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NUMBER OF LINES: 615
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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
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2 ********************** REMOVED: 25 JAN 84 ******************
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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 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. As the system is
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10 privatly 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 older 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 CONGRATES (?) GO TO YOU USERS, THAT WAS THE FASTEST THAT A DISK HAS FILLED
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21 UP EVER! (PAM, JUST FOR INTEREST SAKE, WHEN DID YOU PUT THE LAST MESSAGE
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22 ON IT?) ANYWAY, I FINALY GOT A NEW ONE ON FOR YOU, SO HAVE AT IT!
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23 *************** CISTOP MIKEY ********************************************
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24 P.S. I'M LUCKY, WHEN IT GETS FULL FOR ME ALL I HAVE TO DO IS PUT A NEW
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25 DISK IN NO WAITING.. << SNICKER >>
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26 ***********************************************************************
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27 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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28 Suddenly the lights blaze on to find PAM looking down on the sorry
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29 state of affairs in the old little used room. There in a jumbled pile
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30 on the floor was a mixture of broken table, chair, glass, and Tarn.
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31 Grasping his left foot and moaning, with tears streaming down his
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32 cheeks. PAM chuckles a bit at the sight knowing that more hurt was done
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33 to pride then body. Just then another patron rushes in and pushing PAM
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34 aside moves to help poor Tarn to disentangle himself from his self made
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35 trash heap. For heavens sakes she cries to PAM, "Get a decent chair!
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36 Can't you see he's hurt?" A low moan escapes Tarns lips "Emer?"
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37 * Tarn *
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38 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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39 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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40 The piper smiled as the bard finished a song. Another person took the
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41 floor! A happy, smiling woman that the other patrons addressed as Pam.
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42 She seemed to be lively and bright, and brought a general air of warmth
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43 and gaity to the group.
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44
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After Pam's song, the piper turned to the apprentice:
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45 "Sir, I am certain that we are not acquannted within any other universes
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46 with which I am familiar. As myself, I am but newly formed in this universe
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47 in which we do converse. Here I represent the fusion of logic and emotion
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48 for which the person with whom I share a different identity on a different
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49 plane of existance -- has worked quite hard in the past. That person has
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50 had very limited contact with persons who participate in the activities
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51 of the SCA, to which I assume you are referring. Sorry to sound so stuffy
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52 and formal, but here, I am I, and there, I am that person. I do not wish
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53 to allow the two an indiscriminate mixing, for I would not wish to draw
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54 the attention of Mr. Owens to such an unfortunate circumstance."
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55 "However, friend apprentice, I am overejoyed to make your acquaintance,
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56 and hope that such a meeting can in time ripen into full friendship!"
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57
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58 Smiling to soften any roughness that might have confused his tounge, the
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59 piper stepped out and winded his pipes.
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60 The drones slipped into synchronization quickly this time. Hmm... thee
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61 thaa ... a quick run of the fingers...
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62 that chanter reed was about to go. Oh, well, it should last the evening.
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63 Such is a piper's lot-- much time making painful sounds while breaking
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64 a new reed in, a short life while it has become sweeet and easy to blow,
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65 and then it is blown out and useless, exept as a pattern for a new reed.
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66
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67 Slipping into a soft lament, the piper lost himself in the revery of
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68 his song.
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69 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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70 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< *.* >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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71 ... T.P.W.E.B (cont)
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72 ... after taking a long slow drink and a scan of the gathered
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73 group, the strange bearded newcomer continued.
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74
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Nila looked around at the assembled wise men. She hadn't known
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75 there were so many. They were a little intimidating to Nila so
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76 dignified in their robes of honor and golden badges of achieve-
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77 ment. Great thinkers were there, whose names she knew with awe,
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78 though she didn't know what exactly it was they thought. There
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79 were philosophers and astrologers, mathematicians and professors,
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80 writers of fact and fancy alike. The more she considered their
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81 learned somber faces the more confused she became. She couldn't
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82 think of a question she could ask. Finally she just blurted out
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83 what was on her mind. "But why are there so many of you?", she
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84 cried.
