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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask...
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2 ******************** REMOVED 19 JUL 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 privately owned
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8 and operated system which is currently open for use by the general public.
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9 No restrictions are placed on the use of the system. As the system is
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10 privately owned, I retain the right to remove any and all messages which
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11 I may find offensive. Because of the limited size of the system, it will be
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12 periodically purged of messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved)
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13 To leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out of the
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14 ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering the
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15 message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to replace
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16 the line. To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up.
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17 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
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18 ************************************************************
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19
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20 AARON: ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO PRINT ALL THAT OUT? IT'S GOING TO
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21 TAKE A LONG TIME. THERE IS ABOUT 2000 PAGES OR SO IN THE COMPLETE
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22 LISTINGS. WHICH TOOK ME A WHOLE WEEKEND OF PRINTING ON AN
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23 OKIDATA-92 TO GET PRINTED. I HOPE YOU GOT THE TIME AND DON'T
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24 MIND THE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE EQUIPMENT.
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25 *************************: MIKEY **********************************
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26 GDM: I MUST ADMIT THAT d'S TRIAD WAS AIDED AND ABETTED BY YOURS
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27 TRULY. I WAS SOMEWHAT DEPRESSED AT THE TIME, AND WAS LESS THEN
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28 OVERJOYED AT THE LACK OF ANYTHING ON BW OF INTEREST. (I AM NOT
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29 INTO THE POWER FEAR AND VIOLENCE THING, AS I GET ENOUGH OF THAT
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30 ALL DAY. I PREFER PEACE AND TRANQUILITY WHICH IS PARTIALLY WHY
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31 I ENJOY d'S AND PAM'S WRITING STYLES.) SO I SUPPOSE I SHOULD AT
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32 LEAST TAKE PART OF THE BLAME. AH WELL.
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33 *******************************************************************
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34 P.S. I MIGHT ADD THAT THE DEPRESSION ITSELF WAS AIDED AND ABETTED BY THE
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35 LASTEST DISAPPERANCE OF PAM, I MISS HER INPUT. SIGH..
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36 *************************************************************
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37 :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:--:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:
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38 MEMO: TO OPERATIVE DELTA FIVE: GOOD WORK, D5. MCKANE IS PLEASED. YOU WILL FIND A
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39 BONUS IN YOUR PAY ENVELOPE THIS FRIDAY. THE PHOTOGRAPHS CAME OUT PERFECT, AND WE
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40 NOW KNOW WHO THE OWNER OF THAT SPECIALLY EQUIPPED 67 MUSTANG IS,AND WILL BE FOLL
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41 OWING THEM. YOUR NEXT ASSIGNMENT: GET INVITED TO ONE OF THOSE SECRET MEETINGS,
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42 AND INSTALL THE EQUIPMENT YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN. AND REMEMBER- THESE NET AGENTS AR
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43 E NOT STUPID, SO BE CAREFUL. ALSO, TRY TO TRACK DOWN THIS "FRANK" CHARACTER. THE
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44 REV FARWELL WANTS TO SAVE HIS SOUL. ( YOU KNOW HOW JERRY IS) EOM. DAVE.:-:-:-:-:
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45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++=
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46 PLEASE ALLOW ME THIS MOMENT TO INTRODUCE (OR RATHER, REINTRODUCE) MYSELF.
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47 I AM KNOWN AS FINI FIN, PURVEYOR OF FINE INTERGALACTIC GEMS AND FINE
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48 JEWELRY AND PART TIME AGENT FOR TRANSUNIVERSAL REALTIES (YOUR KEY TO TIME)
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49 IN THE PAST MY VISITATIONS TO THIS PARTICULAR REALITY HAVE BEEN FEW AND
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50 FAR BETWEEN. THIS HAS BEEN DUE, IN PART, TO THE FACT THAT I FEAR AT ONE
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51 TIME I MAY HAVE ALIENATED THOSE OF YOU WHO FREQUENT THIS WONDEROUS PLACE.
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52 AS SOME MAY RECALL I WAS THROWING IN NASTY LITTLE CONTROL CHARACTERS,
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53 WHICH WAS NOT MY INTENTION, DURING MY EARLIER VISITS. THIS WAS BECAUSE I
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54 HAD JUST GOTTEN INTO THIS "MODEMING" AND WAS NOT FAMALIAR WITH MY EQUIPMENT.
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55 I HOPE YOU GOOD PERSONS WILL FORGIVE THIS TRANSGRESSION. BEFORE PARTING
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56 THOUGH, MIGHT I ASK HOW ONE EDITS HIS MISTAKES? IN ALL HONESTY I FEAR A
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57 GREAT MISTAKE COULD OCCUR IF I ATTEMPTED THIS WITHOUT SOME GUIDANCE. YOUR
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58 MOST HUMBLE SERVANT, F. FIN.
