by Peter Hogarth and the
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116 book "Dragons" by Pamela Wharton BlanPied is an outstanding
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117 work on dragon infestation.
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118
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119 Out of respect for those who are not dragon enthusiasts I will
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120 say no more about them on this disc.
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121
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122
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123 Respectfully
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124
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125 GRAND DRAGONMASTER
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126 DRAGON HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL
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127
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128
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129 *************************************************************
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130 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 07 Dec 83 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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131 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 20:00 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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132 On behalf of all the kind souls who've requested my presence: yes
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133 I shall muster my courage in response to your gentle pleading & resist
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134 the impulse to flee! With me, I hope to have as a companion the Lady
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135 Altair, whom some may remember as a traveler who tarried briefly here
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136 in the spring of the year. Thank you, Alex, for your suggestion, but
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137 the colours I wear are usually quiet and subdued, and I could not bear
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138 the pretense of a disguise unbefitting to my personality!
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139 Leonard, what an exquisite interpretation! Many only remark upon
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140 what they perceive as foolishness: how dare she defy the great power of
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141 this beast, they exclaim! Their imagination runs on a narrow track...
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142 (Ah, the nature of dragons: here is your controversy, Innkeeper!)
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143 I have kept still regarding creation vs. evolution out of respect for
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144 the patrons who wearied of it, DJJ; but when the stream stagnates again,
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145 I am willing, upon request, to make response to this challenge once more.
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146 Pam, I add my plea to our dear Innkeeper: where are you? Our
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147 peace-keeper is missed! Won't YOU make an appearance at the festivities?
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148 Your appellation of "famous Dragon expert" was most flattering, Sir
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149 dROPPED bIT; but I must protest that it is untrue. Though possessing a
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150 smattering of knowledge of the history and lore of conventional dragons,
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151 my renderings of the same are unique to me, though they bear a kinship
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152 to the creatures of Pern. Should they encounter a soul such as our local
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153 Dragon Hunter, they would be indignant at his fixed ideas, then delight
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154 in befuddling him in his clumsy efforts to attack them!
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155 Dragon Hunter, if I may address you: I enjoy the studious interest
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156 you take in those honorable and/or dastardly creatures of legend, but to
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157 view destruction of the same as a 'professional sport' is distasteful to
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158 me. There could be much more admirable motives for fighting a dragon--
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159 and I think you discredit their intelligence and ingenuity by clumping
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160 them in as if they are just another hunted animal! According to the
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161 masses of disinterested people, yes, dragons could be placed in "two
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162 main categories" but the ones I appreciate the most conform to no
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163 category! DJJ made a poignant comment about the 'creature responsible
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164 for the destruction' as being "the most malicious of all, Man." That,
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165 along with some observations on artistic renderings of dragons, triggered
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166 an idea about what makes respective dragons' personalities so radically
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167 different: 'tis the loving touch of a woman! Ponder: was it not Anne
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168 McCaffrey who penned those loyal and wise Pernese dragons? The angry
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169 faces of my early dragons gave way to warmth and humor when I began to
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170 be influenced by the suggestions of the Lady Altair, as another example,
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171 and two--no, three!--women artists I stumbled across at the Saturday
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172 Market breathe into their creations liveliness and beauty without the
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173 prerequisite grimness that males seem to think is required...
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174 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> d <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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175 MAYHAP WE WILL BE SO LUCKY AS TO SEE A DRAGON WAITING IN THE PA
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176 LOT, BUT IF NOT A MERE FIRE LIZARD WILL SUFFICE. IS THE NEW PERN BOOK
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177 YET AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK SO WE CAN AFFORD IT?
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178
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179 RIZ, ONCE RAZ: SORRY TO HAVE STOLEN YOUR NAME, SHOULD I USE "RAY"
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180 INSTEAD?