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85
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86 At this the wise men began to confer among themselves in low
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87 voices, ignoring Nila all together. At last the oldest and wisest
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88 of them stepped forward. "Beautiful princess", he said, "the
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89 answer to your question is this. We are many because Truth is
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90 many. "But surely", Nila said, "If there is one among you who
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91 knows Truth, he alone is sufficient to instruct me. The rest
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92 of you can go home and quit standing around then." The philos-
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93 opher cleared his throat, "umm!, no my dear, you don't understand
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94 yet, you see there are many, many truths and each of these
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95 revered gentlemen is in posession of one humble part. By
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96 combining all our knowledge and wisdom perhaps you may arrive
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97 one day at Truth. Of course, he added, only after years of
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98 arduous study and calculation, correlation and confabulation.
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99
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100 Nila thought about this then shook her head sadly. "Compared to
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101 your wisdom I am ignorant indeed and I do not wish to be an
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102 obstinate princess of the kind one reads about. But I know,
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103 rising from deep within me, that the Truth I seek is not many
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104 things, but only one thing. It can't be put together from a
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105 bunch of parts like some broken toy and I do not think it can
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106 be distributed like hot buns among many men." This caused a
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107 stir among the wise men and Nila caught the ocassional flicker
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108 of a glance, sometimes thoughtful sometimes admiring as their
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109 discussion proceeded. Finally the philosopher left the group
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110 and bowed deep before Nila. "Beautiful Princess", he said,
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111 "you are more wise than any of us for your search begins where
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112 ours ends. We only ask that if you succeed you will return and
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113 instruct us. With this each of the wise men bowed deeply
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114 before Nila and left the room in ceremonious single file in
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115 order of eminence. When they had gone, Nila sat down at the
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116 foot of the throne and tears came to her eyes. However, in
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117 the natural course of events her sadness vanished completely.
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118 It was a beautiful day at the palace, as always, and she
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119 thought she might take a walk in the garden before trying to
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120 figure out what to do next. From that direction she heard a
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121 faint humming sound, like the sound of bees seeking nectar.
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122 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< to be continued >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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123
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124 He shook his head and smiled. So d was in a playful mood eh? Pulling on his
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125 beard! Apparently she had forgotten that apprentices are famous for their
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126 mischevious nature. He'd have to remind her.......
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127 First, however, there was another matter to be taken care of. "Piper? I have
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128 no wish to contradict thee, but I must say that the fault was mine. It was I
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129 who first brought up the ... shall we say, the matter better left unmentioned?"
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130 He and the piper bandied the matter back and forth in a friendly manner until
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131 the piper's next set.
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132 While the piper played, the apprentice was apparently idly doodling on the
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133 table with some of his cider (spilled when his beard had been tweaked, no doubt)
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134 If any one had been paying close attention, they would have noticed that he was
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135 reciting something under his breath. The only word that was intellegible was
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136 "Maxwell".
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137 Having finished, he smiled and his eyes were focused on what appeared to be
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138 empty air. He inclined his head towards another table and his eyes appeared to
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139 be following something as it flew(?) across the room.
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140 He called the innkeeper over and slipped him some coins, with a whisper.
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141 He sat back and grinned, wondering how long it would be before d noticed that
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142 her mug was always full and always at EXACTLY the right temperature. Behind the
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143 counter, the innkeeper just shook his head with a wry grin.
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144 ................................the apprentice.................................
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145 To the worried persons: I am very careful to restrict the amount of space *I*
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146 devote to songs on a disk. I can only hope others will do likewise.
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147 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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148 I Dream of Unicorns (words: Teri Lee, music: Catherine Cook)
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149 My brothers dreamed of spaceships and fighting men from Mars.
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150 Of building giant ringworlds, and flying to the stars.
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151 But I dreamed of unicorns and centaurs sleek and wise,
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152 Pegasus, the phoenix, and cats with golden eyes.
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153
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154 But mostly I found soldiers or Conan with a mace,
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155 Robots by Asimov, and Heinlien's ships of space.
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156 But I dreamed of unicorns and centaurs sleek and wise,
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157 Pegasus, the phoenix, and cats with golden eyes.
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158
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159 I spent my childhood searching for fantasy and dreams.
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160 They told me I was foolish, but still it always seems
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161 That I dreamed of unicorns and centaurs sleek and wise,
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162 Pegasus, the phoenix, and cats with golden eyes.
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163
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164 The tales and songs I longed for weren't on the bookstore shelf.
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165 I guess they are the stories I'll have to write myself.
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166 For I dream of unicorns and centaurs sleek and wise,
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167 Pegasus, the phoenix, and cats with golden eyes.