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59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++=
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60 070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070
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61 TO : ALL NET AGENTS
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62 FROM : NET 07 AND OVERSEAS RADIO NET
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63 REG : NEW TRANSMISSIONS
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64
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65 IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THROUGH THE INTERCEPTION OF SEVERAL
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66 CODED MESSAGES THAT THERE MAY BE A RESUMPTION AND INCREASE IN
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67 ACTIVITIES FROM A YET-UNKNOWN BUT SEMI-POWERFUL MIDDLE EASTERN
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68 TERRORIST GROUP. AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, IT WILL
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69 BE RELAYED TO NET AGENTS BOTH IN CODED AND NON-CODED FORM. PLEASE
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70 BE ON THE LOOKOUT IN YOUR SECTORS FOR SIGNS OF THIS ACTIVITY.
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71 CONTACT NET CENTRAL OR NET 07 IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, AND
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72 THIS INFORMATION WILL BE RELAYED TO THE REMAINDER OF THE ACTIVE
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73 NET.
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74
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75 IT HAS ALSO COME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE NET SECURITY FORCE THAT
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76 THE CURRENT LOW LEVEL CODE MAY HAVE BEEN BROKEN OR MORE LIKELY
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77 COMPROMISED BY A TALKATIVE AGENT. ANY EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY
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78 WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. BUT, IF IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT
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79 THE LOW LEVEL CODE HAS BEEN BROKEN BY THE USE OF UNLIMITED TIME
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80 ON A SUPER-COMPUTER, THE NETWORK IS FACED WITH THE JOB OF DEFINING
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81 A NEW CODE STANDARD. THE NEXT MEETING OF THE NETWORK WILL BE JULY
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82 28TH, 1984. IT IS THEREFORE BEEN DECIDED THAT THE STATUS OF
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83 THE LOW LEVEL CODE MUST BE DETERMINED BY THAT DATE, SO THE PROPER
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84 ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN ON THAT DATE. MEETING LOCATION MUST ALSO BE
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85 DECIDED.
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86
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87 END-OF-MESSAGE
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88
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89 070707070707 July 17, Year of Our Lord, 1984, at 11:45AM and 55 seconds 07070707
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90 ================================================================================
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91 The Games Afoot! Are you into excitment? Do you like real-time adventure?
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92 Do you want to shoot somebody? If your answer is yes, then this is for you.
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93 The National Survival Game.
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94 (This is not an ad from them, but from a player that wants to make sure that
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95 there are enough players for a game this Sunday, 22 July.)
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96 If you are interested in participating in a game this weekend, call 293-3460.
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97 That is the Portland answering service. If you don't mind calling long
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98 distance, call 1-206-272-xxxx between the hours 12-8pm wkdays, 10-8pm Sat.
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99 Oh yes, this weekend is half-price--$10.00. And you must be 18 and able to
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100 prove it. The Sunday game will be in Barton, 8 am to 12 pm. If you are
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101 interested, but can not arrange transportation, may be able to help.
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102 ========================================================== Sudden Death ======
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103 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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104 AARON: Am Very interested in printout.
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105 What other BBS do you use so that we can discuss it? I only ask
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106 because I did not think you would want to give phone #'s out on this
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107 one.
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108 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Duffy $$$$$$
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109 0000000000000000000000000000000000000HA HA HAH HAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHA!
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110 To Mike.
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111
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112 How is this system run? Or what programing does it require?
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113 I, who is trying to write something similar to this, is very
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114 curious to its nature. This is a very nice system (Inn) and
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115 thats why I am trying to replicate it ( sort of ). We here
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116 I DON T LIKE THIS SYSTEM WHETHER YOU DO OR NOT I TOTALLY DISAGREE.
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117 like to simplify things. Any feedback on this topic only
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118 would be greatly appreciated.
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119
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120 Southwestern Digital.
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121
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122 )*()*()*()*()*()*()*()*()*()*()*()*()*()*()*()*()*()*()*()*()*()*()*()*()*()*()*
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123 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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124 Frank,
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125 To answer your questions...
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126 1) Face society as you are and who you are. The persecution you speak
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127 of is indicative of the society you chose to live within. At least
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128 have enough courage and conviction in your perversity to face
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129 societies view of your sexual orientation.
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130
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131 2) As for my " assumptions about the natural tenets of sexual
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132 development " and " scientific evidence that my way is the
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133 right way "the facts are self-evident, you are a product ( albeit
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134 a poor example ) of the " natural reproductive effect " that
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135 is common in a hetrosexual relationship. Your particular
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136 aberration is without such benifit...save its laxative effect.
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137
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138 3) You did imply the " if it feels good do it " cliche. I quote
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139 " I don't understand how this can be so bad when it is something
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140 that gives everyone so much pleasure ". The text is self
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141 explanatory. Your attempt at character assassination is taken
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142 with the same contempt as your depravity and thus ignored.
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143
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144 How do you deal with the duplicity in your own family, do they know ?
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145 How are you rasing your children ? What values are you imparting to them ?