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181 ###############################RAY, ONCE RAZ############################
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182 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
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183 I was once told the saga of the Dragon's of Pern from a wisened seer of
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184 the East. They come in many different hues; gold and green, bronze
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185 brown and blue. There are even tales of a fabled white Dragon. I
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186 think that perhaps the Dragon Hunter would be soundly defeated by these
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187 supreme beasts. Some say that they can teleport through space and
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188 time and breathe fire after chewing a phosphine-bearing rock...The seer
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189 spoke of their great intelligence and devotion to their riders. They
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190 contribute more to the salvation of mankind against the dreaded Thread
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191 than anyone or anything else...Dragon Hunter beware of the Pernian
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192 Dragons, they are not to be triffled with!
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193 The Dark Prince
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194
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195 Ray: No, "Moreta, Dragonlady of Pern" just came out in hardback. You'll
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196 probably have to wait four to nine months for the paperback version.
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197
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198 Aaron: Your system sounds like an excellent idea. Just don't exclude
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199 people because they are lurkers. Every writer needs someone to read
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200 his work.
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201 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
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202
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203 ########################################
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204 AARON: I TOO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN YOUR SYSTEM IF IT IS COMPLETELY OPEN
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205 AS THIS ONE IS. SOME EDITING OF THE MORE OBSCENE LANGUAGE OR REMOVAL OF A
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206 USER WHO IS PRONE TO SUCH BUT AS STATED ABOVE WE NEED THE LURKERS AS WELL AS
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207 THE MAIN CAST OF PLAYERS, WHAT WOULD THE PLAY BE WITHOUT THE STTAGEHANDS AND
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208 THE AUDIENCE?
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209
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210 DERAGONMASTER: IN MY MEMORY THERE HAS BEEN ONLY ONE GRAND DRAGONMASTER AND
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211 HE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE K.K.K. I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THIS ISN'T THE CASE
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212 WITH YOU BUT IF SO I DO NOT WELCOME YOUR PRESSENCE HERE OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR
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213 THAT MATTER!
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214
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215 SURVIVALISTS: ONE QUESTION, WHY IN THE NAME OF HUMAN DECENCY WOULD ANY ONE
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216 WANT TO SURVIVE THAT FATEFUL EVENT? I NEITHER WANT TO BE REDD, DEAD, NOR
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217 MAIMED, NOR DO I WISH THIS FOR ANYONE ELSE.
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218
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219 ##################C.Y.M###############################122/8/83: 8:47AM#####
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220
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221 [][][][][][][][][][][] 1023 12/08/83 [][][][][][][][][][]][][][][]
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222
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223 d: I am glad you are going to make it to the festivities. I would
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224 like to discuss a philosophical and 'religious' question with
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225 you, one that does not lend itself to this forum.
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226
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227 PAM: Did you get my message about bringing a disk ? I haven't seen
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228 you on BASBBS for a while either. Are you feeling poorly ? I
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229 certainly hope not.
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230
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231 Aaron: I am still interested in your system, but I still agree with
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232 your original premise of a closed (semi) system. That provides
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233 for greater understanding of our fellow members, in my
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234 opinion. As they say in the groundhog business - Gopher it!!
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235
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236 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] DJJ [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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237
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238 DOES ANY ONE HAVE AN APPLE CAT ][?
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239 ASE CALL 289-xxxx
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240 ND ASK FOR JASON BROOKS!
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241 ***************************************************************
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242
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243 Dragon Enthusiasts:
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244
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245 As promised I will not hold the next @DRAGON ALERT until the
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246 next disc. However, I'd like to briefly respond to some of
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247 your comments.
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248
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249 d: My reference to dragon hunting as a "professional blood
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250 sport" was a poor choice of words. I over-stepped my literary
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251 license. I hope it doesn't get revoked.
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252
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253 I first created Dragon Hunters International to develop
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254 imagination among severely emotionally disturbed and mentally
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255 ill children I worked with in the secure (locked) residential
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256 treatment facility at Christie. Highly structured behavior
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257 modification programs reward conformity and mediocrity. Dragon
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258 Hunting was originally my attempt to inspire creativity in
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259 children whose only rewards in life were for "appropriate"
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260 behavior.
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261
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262 Though I've read a bit of Anne McCaffery, I find I prefer
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263 earthly dragons to those of Pern. They are more socially
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264 and spiritually relevant.