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168 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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169 As I finish the song, I observe various reactions. Some are puzzled by the
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170 unfamiliar references. But I see that others are nodding as if in agreement.
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171 Good, it had been a risk to sing such a song here, but perhaps it will have
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172 been one worth taking.
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173 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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174 **************************************************************
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175 LEONARD:
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176 Hmm...Mr Olson, huh? Don't recall anyone getting called Mr
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177 before. Wonder if that's respect, sarcasm, or a sign that I'm
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178 getting old. Whatever.
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179
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180 Sounds like JDH or McLaren. The politics of which kids get put
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181 in institutions is ridiculous. I won't ask the particulars of
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182 your experience, but I can imagine what happened. It's a
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183 strange juvenile system we've got. Not a particularly good
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184 one at that.
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185
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186 You certainly survived it admirably. You impress me as some-
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187 body whose got his head pretty well together.
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188
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189 Speaking of heads.
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190
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191 You impress me as having adopted a very rational approach to
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192 life. You often create verbal images of "insufficient data",
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193 "guidelines", and other such rational imagery. You appear to
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194 be very logical.
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195
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196 I wonder if there is a philosophical base behind
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197 rationality. What books, or thinkers, or experiences
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198 most influenced how you perceive life.
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199
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200 What do you see as the essential nature of man.?
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201 ================
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202 GENERAL:
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203 "Set goals for myself few mortals would dare". Surely you
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204 don't think I'm going to let that one go by.
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205
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206 OK, General, tell it like it is. What goals have you set,
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207 how did you accomplish them, and what is the philosophy that
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208 sustained you in these pursuits? Do you feel a sense of
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209 personal destiny? Tell us about it.
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210
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211 Your attitude towards life sounds familiar but I can't quite
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212 place it; a bit of Neitzsche perhaps?
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213
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214 Tell us more.
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215 =============
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216 Debbie:
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217 Got your note. I'll get the "Nuts To You" stuff in the mail as
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218 soon as I can. The money wasn't necessary, but thanks.
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219 ============
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220 Leonard & the General: The foundation of my own personal
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221 philosophy is the belief that it is the lopesided man who runs
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222 best on the sidehills of life. This is the philosophical
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223 principle that guides my life, as it obviously does for other
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224 patrons of the Inn.
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225 Gary
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226 P.S. - Enjoyed talking with everyone. Take it easy and enjoy
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227 life when you can.
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228 ************************************************************
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229
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230 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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231
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232 IT HAS BEEN A LONG NIGHT, BUT ENJOYABLE! STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE INN,
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233 I LOOK AT THE MOON AND STARS, AND GAZE AT MY SURROUNDINGS WITH A SMALL SENSE
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234 OF LOSS. I'VE LEFT A SMALL SPRIG OF ROWAN WITH DEAR CISTOP, AND UNKNOWN TO
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235 HIM I HAVE PLANTED A ROWAN TREE BY THE ROADSIDE AS A GUIDE TO ME WHEN I NEXT
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236 RETURN.
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237
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238 AS I BEGIN THE WALK DOWN THE ROAD, I FEEL THE PRESENSE OF BHARNAE. "SO
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239 WHERE WERE YOU ALL EVENING?" I ASK, WONDERING AT THE SLIGHT SMELL OF WINE
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240 THAT ACCOMPANIES HIM.
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241 "Well, I've been in the cellar with the resident Cluricaun, a nice old
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242 elf named Moderagh." THOUGH I KNOW HE MUST HAVE IMBIBED GREATLY, THERE IS
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243 NO SLUR IN HIS SPEECH OR TREMBLE IN HIS GAIT. "We merely sampled the wares
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244 of the Innkeeper, and left some of our own in payment."
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245 "I, TOO, TOOK PART IN MORE REVELRY THAN IS NORMALLY MY WANT, AND I DID
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246 ENJOY MYSELF!" I AM LIGHT AT HEART, DESPITE KNOWLEDGE OF MY CURRENT PATH.
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247 "Yes, I heard your song. And how could I fail to notice the Rowan? Do
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248 you now not wish to travel the road you're chosen?" THERE IS SYMPATHY, AND
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249 SOME PAIN, IN HIS TONE. "Such as this can be hard for a mortal, and for a
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250 woman in particular."