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146 Your use of the Homosexual parallel is without merit. As it has been
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147 said before, Their activities are conducted between consenting adults.
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148 ADULTS being the operative word. Impling that children have that same
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149 opportunity to chose has no fact in Law or morality. And thus your case for
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150 juvenile molestation is again without merit.....be it homosexual or
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151 otherwise.
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152
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153 NET7,
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154 Can you be more specific .... my source is currently unaligned .....
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155 however I am sure he could be brought to the Nets assistance....barring any
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156 interference on the part of the McKane Group....I would be happy to pass
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157 on any offer the NET would care to make ...
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158
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159 MiG,
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160 Never rains but pours.....eh... By the way did you leave some
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161 sunglasses here ?? A pair appeared Sunday....
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162
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163 :::::::::::::::::::Alex:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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164 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::::::::::::
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165 Alex: the sunglasses are mine. I remembered them at PorSFiS, at PC&S,
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166 at the Tower, but due to radioactive fallout zapping my brain, I forgot
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167 them in Siberia. Now I KNOW I'll have to return.
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168 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::O O::::::::::voyeur:::::::::::O O:::::::::::::
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169
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170 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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171
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172 Here goes with a file ...
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173
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174 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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175 Morby faced the Inngoers who really weren't paying much
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176 attention, much to his dismay.
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177 " Sit down, grab a drink, and let me tell you a story ", he
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178 told the people.
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179 No one paid attention, but he carried on.
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180 " When I left this establishment four weeks ago, relative
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181 time, it was because of bad tidings I had heard of from my fief,
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182 the Country of Blackpool. Without haste, I left to face whatever
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183 danger presented itself, although I left reluctently. When I
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184 arived, I found that Blackpool was being runover be by armies of
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185 orcs and other nasties, and led by the usual host of undead. I
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186 rallied the tradesmen, farmers and Blackpools only trained
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187 militia, a small, thieving army. We have lost of our quiet
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188 countryside to the maurauding force, and it was not hampered at
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189 all by our feeble attempts at battle. At the time that I left,
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190 only Castle Dunbar, or more appropriately, where the thieves
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191 guild is, and Blackpools only city, called Inishmaan, remain. The
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192 rest of the country is greyed and lifeless, much in the same way
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193 that I am. Worse even are the places where the fabric of
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194 Blackpool has rippded altogether, and evil creatures lurk, where
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195 before none existed.
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196 Morby stoped and looked for listeners.
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197 The reason for my own unique coloring is the fact that I am ,
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198 for all practical purposes, quite dead. I was leading a small
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199 group of thieves as a patrol, where we caught of guard ( as
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200 usual ) by a much larger force of nasties. We performed a
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201 briliant tactical manuever which we are becoming famous for - the
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202 retreat. I used myself as a decoy, and engaged the undead leader
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203 of the enemy patrol. As always, my sword broke at the most
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204 inopertune time, and I got stuck.
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205 He paused to point to a hole in his garments.
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206 Such a untimely, violent ( and silly ) death caused me to go
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207 into a ghost form. Yet all hope is not lost. Because I have the
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208 last outcropings of of resistance in Blackpool keeping the good
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209 side of me still in control, and because I have Dawg holding my
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210 physical attachment, I could once regain my original form. The
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211 only problem is that Blackpool must somehow be rid of the
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212 invaders, which is no easy task. That is where you, ladies and
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213 gentlemen, fit in. I would like your help in riding our world of
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214 those nasties. This could not be done by just one swoop of the
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215 magic wand - this would be a long and involved adventure. I have
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216 no idea where to start, but I have a goal, and ambition, so we
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217 could fake our way through the whole thing. I am making a plea
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218 that any or all of you help me with this quest...
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219 :::::::::::::::::::::::::
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220 Isn't it about time we got some adventuring done? Tally Ho(e)!
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221 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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222
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223
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224 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
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225 Morby:I like it! but..."grayed and lifeless" ?? how about "desolate(sp?)"
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226 Voyeur:Yes, a good idea. What do you do when society dumps a lot of **** on you?
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227 you talk to others who are worse off. Don't worry about the closit tapes,
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228 I am repeting the experiment tonight with Susan an Co.
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229 A song...
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230 "stoners eyes" words Kelly.(no last name)
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231 Everything looks different through a stoners eyes.
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232 Life is more rosy, should come as no supprise.
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233 For if you have ever been altered, or even partway there.
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234 You know life gets distorted, not that you realy care!
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235 It's more a fasination you take in the mundane.
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236 The lines on your hand don't look the same.
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237 Hours of fun can be had, stairing into space.
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238 Studying the rug design, not careing for the time or place.
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239 Music takes on a new quality of harmony and tone.
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240 No matter how good it is straight, its even better stoned.
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241 The mind works on fantasy, reality is no more.
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242 The things one comes up with are realy quite bizarre.
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243 "Family nibbled to death by rabbits from outer space!"
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244 Headlines like this become quite commonplace.