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265
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266 CYM: There is absolutely no relationship between this Grand
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267 Dragon Master and the one heading the Klu Klux Klan. You might
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268 be relieved to learn that I periodically donate money to
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269 Klanwatch, the arch enemy of the KKK.
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270
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271 There are many misconceptions about dragons and dragon hunting
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272 in our great nation. I hope the visitors to the Inn will find
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273 my humble words enlightening...or at least pleasantly amusing.
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274
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275 your humble servant
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276
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277 GRAND DRAGON MASTER
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278 DRAGON HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL
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279
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280 **************************************************************
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281 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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282
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283 C.Y.M.&T.D.P.: Yes, I agree. Yet the structure of my system will be dependant on
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284 the unihibited freedom Unicom will offer; absolute anonymity (as many
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285 aliases as you can dream up, and the system will recognise them all), abs-
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286 olute freedom of pen (the wise will say the absolute freedom is nothing but
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287 anarchy, and yes this is so, so i will accept suggestions from the users to
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288 purge other members from their ranks if their languange becomes too "un-
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289 acceptable"), and wide formats and various forums (including private/group
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290 mail, SIG's, and a "room" system), along with tight yet simple security.
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291 Because of the "freedom" in my system, and the SYSOP's "hands off" philos-
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292 ophy for the regulation of the system (I liken my "hands off" philosophy to
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293 Star Trek's classic "non-interference" dictum); the only REAL measure of
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294 control of the "cleanness" is the requirement that prospective members prove
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295 to me some semblance of responsability (though not spelling) from previous
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296 BBS activities.
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297 As to lurkers, and audiences, I will try to encourage a large enough cast
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298 of players so that some can take the role of awed lurker on occasion.
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299 Aaron
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300 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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301 WELL NOW!
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302
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303 BACK IN THE SIXTIES, WE USED TO TALK FACE TO FACE LIKE WE DO HERE VIA
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304 ELECTRONICS, SOMETIMES IN COFFEE HOUSES, SMALL THEATERS, ETC. HAVE FACE
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305 TO FACE DISCUSSIONS GONE COMPLETELY OUT OF STYLE NOW, OR HAVE THE FORUMS
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306 FOR DISCUSSION GOTTEN SO DIFFERENT THAT I DON'T RECOGNISE THE ASSEMBLAGE
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307 FOR WHAT IT IS? I NOTICE THAT ALL THE PLACES AROUND UNIVERSITIES THAT
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308 USED TO AVAILABLE FOR THIS KIND OF CHIT-CHAT SEEM TO HAVE BEEN TORN
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309 DOWN TO MAKE FACULTY PARKING LOTS. IS THIS THE RESULT OF A CIA PLOT?
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310
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311 BUT SERIOUSLY FOLKS............
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312
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313 MY BUNS WERE SAVED (NOW THAT PAMS LET THE CAT OUT OF THE LITERARY BAG)
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314 MANY YEARS AGO, REMEMBER, BY A FAMOUS DRAGON HUNTER. SO DON'T GET
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315 DOWN TOO HARD ON THE DRAGONMASTER, O.K.?
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316 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HROTHGAR, (REMINISCING MODE) !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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317
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318
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319 AARON,
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320 SANDY MERSHON WOULD LIKE TO READ HER BOOKS.
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321 IN CASE YOUR FATHER 4GOT "SLOUCHING TWORDS BETHLEHEM"
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322 AND "THE WHITE ALBUM"
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323 YES,MY SPELLING IS A BIT STRANGE.
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324 BYE THE WAY,CS245A IS ENDING SOON.IF YOU WANT SOMETHING WASTED
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325 NOW IS THE TIME.MY D.A.C. HAS'NT CHANGED.
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326 BECKER.
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327
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328
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329 Aaron:
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330 How about not talking about a new system, but actually building one?
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331 .......................................................................
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332 Alas d is coming, and bringing a comrade with her. What a sucess I envision
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333 this meeting being! It looks like the new subject is Dragons, that is
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334 certainly a departure from our last subject! Do you have any fire
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335 damage effect charts for Dragons Leonard??? Shall we again try to carpool
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336 to Swan Island leonard? This time it WILL work! Gotta run, going to see
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337 Charles J. Givens tonight.