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251 "NO," I ANSWER, "I'VE CHOSEN THIS PATH, AND I WILL TRAVEL IT. I MERELY
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252 THINK THAT I WILL MISS MY FRIENDS, AND THE INN. BUT I KNOW I WILL RETURN
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253 WHEN I AM DONE, AND I KNOW THAT TIR-NA-N-OG MUST BE A COMELY LAND."
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254 "It is, and you will learn much. Come, the night is growing old, and
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255 we must meet at the Faerie Hawthorn!"
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256
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257 WE WALK THE ROAD TOGETHER, AND THOUGH I LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT LAY AHEAD,
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258 I THINK OF OTHERS WHO HAVE ALSO FOLLOWED THE HAWTHORN. PLEASE, DON'T LET ME
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259 LOSE TRACK OF THE PASSAGE OF TIME...
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260
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261 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]PAM.[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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262
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263 SIR OLSON:
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264 AS YOU KNOW, GOALS COME IN MANY FORMS, AND GROW WITH THE INDIVIDUAL.
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265 ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN MANY SMALL ONES, I RECALL THAT THESE WERE (ARE)
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266 THE MOST SIGNIFICANT. THEY GAIN IN LONGEVITY AS WE GET FURTHER ALONG.
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267 AT FIRST GLANCE, THEY MAY SEEM TRIVIAL OR FANCIFUL, BUT CONSIDER HOW
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268 MANY PEOPLE (ASIDE FROM OUR GOOD FRIENDS AT THE INN) HAVE ACCOMPLISHED
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269 THEM:
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270 *DEVELOP INTO A PERSON I CAN RESPECT, WITH NO "MIGHT HAVE BEENS"
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271 TO CLOUD THE PERSONALITY.
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272 *OBTAIN THE BEST EDUCATION POSSIBLE, TO FULLY DEVELOP INNATE
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273 TALENTS AND ABILITIES, AND MINIMIZE AS FAR AS POSSIBLE WEAK
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274 SPOTS.
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275 *WORK AS HARD AS NECESSARY TO RETIRE BEFORE AGE 30.
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276 *DEVELOP AT LEAST ONE NEGLECTED TALENT TO PERSONAL SATISFACTION.
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277 *ORGANIZE, FUND, AND COMPLETE A LUNAR MINING STATION BEFORE TOO
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278 OLD TO VISIT IT.
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279 OK, THAT'S WHAT I AM DOING. HOW ABOUT YOUR GOALS, SIRRAH?
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280
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281 GENERAL MACAIBO
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282 ******************************************************************
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283 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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284 Marcus spent the next seven years much as a small boy would
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285 on any world. He went to classes, slept in the creche with the
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286 other children and the guardians, and played games. Only the
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287 games were changed. The older children, those who'd been
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288 initiated and had broken through the shell of their senses to
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289 become Aware, were fiercely competetive with their newly
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290 acquired senses. Their games were more like throwing darts, blind-
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291 folded, or sneaking back into the commissary without being seen
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292 or sensed by anyone. Going somewhere without being seen was a
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293 major feat on Ankira. With a whole planet full of room, Marc
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294 could never understand why they all lived in one crowded
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295 settlement.
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296 he didn't see Ben again, as he guessed it, for three or
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297 four years, until one day he appeared again in the hall as
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298 they were returning from the playgrounds.
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299 "Marc!" he called, "Is that you?" The almost adult-tal
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300 boy stopped, eyes wide with surprise.
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301 "Ben Avery! Hey, wehre've you been? I started thinking
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302 you were Watching me again or something."
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303 "No," he laughed. "those days are over. I've been on
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304 Journeyman status in the Cluster. You should have known that."
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305 "Well," Marc gestured, "it has been a long time, and you
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306 know how they keep you cooped up in here. But no matter. Tell
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307 me about Outside!"
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308 For once Ben's face lost its familiar joviality and looked
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309 pained, as if some hidden facet of his life had just emerged for a
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310 moment, then resubmerged. he looked Marc in the eyes for a moment,
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311 considering his words. This was a familiar trait with Ben, then
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312 he spoke in low tones, "They're sad and lonely and they hurt each
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313 other. They're just people."