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245 No matter if you do it to relax, or play.
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246 If you have ever tried it you can relate to what I say.
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247
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248 Thats most of it folks, this was writen in a dark closit one night...
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249 MiG
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250 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
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251 AARRON- CAN YOU GET ANYTHING ON RL02 DISKS? I HAVE ACCESS TO RSX, AND DSM11
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252 OR BOTH IN + VERSIONS. LVMSG FOR DJJ. (REMEMBER FROM THE NOT A PIZZA AT MT
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253 BOTTLE AND DELI.
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254
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255 FRANK- Surely you are writing in jest. No one with such depravity
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256 has violated the inn for quite some time. Let it be known. If you are
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257 in fact for real, I suggest you get some counseling. If not, OK. We
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258 needed someone to vent steam on.
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259
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260 I am consistently amazed at the quality of spelling and grammatical
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261 construction at the Inn. I know, DOM and CYM are no longer with us, but
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262 their clear prose was always welcome.
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263
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264 [][][][][][][][][][][][] DJJ [][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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265 ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
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266
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267 The Archer, after drinking a couple of drinks by the
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268 tap, looked towards the rather dead Morby.
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269
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270 "Hey! I liked that tale of Blackpool. I would like to help
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271 in any way that I could."
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272
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273 After saying this he quietly slipped over to the bar
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274 for another round or two, maybe three?
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275
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276 )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))Archer)))))))))
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277 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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278 Dusty: CBBS/PCS has private message capability.
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279 Ninja: Does Steve have your contribution?
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280 DJJ: Didn't you leave for Japan? oh well... RL02? uhhh.. you supply the
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281 pack and MAYBE. RK05 is easy, so is RX01 & RX02. If you can bring my system
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282 to yours (or even my RX01's) I can get the disks into your sys.
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283 Aaron
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284 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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285 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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286 MiG - Yes I did mean grey and lifeless, as all the colors of the
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287 countryside have been changed to shades of grey in the worst place, or
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288 at least dimmed in others. The strongholds are not yet affected.
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289 To All - Join in, please... Morby
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290 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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291 Through dinner and not a new entry? Then why is the line always busy
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292 when I try to call...
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293 ::::::::::::::::::::::::
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294 Morby turned toward the Archer.
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295 " I commend you on your valor, although I can't say much for your
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296 drinking habbits. I will be glad to have you in my band of not
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297 altogether very merry men. Your bowmenship will be much appreciated. All
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298 for life, liberty, and the pusuit of automatic checking accounts.
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299 The Archer looked dazed.
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300 " Oh, you have never seen autobank 24 hour tellers. Neat things, really.
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301 None in Blackpool... for that matter there are no banks. No loss though.
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302 We are luddites to the core. No banks and such keep us from having a
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303 middle class - no problems with Harvard University, preppies and other
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304 degenerate life forms. You have never seen any?
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305 " Can't say that I have ", he replied.
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306 " Not as bad as punk rockers, or evangelicists. Luckily, Blackpool has
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307 none of these elements. It is a area as trite as the Shire, which is
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308 really quite good. We are a simple people - just two social classes - us
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309 and them. Damn simple. Is a bit hard to tell when you are us or one
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310 of them, but that adds variety to life. You need a drink? "
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311 " It would help me out a tad. Thanks. You need a therapist?"
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312 " What would (s)he do...I'm dead. "
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313 " Oh, I forgot "
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314 " Quite all right. Could happen to anyone. "
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315 ::::::::::::::::::::::::
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316 I do need some others with some sense of humor to help me go on my
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317 quest. If we get enough people we can go splitsies on a chartered bus.
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318 I'll get serious when the food settles in my stomach.
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319 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Tally Ho(e)!! [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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320
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321
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322 THANKS FOR THE INVERSE. EXCEPT IF YOU HAVE A IBM YOU COULD NOT TELL
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323 THAT ALL THAT WAS IN INVERSE COULD YOU? NO, NOT A BIT. WELL, NO THAT
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324 THAT IS SETTLED. MORBY - HIT THE SHIFT INSTEAD OF THE CONTROL PLEASE.
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325 THANKS.
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326 ______________ ____________________ ____________
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327 The Whiteliner continued to listen to the two converse.
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328 He took out another quarter pounder and started to eat. These
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329 Inn bugers weren't that bad!
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330 "Barmaid, could you bring down another one of those
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331 milkshakes? Yeah, those overthere, Domo."~
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332 ~The Whiteliner was enjoying his meal except that he was
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333 disturbed by continuing "Tally Hoe's" all ~around. Where was
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334 that coming from? Probibly that pale looking guy talking to
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335 the person with the silly cap. What were they talking about,
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336 did I hear adventure and bank tellers? I better go find out
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337 what's going on here.
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338
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339 ___________________________________Whiteliner_______________________________
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340 ============================================================================
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341 But I don't want to join in, Morby.