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338 .................tHE dROPPED bIT....................................
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339 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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340 ============================================================================
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341 DEAR GRAND DRAGON MASTER OF DRAGON HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL,I AM TWELVE
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342 YEARS OLD AND I WAS WONDERING IF BY CHANCE IF YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT
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343 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, IF SO LEAVE ME A MESSAGE AND GIVE ME INFORMATION
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344 ABOUT IT. IF NOT LEAVE ME A MESSAGE ABOUT WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT
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345
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346 SINCERLY,
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347 EMPEROR
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348 OF THE WORLD OF HAWKEYE.
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349 =========================================================================
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350 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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351
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352 Becker:
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353 Tell Sandy et al that will return said documentaion at earliest possible
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354 opportunity. As to D.A.C.'s, you wouldn't believe how quiet it's been since
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355 you-know-who hasn't been able to get mine! I think I will keep it that way.
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356 Yet will try to contact you, who knows; maychance I could be persuaded to
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357 elucidate on some of my favorite HP3K better-than-electrostatic
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358 system-downing algorithyms! Tell y-k-w "see ya in court!"...The fireworks
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359 should be spectacular! Were her anti-d's tri-cyclic? I guess I should play
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360 back some old tapes and put together all the pertinent data. Kick some but
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361 at MHCC's CS dep for me, stir them from their lethargy....esp Bill.
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362 Aaron
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363
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364 TO ALL TRI-MET RIDERS! WARNING! NOTICE!
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365 Line #6 does NOT go to the island on Sat!
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366 at least at any times useful to our purposes..line #5 is quite
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367 viable, though. And even runs with some frequency. See ya'll!
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368
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369 Aaron
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370
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371 Mike (anyone?): did you call them up with some rational estimate of the
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372 size of the impending invasion? Does anyone have an estimate?
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373
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374 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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375 ###############################################################
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376 ANYBODY HEARD FROM LEROY LATELY? - NATASHA
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377 ###############################################################
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378 ***************************************************************
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379
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380 Emperor Hawkeye:
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381
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382 No...Dragon Hunters International has nothing to do with D & D.
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383
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384 Originally Dragon Hunters International was a club I made up
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385 for kids with emotional problems. Now it has almost as many
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386 adult members as kids (about 15 kids to 10 adults) b
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387 don't do much anymore.
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388
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389 Membership requirements for kids are:
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390
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391 1) You must name, describe, and explain the habit
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392 three dragons.
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393
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394 2) You must name and describe your own personal monster.
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395
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396 3) You must make a sound like a dragon.
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397
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398
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399 Members of Dragon Hunters International had their own money,
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400 called Krauntars, that could only be spent on imaginary things
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401 that do not exist.
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402
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403 The club hasn't met in several years but it has card carrying
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404 members all over town.
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408
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409 I hope I've answered your questions O.K. If you have more,
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410 just ask.
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411
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412
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413 Your servant
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414
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415 GRAND DRAGON MASTER
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416 DRAGON HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL
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417
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418 ***********************************************************
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419
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420 HEY NATASA, SWEETIE, LEROY AIN'T AROUND NO MORE. MCKANE GOT
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421 HIS COMPUTER PRIVILEGES TOOK AWAY FOR BUSTEN INTO THE NATIONAL
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422 DEFENSE COMPUTER AND TELLEN IT TO SENT A HUNDRED AND TWENTY-
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423 SEVEN M-60 TANKS TO LIBYA. HE DON'T GET TO USE THE COMPUTER
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426 TELL HE PAYS FOR THEM TANKS.
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427
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428 LISTEN HERE, PUSSYCAT, HOW ABOUT YOU AN ME GETTEN A THINGS
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429 GOING TILL LEROY GETS BACK. I'M OUT ON PAROLE SOON AN WE
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430 COULD HAVE AREAL GOOD TIME. LEROY'S CHARGING THE TANKS ON
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431 HIS VISA CARD BUT HE DON'T GET HIS PRIVILEGES BACK TILL HE
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432 PAYS THE BILL. TILL THEN LET'S MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES.
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433 IF YOU GET MY DRIFT.