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314 *********************************************daver
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315 $$ $$$ $$$$$$ $$ $$ $ $$ $$$$ $$ $$ $$ $$$ $$ $$ $$$ $$ $$ $ $
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316 Inspector Salizar rubbed his fingers across the cool, oily
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317 metal of his service revolver nervously. There had been nothing
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318 here in Marakesh, no one would talk, and then Serena had called
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319 saying she had found something, and would be at the hotel in
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320 an hour. That was three hours ago. He flicked the safety on
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321 and off repeatedly, and lowered his chair back down on all four
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322 legs. He was seated in the corner, facing the door.
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323 Suddenly, so quickly that even his trained reflexes took
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324 time to respond, the door burst almost from his hinges, the
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325 lights went out, and a burst of flame and white smoke obscured
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326 his vision. Blindly he began firing into the smoke, his
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327 nervousness taking hold as he emptied the entire clip into the
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328 dark doorway.
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329 When the smoke began to clear, all he could see was Serena's
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330 lithe form stretched out on the floor in the entrance. At the sound
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331 of an ominous 'snick' from behind, he turned suddenly. Barely
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332 silhouetted by the dark outside, a black, robed figure stood before
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333 the open window, a long, dark sword emerging from its sheath like
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334 a living, hungry thing....
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335 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$,$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$contremon v.
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336 >>----------------------------------------------------------------------------<<
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337
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338 He had been following this roughhewn forgotten path since dawn.
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339 Its ceaseless lacing back and forth across the spine of this craggy peak
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340 had tired the sailor. He paused to quench thirst and reflect on his journey
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341 ....He had followed the instructions that the parchment had offered...and
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342 the map he had discovered was as accurate as any pilot chart he had ever
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343 seen. He had followed the stream and never, for a moment, let it from his sight
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344 for that phrase he had read still rang strong in his ears........
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345 "Mark well the streams passage. The answers only it will provide. "
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346 "Follow it until the gorge and their thy path will lie"
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347 He had reached the gorge the day before and had swam in a languid pool at
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348 its base. It had been there that he had found the lace ....another gift from
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349 the stream ....As he walked from the pool holding the damp fabric he discovered
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350 a much overgrown staircase that lead from the pool to the side cliffs.
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351
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352 .....Taking another swallow of his water he put his flask into his rucksack.
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353 Leaning on his staff he massaged his knee and admired the rowans fine carving.
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354 How fortunate he had been. With a sigh he started walking ...letting
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355 his strides become regular....He knew the top was near.....
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356 ......
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357 ..........After many hours travel and the sun low in the sky...He reached a
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358 landing . From there the path lead downwards. He decided to camp there for the
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359 night. To the east he could see the streams course through the trees....
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360 as it made its way defiantly to the sea....
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361 And at his feet ...the gorge...to the west ...following the gorges path it
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362 seemed that stream again joined the surface.... and hidden from sight behind a
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363 bend in the stream ..Was what looked like a whisp of smoke....rising above the
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364 trees.....Another travler he thought...
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365 ..And just before the turn in the stream...a bridge....How odd he mused .
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366 Taking his rucksack off. And sitting with his back to the cliff. He closed
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367 his eyes ...for a moment..and let his mind drift......Softly the sonorous and
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368 plaintive chords of the pipes entered his mind and he began to sleep........
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369 >>--------------------------------------------------------Brendan-------------<<
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370 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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371 I would like to say that I think that Carl Sagen is lacking of common sense in
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372 his evolutionary myths. It is not to hard to notice that the universe was created
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373 about 10,000 years ago by a devine being.
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374 Dr. Buck
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375 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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376 help
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377 is there any other data here?
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378 [][][][][][][][][][][][][] 0115 01/21/84 [][][][][][][][][]
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379
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380 Pushing away from the desk in his office in the city, he pauses for
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381 a moment to think about dear Pam. He feels she must have missed
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382 the note he left on the table a day or so ago. He fels a sadness, as ~
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383 he did not get the chance to tell her what had happenned.
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384 He winces at the thought that she might think his establishment
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385 closed forever, when it is in fact being merely remodeled, with
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386 new tables and fine services installed for all of the patrons.
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387 He opens a drawer and looks inside, just making sure it is still
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388 there. He sees the disk of wonderful and wise utilities and programs
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389 is resting quite so, waiting for a place to go and be useful. Ah, fair
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390 Ms. C. You have done me a disservice in being frightened of me. I
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391 carry nothing with me to be fearful of! Underneath the business veneer
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392 veneer lies a playful, fun loving nature.