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342 =================================================== All ====================
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343 *************************************************************************
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344 The Lazy One looked up at Morby perhaps I can help a little. Going with you
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345 would break up my lifestyle too much, but I suggest you read this new
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346 fantasy that came in to my library the other day. It's so good it's almost
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347 guaranteed to bring anyone back to life. Illustrations in living color too.
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348 *************************
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349 Remember: opportunity always knocks at the least opportune moment.
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350 ************************************ THE LAZY ONE ***********************
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351 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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352 A leather clad, attracitive lass with an odd looking mace sheathed at her
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353 hip looked up from her mug of ale and said to Lord Morby. A land where
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354 the thieves form the army and police force? Hmm, sounds like a place I
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355 should get acquainted with. I'll be happy to go. A gold piece a day and
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356 loot is extra sounds about right for tentative contract. Are you interested.
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357 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ WHISPER ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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358 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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359 What has happened to McKane? I expected at least some kind of feedback
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360 on my appearance in his office.
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361 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ HUNTER @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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362 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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363 Mig: Thanks for relating your troubles- now I don't feel as bad.
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364 All: No story now, time to get to bed so I can get up at six...
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365 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Milchar, at 23:03 on 07/17/1984 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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366 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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367
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368 Voyer,
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369 Don't be too disapointed........................ I may hold your
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370 glasses hostage...sorry it took me so long to get back to you...
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371 Tuesday nights are for sailing...or as tonights case....pain !
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372 Had a slight mishap with the spinaker pole...I lost...
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373
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374 0707,
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375 My source could take offence at the suggestion that perhaps he
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376 did not honestly " crack the unbreakable " such a move would
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377 certainly make the McKane group more inviting. The last time
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378 I saw him he was muttering something about strange punctuation ?
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379 mean anything ?
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380 Although he did want me to pass on this gibberish - -
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381 BSBEY ZFBBR YIFRI BZTHF KJLLP
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382
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383 Ahhh .... the effects are finally taking hold....Bless doctors...
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384
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385 ::::::::::Alex:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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386 [*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*]
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387 THE WARM SUMMER RAIN STOPPED FALLING JUST AS THE SUN BEGAN TO SINK BENEATH THE SILVER SHROUDED DISTANT MOUNTAINS. BRINGI
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388 NG MORNING TO ANOTHER PART OF THE WORLD. BEYOND, THE SKY WAS PAINTED IN PASTEL STREAKS OF ORANGE AND PINK AND GOLD, TWIL
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389 IGHT FILTERED THROUGH THE TURNING MAPLE LEAVES. NATURES KALEIDOSCOPE AS IF THE BRANCHES WERE CRYSTAL, TINY RAINBOWS FLIC
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390 KERING OFF AND ON AND KEEPING RHYTHEM WITH THE FADING SONGS OF A THOUSAND BIRD CHORUS. PREPARING FOR SLEEP.
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391 SO THICK WERE THE LEAVES ABOVE THAT THE FOREST FLOOR WAS NEARLY DRY, AS I TOO, PREPARED FOR MY REST. ABOVE ME, A SQUIR
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392 REL CHATTERED NOISILY, AS IF TO SCOLD ME FOR TRESPASSING IN HIS HOME. I CHATTERED BECK GOOD NATUREDLY, AND AFTER AN APPR
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393 ISING STARE, HE SCAMPERED AWAY, FORAGING FOR MAPLE SEEDS, I THOUGHT, IN THESE FEW MINUTES OF LIGHT LEFT.
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394 A GENTLE BREEZE RUSTLED THE TREES ABOVE ME, AND DROPS OF RAIN FELL ABOUT ME. I TURNED MY FACE UPWARD TO GREET THEM.
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395 AROUND ME, THE FOREST BECAME SILENT, IT'S EERIE STILNESS BELYING THE UNHEARD FOOTSTEPS OF NOCTURNAL HUNTERS, YAWNING
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396 AWAKE, READY FOR ANOTHER DAY.
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397 IT WAS THE DAY OF THE SUMMER SOLSTICE, AND A HUNTERS MOON WOULD SOON BE RISING. UNSEEN BENEATH THE CANOPY OF FOILAGE,
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398 HERALDED BY THE PLAINTIVE, MOURNFUL CRY OF THE COYOTE. CRAWLING INTO MY SMALL TENT, I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO SEE A
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399 RACCOON LYING BESIDE MY BEDROLL. HE SEEMED UNPERTURBED BY MY PRESENCE, AND MADE NO ATTEMPT TO LEAVE, SO I BADE HIM GOOD
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400 NIGHT, AND THINKING OF THE MORROWS JOURNEY, SLIPPED INTO A PEACEFUL, DREAMLESS SLEEP. MY LAST THOUGHTS WERE OF WHAT LAY
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401 BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS, WHERE, TOMORROW, I WOULD BE----[*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*]
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402 *******************************************************************************************************************
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403 A SMALL STATURED, BLOND-HAIRED, BLUE-EYED STRANGER WALKED INTO THE INN. HE HAD THE LOOK OF A FERAL, CUNNING
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404 ANIMAL. HE WALKED OVER TO MORBY AND ASKED HIM HOW HE FELT...