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434
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435 ROSCO (THE BLADE) SELTZNIC
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436
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437 =============================================================
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438 C.Y.M.:Nuclear War (or even limited terrorist use of nukes is NOT the only
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439 thing that "survivalists are trying to prepare for/against. Natural
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440 Disasters, & economic collapse are also possibilities. Also, if it IS as bad
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441 as you seem to think, then even our best efforts would be useless. If it
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442 ISN'T that bad ONLY those who were prepared would stand much chance of
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443 surviving. You are in effect saying that since it would be terrible to be
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444 one of the survivors of a great disaster, plague, war, etc then we shouldn't
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445 try to be prepared for the aftermath. That kind of thinking was prevalent
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446 after the black death struck Europe. Many people felt that it was God's
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447 Judgement & just gave up. Luckily, not everyone did or we might not be here.
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448 DRAGONMASTER (& d):In my persona as a member of the Society for Creative
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449 Anachronism, I have had some dealings with dragon-related matters. The Shire
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450 of Stromgard (Vancouver, Wa & vicinity) annually holds a defender tournament
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451 to select the "fighter" who will protect the Shire & surrounding territories
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452 from the Dragon that lairs in Mt. St. Helens. Note that he is not being
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453 chosen to kill the dragon (rumor has it that she is raising a fine brood of
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454 dragonets in the crater rim!), but merely to protect us. At least one of
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455 the Defenders has claimed that he spent his term playing chess with her. He
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456 also claims to have won most of the games, informed sources tend to doubt
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457 this. It is thought that the Dragon wished to spare his feelings & LET him
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458 win so he wouldn't feel too bad. (Besides, if he kept losing he might quit!)
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459 dROPPED bIT:OK, but this is your last chance!
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460 ____________________________________Leonard_________________________________
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461 ****************************************
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462
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463 But Leo, aren't the survivalists "giving up"? They are saying that there
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464 is no hope, that society is doomed, and we should all dig in and get
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465 ready to protect what's ours. It isn't the people that run away that solve
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466 the world's problems, it's those that stay and fight, that try to SOLVE
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467 the problems, that give us the chance to survive. The "survivalists"
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468 are survivalists only through personal survival, and their actions may
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469 actually help further the collapse they fear. If they are so far-sighted,
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470 they would be of more service by staying in society and helping rather
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471 than running away. If the collapse does come and they are the fathers
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472 of the world to come, we can look forward to a group of small-minded,
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473 selfish decendants ruling the bombed out remains of our world. I don't
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474 see you hiding in a shelter in the Rogue River Valley, so you must feel
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475 some duty to society. Or is it just what defines the majority of everyone's
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476 actions, inertia?
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477
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478 ************Captain America************
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479
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480 I would like to say that I feel that Dragons are beautiful creatures
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481 and I am very happy to have a small collection of artwork depiciting them.
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482 It is good to see the subject matter of BWMS turn over to such a delightful
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483 subject. I am not really interested about arguing on war, or any
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484 such trifle matters. But, Dragons are a subject I will be happy to listen
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485 /read about. Thank you for the book references. Enjoy.
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486 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Billy ^^
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487 JUST HOW MANY DRAGONS HAVE YOU ?
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488 ONE FOR EACH OCCASION I SUPPOSE.
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489 A LOOKER
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490
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491 EXIT
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492
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493 ////////////////////////?///////?////////////////?////////////////??/?/////
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494 END
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495 ENTER
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496 EXIT
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497 _UT
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498 OUT
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499 HELP
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500
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501
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502 LIST
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503
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504
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505 +++++++++++++++++++++
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506 This is a test of a commodore 64.
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507 +++++++++++++++++++++
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508 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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509
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510 I just called MT Bottle & Deli. They were...uh...surprised. The building
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||
511 has a capacity of 55, though they said they've had more. Note that I didn't
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512 give them the OFFICIAL warning, yet I did metion that a few people might
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513 show up tommorow. I would suggest that SOMEONE give them a call with a real-
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514 istic estimation of the size of the throng they will be innundated with.
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||
515 ~~~
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516
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517 Aaron
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||
518 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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||
519 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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520
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521 Aaron & all
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522
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523 Not to worry.......