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393 Oh well. Perhaps she will want it when she returns.
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394 He closes the drawer and goes quietly ack to his work.
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395 The lights burn late, for there is much to be done.
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396
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397 [][][][][][][][][][] DJJ [][][][][][][][][][]
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398 to all,
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399 C-64 keychains for sale.!!They are C-64
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400 integrated circits embedded in beautiful
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401 clear plastic.They are only $3.00!!,what
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402 a bargain!Leave me a msg here or almost
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403 any place else to work out the details.
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404 Thank you,
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405 Mike Tuell
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414 thanks,
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415 mike tuell(188 BEE COLOR)
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416 (MTT KGON)
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417 (34 BIT BUCKET)
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418
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419 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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420 Ah, the dear inspector was rattled indeed if he fired a full CLIP from his
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421 REVOLVER! I don't mean to gritch, but please be more careful. I am careful about
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422 what *I* do and do not put into my "on-line fiction". I have referred to magic,
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423 but I also made sure I followed accepted practice and procedures. (I know some
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424 people who practice various forms of magic.) I don't know if it "really" works,
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425 but I treat it as if it does. I even consult various references.
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426 I must also add that I have some familiarity with some forms of martial arts &
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427 with some things oriental. Your ninja should have a Japanese name, NOT a Chinese
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428 (Bad Chinese, at that).
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429 I'm impressed with your characters and writing, so I am leaving this msg.
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430 Not to rake you over the coals, but in hopes that you will become even better!
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431 ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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432 Gary: I'm not really sure where I got my principles, etc. I have read Heinlein's
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433 books (and Norton's, and...). Almost all the philosophy I have read was "sugar-
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434 coated" in one SF novel or another.
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435 I've made mistakes all right. Hoo boy, have I! I've learned from most though. I
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436 do have some unusual spots in my background though. I'm single (never married)
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437 yet I've helped raise a kid. I learned QUITE a bit from that. I don't think I
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438 made as many mistakes as my mother did, but only time will tell.
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439 Actually, most children seem to start out being logical & then the adults
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440 confuse them. Most of the "silly" ideas that I've heard from kids (Patrick, &
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441 several others I used to babysit for extended periods) are just logical
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442 deductions or inferences based on insufficient data. If adults keep going "where
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443 did you get that silly idea" instead of talking to the child & explaining where
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444 he went wrong, it won't take long for the child to decide that logic doesn't
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445 work in the adult world (sometimes I think they are right, but that's a
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446 different topic).
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447 Rule #1 for dealing with a kid. Do NOT treat any child who is old enough to
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448 talk in a manner that YOU would not wish to be treated. At the same time be
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449 ready to treat HIM the way he treats you and others occasionally.
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450 (the first insures that you will treat him as a PERSON. The second insures that
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451 he will treat others as persons.)
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452 My talk of "insufficient data" and guidelines stems from personal observations.
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453 It's too easy to pigeon-hole people -- in the WRONG hole! As an example, when I
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454 was in the 4th grade I was tested. They were trying to decide whether I should
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455 skip a grade or not. The final decision was: No, he might not get along with the
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456 older kids. Unfortunately, they never stopped to consider whether or not I got
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457 along with my "peer" group!
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458 ________________________________Leonard_________________________________________
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459 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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460 A shrill whistle echos thru the Inn causing the patrons to hastily
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461 cover their ears and glare at this person who would disturbe them so.
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462 Emer who was so bold to try to garner the Inn keepers attention
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463 thus then looked around for surly he would be on duty at this hour.
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464 Yet he was nowhere to be found. So she must accept having her thrist
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465 slaked thru the service of PAM instead for now. "Where has the dear
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466 Innkeeper gone off to now?" She asks of PAM. "Duty calls, and I'm
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467 afraid he will be late again tonight. Leaving me to run things while
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468 he's gone. He damn well better pay me overtime this time!" She mutters
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469 under her breath as she moves to serve another waiting patron.
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470 With that Emer leans back on her chair balancing it on the two rear
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471 legs and enjoys the atmosphere of the Inn.
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472 Far away a figure trudges on towards the Inn his black cloak wrapped
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473 tightly around him to ward off the chill of the night. Though the
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474 distance had seemed short before, now it was an endless eternity to
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475 travel. He must hurry to reach the Inn for fear of missing his new
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476 found friend Emer, and the minutes seem like hours, every stone an
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477 obstruction to his path. Though the time is late he hurries on.