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405 "I'D LIKE TO OFFER MY SERVICES TO YOU TO HELP SAVE BLACKPOOL"
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406 "FINE... UH, YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO HAVE A WAY TO CROSS TO BLACKPOOL??"
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407 "NEIN. I WISH I DID, THOUGH. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND SOMEONE TO GET IS THERE"
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408 "PERHAPS THE DOCTOR SHALL SHOW UP AND GIVE US A LIFT. LET'S SEE IF HE IS POSSIBLY IN THIS GENERAL TIME-SPACE AREA"
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409
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410 MORBY PAUSED A MINUTE AND ASKED "WHAT IS THY NAME? I FORGOT TO ASK."
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411
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412 " I'M KNOWN AS THE UNBELIEVER BECAUSE OF MY DISBELIEF IN MOST THINGS IN GENERAL"
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413 -----UNBELIEVER
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414
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415 ALL: I DON'T KNOW WHETHER ANYONE HAS SEEN ONE OF THE LATEST GAMES. IT IS CALLED "RINGWORLD".
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416 THE COMBAT SYSTEM IS UNBELIEVABLY SIMPLE AND HAS EVERTHING INCLUDING TASPS.
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417 THERE ARE THREE CHARACTER RACES: HUMANS AND HOMINIDS, KZINTI, AND PUPPETEERS.
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418
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419 I'LL LET EVERYONE KNOW MORE LATER. IT MIGHT BE FUN TO GET TOGETHER A GROUP BESIDES THE AD&D GROUP I PLAY IN.
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420
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421 ANYBODY WHO IS INTERESTED IN THE GAME ITSELF PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE TO "THE UNBELIEVER" OR SIMILAR NAME........
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422 BYE..................................................................................................................
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423 F. FIN. (FINNEGAN, J.T. KIRKS NEMESIS, IS THAT YOU?): DO YOU HAVE ANY TRANSMORGANIAN GLOW CRYSTALS? I'M ALSO INTERESTED
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424 IN A FEW LIPTULIAN KORPOID TREES (FROM THE ALGOL SYSTEM). I'D LIKE THE MINEATURE ONES. IF SO, PLEASE LEAVE MESSAGE FOR
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425 C. LOVONOVITCH ON FREEBOOTERS
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426 ============================================================================
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427 Gee, Milchar, no story? well, ok. goodnight.
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428 And Unbeliever, Ringworld does sound interesting. Tell me more.
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429 ========================================================= All ==============
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430 02020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202
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431 Alex: Message received and understood. I am indeed impressed.
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432 After going back and reviewing everything you have entered since agent 07's
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433 first coded message, I now understand all the hints and veiled references you
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434 made. The NETWORK will be discussing this unprecedented occurrance ASAP.
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435 In the meantime, we appreciate the contents of your last coded communique',
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436 but request that you send one more coded message to either 07 or myself
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437 to verify that this was indeed not a fluke. Under the circumstances, I am
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438 sure you can understand our caution.
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439 0202020202020202020202020202 18 July 84 at 04:29:03 AM 0202020202020202
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440 JoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshua
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441 Grand DragonMaster - I take your comments to Wassir regarding my entries
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442 as, at best, a backhanded compliment. The reason we engage in such long-winded
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443 narratives is that we are waiting for some participation by the chief
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444 antagonist. (or protagonist, if it makes you feel better; the result is the same).
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445 You are well aware of the fact that L'homme and myself are playing your
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446 adversaries; yet you decline to confront us. The closest you have come to
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447 acknowledging us is to toss in the item that Petrov was the stripper in
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448 disguise, and to send flowers to L'homme at the Plaza Hilton. In order to
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449 make any story out of those meager offerings, we had to build whole entries
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450 out of those bits, thus requiring those 'longwinded narratives' to integrate
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451 them. There is someone named Hunter waiting for you in your office, but again
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452 the confrontation is being avoided--he is still waiting. When someone decides
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453 to actively drag you into participation, you "wake up. 'What a terrible dream!'"
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454 The way things stand, L'homme and I are just writing back and forth to each
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455 other, with "McKane" as a nebulous nemesis who is never seen or even felt,
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456 but merely serving as an excuse for a story.
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457 Perhaps now that your beloved Albanian firebrand has returned, we
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458 poor second-raters can see what it is that 'turns you on'.
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459 I await the great interactions, perched eagerly on the edge of my seat.
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460 JoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshua
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461 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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462 L'homme and Joshua were discussing contracts with Rocky, while I smiled,
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463 nodded, and pretended to understand their references.
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464 "Come, let us move to a more comfortable meeting area." That was Rocky.
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465 He smiled and led us to a private dining room.