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524 M&T has more than enough room.....
|
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525 I have been there following many a Friday nite Beer can race ( sail)
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526 and never have there been any problems
|
||
527 Cozy yes......crowded unlikly
|
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528 and besides after a few HSW's to ward off the cold one seems to revise
|
||
529 their Territorial Imperative
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530
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531 a domain
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||
532
|
||
533 :::::::::::::::::Alex:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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||
534 P.S. are there more than 50 of us ?
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535 I count perhaps 15-20........
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||
536 Lurkers make thine presence known
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537 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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||
538 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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539
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540 Natasha:
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||
541
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||
542 Please...don't get involved with that creep Rosco (the
|
||
543 blade) Seltznic.
|
||
544 Sure, LeRoy's not much. We all know he's greedy,
|
||
545 politically unstable, and always in trouble...but at least
|
||
546 his hearts in the right place. That's more than you can say
|
||
547 about Rosco the Blade.
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||
548 Rosco will bring you nothing but pain. For my sake, if
|
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549 for no other reason, please, oh pretty please, don't secumb
|
||
550 to his treacherously brutal charms.
|
||
551 I'm worried for you.
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552
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553 Your true friend
|
||
554
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||
555 Big Bill
|
||
556
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557 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
|
||
558 WELL NOW!
|
||
559
|
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560 DEAR NATASHA - JUST WHICH OF OUR ESTIMABLE FEDERAL INSTITUTES OF
|
||
561 CORRECTION HAS LEROY BEEN SENT AWAY TO? HOW COME? HOW'S BORIS
|
||
562 BATTERNOF?
|
||
563 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HROTHGAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
|
||
564 P.S. DO YOU REMEMBER WHO SANG "MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK" ORIGINALLY?
|
||
565 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
|
||
566 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''``````````````````````````````````````
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||
567 To C.Y.M. thank you.
|
||
568 I will not be attending.
|
||
569 As always George Lurker
|
||
570 P.S. We all have our own dragons!
|
||
571 `````````````````````````````````''''&''''''''''''''''''`'
|
||
572 ALEX: SO FAR, YOUR COUNT HAS BEEN APROXIMATLT CORRECT. AT AS FAR AS
|
||
573 THOSE WHO HAVE LET IT BE KNOWN THAT THEY ARE GOING TO SHOW. HAS ANYONE
|
||
574 CALLED THEM? I HAVEN'T. I WONDER IF WE SHOULD TO RESERVE A PARTICULAR
|
||
575 SPACE, OR TO GO THE WAY OF BWMS STYLE AND MAKE OUR OWN SPACE ON THE FLY.
|
||
576 ******************* CISTOP MIKEY ****************************************
|
||
577 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
|
||
579 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
|
||
580 ALL
|
||
581
|
||
582
|
||
583
|
||
584
|
||
585 [][][][][][][][][]
|
||
586 ON THE FLY, MIKEY.
|
||
587 [][][][][] DJJ
|
||
588 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
|
||
589 until tommorow everyone...goodnight... Aaron
|
||
590 ps: first T.D.B., now that Bill character up above...is nothing sacred???
|
||
591 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
|
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593 `` HELPDN
|
||
594
|
||
595
|
||
596 G. D. M.
|
||
603 Where do we send for cards to D. H. I.
|
||
606
|
||
608 Unknow (searching)
|
||
610 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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||
611
|
||
612 Big Bill:
|
||
613
|
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614 I'm touched by your concern but there's no reason to
|
||
615 worry. Rosco's had an "accident" and won't be bothering
|
||
616 me anymore. LeRoy's my man, my only man, and he'll take
|
||
617 care of me forever.
|
||
618
|
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619
|
||
620 Natasha
|
||
621
|
||
622 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
|
||
623 ......................................................................
|
||
624 To all party goers, I raise a glass of mysterious liquid in toast to this
|
||
625 upcoming event. The MT Bottle & Deli hasn't seen a partly like this before,
|
||
626 I hope they are ready.
|
||
627 To Leonard, I'll call a la voice line.
|
||
628 See you all there!
|
||
629 ...........tHE dROPPED bIT............................................
|
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