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478 * Tarn *
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479 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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480 !~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!
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481 CONTREMON:
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482 You seem to have some ideas for Inspector Salazar. Be my guest and
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483 continue with the tale. Just don't kill off dear Alberto, I've got some
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484 ideas I'd like to use with him. Also there might be a lot of me in him,
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485 and I'd hate to lose him.
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486 Valinor
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487 !~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!
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488
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489 LEONARE: FIRST, SOOORRRREEEEEE. I KNEW I'D SLIPPED WITH THE REVOLVER
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490 BIT, WAS JUST TOO LAZY TO FIX IT. I REPENT, ADEQUATELY CHASTIZED. AND
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491 THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW THAT READERS REALLY DO NOTICE THESE THINGS.
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492 I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NINJA, AND MANY OTHER FACTORS THAT ARISE
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493 FROM A MULTI-AUTHOR STORY, WE DOES THE BEST WE CAN.......CV
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494 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
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495
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496 The Inspector swallowed with a dry throat as the hollow click
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497 of an empty chamber seemed to fill the room. He pulled the trigger
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498 once more just to be sure, or out of reflex, hope. Same click. The
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499 dark figure advanced slowly, seeming to take pleasure from Salizar's
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500 helplessness. Then the light from the open entrance was suddenly
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501 blocked, and a voice rang through the room.
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502 "Salizar, down!" the man yelled. Alberto sprang backwards and
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503 turned simultaneously, only glimpsing the tall blocky figure raising
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504 an Uzi into firing position. The act seemed to flow in slow motion
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505 as the gun barrel raised, and then steadied as the Inspector reached
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506 the floor. But the gun never fired. Just as he steadied himself,
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507 two small daggers seemed to appear in his arms, and he spun, fell.
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508 Salizar had just enough time to see the Ninja raise that sword for
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509 a final blow when....
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510 * * * * * * * * CONTREMON VALERIUS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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511 REMEMBER, NEXT SATURDAY, 28 JAN, THE INNCOUNTER...
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512 GOODIES, BEVS, ETC. MEET AT 6-6:30 TO CARPOOL TO THE WASH SQ.
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513 HYDROTUBES, THEN MAIN PARTY AT 9:00. IN ALOHA,
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514 OFF TV HWY AT 219TH. SEEE YOUUUS THERREE.....CV
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515 ------------------------------------------------------------------
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516
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517 ***************************************************
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518 MIKE DAY....
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519 I FINNALLY GOT THE MODEM AND WAS INVITED TO ACCESS BWMS TO SEE HOW THINGS
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520 RUN. I MUST ADMIT, IT'S A BIT BAFFLING UNTIL ONE GETS
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521 USED TO IT. I WOUOULKD (LERR, A BIT DIFFICULT TO BACKSPACE TO
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522 CORRECT SPELLING ERRORS). I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
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523 THIS GEM INCLUDING HOW TO PRINT MESSAGES FROM A BULLETIN
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524 BOARD ONTO MY GEMINI 10 PRINTER. ANY SUGGESTIONS?
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525
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526 I HAVE AN OSBORNE I. IF OTHERS ARE INTERESTED, I WOULD
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527 BE HAPPY TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION WITH THEM ON OPERATIONAL
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528 PROCEDURES. I'M JUST A BEGINNER AND NEED ALL THE HELP
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529 I CAN GET.
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530
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531 HOME PHONE (UNTIL 9PM) : 666-xxxx IN GRESHAM.
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532 THANKS!!!! I REALLY LIKE THE SYSTEM. (IS THE STORY THE THE
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533 ONLY OTHER MESSAGE ON???
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534
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535 KEN MANSKE
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536 O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O00O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O
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538 BACKWATER SURE HAS LOST ITS FUN. WHO NEEDS THESE STUPID STORIES?
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540 NEVER COMING BACK, SO DON'T GRIPE TO ME!
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542 0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0:STUD:0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0O0
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544 ---------------------------------------------------------------
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545 The evening is long, as is my patience. I know that Tarn will arrive
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546 for our scheduled appointment, will come sometime during the long eve, and I
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||
547 will continue to search for him between pulls at my glass. Perhaps by the end
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548 of the night he will come, but will I be in any condition to speak to him by
|
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549 then? This wine is strange to me, with an odd but lovely flavor. I have never
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550 had its like. I wonder if there is any more, this bottle is empty. Where is
|
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551 Pam? Was that her leaving?