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466 The doors swung wide and... Argh! Seated at the head of the table was a
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467 black robed ominous figure who had a breathing problem. Within seconds, all
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468 three of us were surrounded by a host of oriental thugs--all well versed in the
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469 martial arts. Joshua eyed Rocky coldly. "Thanks a lot, buddy!"
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470 "I'm sorry, Joshua." Rocky tried to explain. "They arrived just before you did.
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471 There was nothing I could do."
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472 "Get off it Rocky," L'homme interrupted. "Anyone could see the hidden door
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473 over there." Fantastic! L'homme pointed out the faint outlines of a door in
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474 the back of the room--almost impossible to spot. With lightning speed L'homme
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475 threw several amazing punches and kicks. The thugs guarding him were out cold.
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476 While Joshua and I watched in stunned silence, L'homme took the floor.
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477 "It's obvious that these hoods operate from this location. That door leads to
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478 their hideout." L'homme picked up a fortune cookie and casually extracted the
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479 philosophical contents. "Not your day for serious confrontations." He looked
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480 at Rocky. "So sorry, must have taken yours."
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481 The black robed individual finally spoke. He had been watching the goings-ons
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482 quite amusedly. "I'm afraid the fortune is yours, L'homme. Your skillful antics
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483 were regretfully wasted. My security extends deeper than you could know."
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484 The man (named Nader), described the impressive security measures around the
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485 room. Poison gas, surveillence cameras, blow darts, crossbow slits, etc--all
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486 strategically placed throughout the restaurant. L'homme realized the futility
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487 of his actions, or at least he seemed to. The secret door swung open and
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488 Nader led us into the deep unknown.
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489 "Time to learn some secrets through ancient chinese tortures. Into the
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490 Dragon Room!" L'homme and I were shocked. Joshua turned to us sporting an
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491 impressive blush. He volunteered nervously, "Coincidence?"
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492 Petrov
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493 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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494 $%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$
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495 My private life seems to have stirred up quite a furror.
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496 With so many reactions I doubt I'll have time to respond to
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497 everyone. My apologies.
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498 I'd like to mention that I'm not "sitting back laughing
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499 my head off". This is not a Phantom Writer getting his kicks
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500 by annoying people.
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501 My intention was to provoke intelligent discussion of
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502 issues that lack the pat answers you're all so fond of. So
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503 far I've been only marginally successful. Of the responses
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504 I've illicited only THE LAZY ONE has said anything I can
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505 respect. He spoke from experience, didn't try to fake
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506 scientific justification for his opinions, and obviously
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507 spent some time and thought on his answer. The rest of you
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508 either dodged the issues or offered threats.
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509 I'm touched that you're all so concerned about my mental
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510 health. You'll be happy to know that I've been undergoing
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511 therapy for a number of years. My therapist has greatly helped
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512 me build my confidence by teaching me to accept myself as
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513 I am.
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514 Those of you who want me behind bars are probably the
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515 same fools who consider taxation legalized theft. Hate to tell
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516 you this boys, but no taxes means no prison space, no control
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517 of "child molesters", and no help for "abused children". Tough
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518 luck.
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519 Dante - Loved the Inferno, can hardly wait for the movie
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520 to come out, can't say as much for your more recent writing.
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521 Homosexuality and Adult/child love have been with
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522 humanity for as long as recorded history. But perhaps your
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523 right, maybe evolution is against me. If so, I'll change my
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524 ways in a million or so years.
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525 Your arguements sound strangely like Biblical
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526 admonishments aginst perversion; you merely replaced the
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527 authority of God with the authority of evolutionary science.
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528 I'm not impressed.{that bothers me not - the feeling is mutual. Dante}
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529 Alex - Having an unpopular sexual predisposition has
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530 nothing to do with conviction. It's a matter of birth or
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531 circumstances. You didn't think that one through.
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532 Piper - Thoreau is hardly an example of moral righteousness
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533 or manliness. Why should I emulate an unmarried, squeeky
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534 voiced, antisocial outcast who got his jollies fondling fish
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535 and doing God knows what to helpless woodland creatures.
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536 Thoreaus only claim to distinction is the social prominance
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537 he attained through hob-nobbing with the Emersons. The only
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538 reason he accepted incarceration is because he didn't have
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539 anything better to do. That's not my style.
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540 TO ALL - I'm giving up on finding the sparkling wit,
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541 probing intelligence, and profound insights Backwater
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542 discussions are supposed to revel. You have been a big
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543 dissapointment. I'll still read your messages but I am
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544 through as a contributor.
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545
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546 Frank
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547 $%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$
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548 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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549 C. Lovonovitch, no I'm not J.T. Kirks' nemisis. Not even related to him! I
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550 do not, at this time, have the merchandise you request. The shuttle from
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551 that sector is overdue and I fear it may have been hit by pirates or worse
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552 freelance Libiyan terrorists. A quite valuable shipment of Galranian thought
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553 gems were to have been on the said shuttle. These stones have a molecular
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554 matrix which allows the wearer to utilize those PSI abilities inherent in
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555 us all. A sort of PSI ampliflier, if you will. They can also be used to
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556 effect mind control, if used, in the proper combination. I have logged a
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557 file for your request, though, and will contact you as soon as they are in.
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558 Frank: I can7t sympathise with a person who won't help himself. As for your
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559 self appointed Ph. D. I can only say nuts to ya! To assume yourself above
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560 and beyond the laws and obligations of our society (which you live in, work
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561 in and "play" in) is tantamount ot treason of the HUMAN race!! To coerce
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562 young children to take part in ADULT role models (such as sex) is of a
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563 most decadent nature. Why don't you allow young people to grow up and form
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564 their own decisions and ideas about what is or isn't "good" for them? It
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565 seems to me you were probably a victim of such "abuse" at one time yourself
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566 and were never given the guidance you needed to make a value judgement of
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567 where this all fits in our society. Please seek professional help, it is
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568 the greatest thing you could do for yourself. That is if you really care.
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569 As for hiding away and just watching this unfold before your eyes, so be it!
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570 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ F. Fin ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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571 [][][][][][] Next file coming soon..... Morby [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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572 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
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573 Morby:I regret joining in...I LIKE the colour gray! Iin fact, Ii may even try to
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574 stop you!
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575 At the Inn...
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576 People sitting around tables, drinking ale and telling tales. A tiny but
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577 irritating whine fills the room. Some know what it is, having been around the
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578 last time. Others are puzzled at the sound which varis not.
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579 In the mens bathroom A.K.A. the roman baths, A bath can be seen to start moving
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580 . After coming partway open, an observer could see a small cryo-capsule, but
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581 the only observers knew what was happening. A clunk and the whine became louder.
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582 The glass top of the unit finaly defrosted enough so that one could see the life
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583 -less form of a man inside, curiously dressed in gray robes. The lid of this
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584 device poped open and a mechanical female voice could be heard. "Please remove
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585 body and place MEGA-CHARGE card in the glowing slot" this compleated the
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586 observers say the proper words and the unit goes back into hiding, and its cargo
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587 comes alive.
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588 "Oh great, they sent you two. What now?" asked the man who was but frozen pulp
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589 a few moments earlier.
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590 "Lord Graymalkin, there is a dissident movement forming in the Backwater Inn at
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591 this very moment to de-gray whats left of Blackpool!"
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592 "Morby again?"
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593 "Yes m'lord, it is him"
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594 "Now you would think he got the message last time when we hung him upside down
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595 over that vat of, well, some things are better not discused in others presence."
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596 For then a door had opened into the baths and none other the Lord Morby entered.
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597 "I thought I heard a noise in here?"
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598 "And you did good sir, Allow me to introduce myself. I am Graymalkin, and I wish
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599 to join you in your quest!"
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600 A slight grin could be noticed on one of the observers.
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601 MiG
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602 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
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603 Voyeur:Yet another thing, I just blew a sterio speaker not 2 hours ago! ARG!!!!!
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604 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
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605 070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707
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606 SGDHR GJTUY QWNVB GJDFJ HKJUY QWDJB GETUI FHGWQ BMCVF ZPOTR FHGEW MBNQW FKGTI
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607 JGWED FNBYQ OPDJL XNEOI ZXNFE KSLEI VBFUI QASBC GJWIQ SLPOE BMFHR DJQWS LAMEO
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608 HWOFE AMBKG QOPID VBDSS FKRYD MBKFS
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609 070707070707 July 18th, Year of our Lord 1984, at 12:10pm and 15 seconds 070707
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610
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611 &%)*@#_%(@#_(%_@*%^_@^_#$*^_*+#^*#$*^#_^&#&^)%&^#)*^_#*^_*^#_^*#_&^#_^&#_^*^*
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612 Petrov: Glad to hear from you again. I must admit I am surprised by the
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613 direction you have taken us, and I must sit back and re-read the
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614 entry before I formulate my own. After your confrontation with d,
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615 joshua and I thought we might not hear from you again. I am glad we
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616 were wrong. As you can see by joshua's very well written message to
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617 McKane, we are in a sort of quandary. Your entry is well recieved!
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618 Alex : I imagine NET 07 was in a state of shock after seeing the NET's beloved
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619 code broken. How much did the time on the Cray cost you? I would
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620 imagine that your input on the side of McKane would be greatly
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621 appreciated, especially in the light of your masterful code break.
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622 The NET will only be vulnerable until we meet again, and until then
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623 code traffic will be light indeed.
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624 joshua: People who forget sunglasses are suspect spies at best. What would
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625 happen if you forgot your gun? Your message to McKane was superb.
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626 The lump in my throat swelled with every word. Tres Tres bien. Merci!
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627 Frank : I know you won't responde, but since you said you were going to continue
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628 to be a lurker, I have a couple questions for you. Just what did you
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629 expect to get from BW. And if it is so bad, why keep calling? *%L'homme*
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