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||
552 Ah, Pam! More of this wine please!
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553 - Emer -
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554 ---------------------------------------------------------------
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555 ][--][--][--][--][--][--][--][--][--][--][--][--][--][--][--][--][--][--][--
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556 Over in the corner, behind a post, where it is usually very quiet, where the
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557 lurkers often sit, a large bearded journeyman looks up from his work and calls
|
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558 for a refill of the dark sweet beverage he has been sipping. After muttering
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559 something about "the real ting" (sic) he rises and walks over to the Piper.
|
||
560 "I beg your pardon for this interuption but I could not fail to hear what you
|
||
561 and the other said. Your words raise old memories better left dead, but I fear
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||
562 that they will not sleep again." the Piper nodded and asked him to continue.
|
||
563 "I am now known by a name which is a jest of matters technical (a disturbance on
|
||
564 the 67 line of a machine that processes information), but once I was called
|
||
565 Yngvi, and sometimes crazy. When last this subject was discussed, the world
|
||
566 went from gunpowder to wooden clubs in three seasons. if we must do this again,
|
||
567 I point out that Nuclear Weapons may act as a reminder of our folly.
|
||
568 If you have the courage, Piper, and think we may benifit from the wisdom of
|
||
569 the young ones who know not the passions of their fathers, write the words
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||
570 that all agreed where correct on the slate on yonder wall."
|
||
571 With this the bearded one once known as Yngvi, that some once called crazy,
|
||
572 returned to his place to sip the sweet, dark liquid.
|
||
573 ><)(><)(><)(><)(><)(><)(><)(><)(><)(><)(><)(><)(><)(><)(><)(><)(><)(><)(><)(
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574 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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575
|
||
576 Pam was halfway through her belated breakfast when the idea came to her mind.
|
||
577 Although she knew operational characteristic as well as she knew her own
|
||
578 body, it seemed strange to her to see the semiconductor protruding from her
|
||
579 navel. She thought about it for a while and then finished her meal. After
|
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580 all she was just a women.
|
||
581
|
||
582 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@signed.....Phologiston the King...@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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583 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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||
584 Rushing towards the Inn, for now he was very late, Tarn flings open the
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585 door striking a patron who was standing too close, learning the leason the
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586 hard way about hanging around too close to the door in a public place.
|
||
587 Muttering his appology, Tarn seemed little interested in the poor patrons
|
||
588 plight other then that he was not seriously hurt. Searching the tables
|
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589 Tarn begins to worry, "Have I arrived too late?"
|
||
590 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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592 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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593 In the wee hours of the morning while speaking to Emer of
|
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594 many things past shared and otherwise, Tarn felt himself growing
|
||
595 sleepy and before he knew it he soon was fast asleep with his
|
||
596 head in his arms. A smile played across his face in a sleep that
|
||
597 for the first time in ages was not troubled. Looking upon Tarn
|
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598 with a kindly gaze, Emer pulled Tarns cloak over his shoulders,
|
||
599 Then lightly Kissing him on the forehead quitly slips out of the
|
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600 Inn into the still night air. A smile on her own face.
|
||
601 * Tarn *
|
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602 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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603 !~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!
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604 It seems that either Pam is sleeping on the job, or has left the Inn
|
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605 for a while. I guess this table will have to be cleaned by someone else.
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606 !~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!Valinor!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!
|
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607
|
||
608 IT USED TO`BE SO LONG AGO THAT BWMS HAD A FORMAT THAT WAS`FULL OF
|
||
609 MANNY DIFFERENT THINGS,LOOKING AT`IT NOW I FIND 95% POETRy/PROSE.
|
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610 NOTHING AGAINST IT BUT I LIKED THE FUN`OF LOOKING`AT VERBAL BATTELS
|
||
611 ` ` BECKER
|
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612
|
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613 AARON,IF YOUR STILL OUT THERE, BRING SANDYS BOOKS BACK,PLEASE!!
|
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614 "SLOUCHING TWORDS`BETHLEHEM & THE WHITE ALBIUM.
|
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615 ` BECKER`AGAIN
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