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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
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2 ************************ INSTALLED: 3 NOV 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 Hey Hey Hey made it to the top of the rock
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21 this black magic first time ever!!COOL
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22 i have nothing to say but see ya all later folks
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23 Black Magic
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24 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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25 ok, I know I said I was going to be there, but would you
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26 all believe that the day I was going to get directions for
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27 the NAPP both my truck and computer decided to go on strike?
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28 The truck is better now, but i'm on a borrowed drive right
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29 now. Drag.
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30 Fast Fred BSAL
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31 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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32 *_*%#_@)*%@#_*_*%!#_+*%+!*%_*@#_)%@_)*^@#*^_)@#*_%_@!*%+!*%+@*#_%*@#_)*%@_#)*%_@*%_#@)*_@)#*%_)*_!*%_@#*%_@#*%@_#*%_@%
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33 Milchar : My apologies for not getting in touch with you before ride time and leaving you in the relative boredom of
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34 Estacada. So you liked the SAT's? Did you take my advice about the pillow? If we would have thought about it before, I
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35 could have set you up with some SAT prep software (public domain of course). Hope you did well enough to get you into
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36 the school of your choice. I am sure you will do fine.
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37 Mikey : Like I said, they certainly aren't Zork reincarnated, but as BASIC adventures go, they have generally more
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38 rooms, more commands, and are faster then many I have seen/played. I don't know if you have ever played a Scott Adams
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39 adventure, but the format of the screen are based on his series (He wrote or co-wrote 12 adventures which were very
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40 popular in the pre-Zork adventure world.
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41 %*)_#@*!_#*%_#)*_)$*^)_@*^)_* L'homme sans Parity %#@*)_!*%_)!*%_!)*%_)*_@)*!_*%_#*%_@#*%_@#*%_#)*%@#_)*%@_*%*_!)*%_!%%
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42 -----+------+-------+--------+------------+---------------------+--------------
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43 Wow, nothing else to say, just WOW!
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44 -----+------+-------+--------+------------+---------------------+--------------
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45 *******************************************************************************
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46 gee golly whiz i wish i had decided to go to the sci fi meeting instead of
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47 going to seattle, my little car didn't make it all the way home... boo hoo
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48 ****************************kathy**********************************************
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49 "One quality or action is nobler than another if is is that of
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50 a naturally finer being; thus a man's will be nobler than a woman's."
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51 - ARISTOTLE
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52 {{{{{ MY HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED }}}}} PAUL }}}}}}
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53 TO ALL
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54 FROM
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55 THE COMPUTER KID!!!
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56
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57 I NEED A BABY SITTER THAT CAN
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58 BE FREE ON WEEKENDS AND MUST BE AT LEASET
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59 16 YEARS OF AGE THE PAY WILL BE
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60 $2.00 AN HOUR FOR ABOUT ANY WHERE FROM
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61 4 TO 6 HOURS
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62
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63 IF YOU ARE INSTRED PLEASE CALL
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64
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65 774-xxxx VOICE AND
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66 ASK FOR DENNIS
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67
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68 there used to be about 25 lines of something else here, I'm afraid old habits die hard, I humbly apologize to
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69 one and all. the Phantom Glitch 11/4/84
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70 8080808080808080808080808080808080808080808080808080808080808080808080
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71 Phantom Gltch:Where you the old Phantom Hacker? Just wondering
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72 Black Magic.....Sorry if i am taking up so much space on backwater it is just that i think this is one of thee most int
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73 eresting boards yet in portland,someone shoud set up a BACKWATER II that would be cool
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74 see ya
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75 BLACK MAGIC
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76 <(:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::)>
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77 I guess that shows you the supreme diction of Anti-Romans.
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78 <(::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Walrus:)>
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79 ::::::::::::::::::::::O O::::::::::11/04/84::17:49:::::::O O:::::::::::::
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80 Leonard: you asked about the signals to the monitor. Well, according to
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81 my M1 schematic, 5 is ground, 1 is +5, and 4 is the signal. Numbering is:
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82 3 1
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83 (front view) 5 4
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84 2
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85 Pins 2 & 3 are not connected.
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86 Hope you managed to drag yourself out of bed in time for work today.
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87 In either case, you have that hard-fought (3 1/2 hour) Trivial Pursuit victory
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88 as consolation. Of course, employing the Kingston Trio as your secret psycho-
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89 logical weapon is against all Geneva conventions, but all's fair....
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90 && TMA &&: you make a formidable adversary and a good partner. Thanks.
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91 L'homme: I finally got to see the TP playing that you have advertised but
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92 never delivered. While the cards were with you, you blew us away.
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93 And, of course, the lack of `distractions' also helped, I'm sure. To bad
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94 the cards and dice froze on you the second half. C'est le vie.
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95 Marty: notice how, when they were trying to decide partners for the second
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96 game, you and I were lumped together by default? I guess it was a result
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97 of not being outstanding on either end of the scale. Oh well.
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98 You didn't seem to be suffering from the cats nearly as bad as at Gage's.
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99 Fortunately.
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100 Milchar: I hear you've been helping R-H Corp out with their plumbing problems.
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101 Perhaps on one of their representative's trips out to your part of the sticks,
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102 he could bring along a copy of the Nuclear Option? I've discovered that all
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103 I have left on disk is the word processor version (lots of printer commands
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104 embedded. Does not make for coherent reading.) If the R-H rep can't help,
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105 I suppose I could mail a printout to you. Of course, I'd need your address for
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106 that.
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107 Well, this is the longest entry I've made on BW in some time, so
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108 I guess it's time to get back to homework and such.
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109 ::::::::::::::O O:::::::::::::::::::voyeur::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::::
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110 *********************************************************
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111 L'HOMME: YES, I HAVE SEEN THE SCOTT ADVENTURE TYPES. ALSO, I HAPPEN
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112 TO BE A GRAND MASTER ON THE 'ORIGINAL' ADVENTURE <AHEM>. BY THE
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113 WAY, I JUST HAPPEN TO HAVE COPIES OF THE ORIGINAL FORTRAN LISTING
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114 IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.
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115 THE GAMES ARE AS YOU SAY, NOT ZORK CLASS, BUT VERY GOOD NONE THE LESS.
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116 DEFINATLY WELL WITHIN THE STANDARD ADVENTURE CLASS.
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117 THE MAIN PROBLEM WE HAVE, IS NOT BEING SETUP FOR GAME SOFTWARE. WE ARE
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118 EXPLORING EITHER MODIFYING TO DEAL WITH THIS, OR TO CREATE A SEPERATE
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119 ENTITY TO HANDLE IT, OR PASS.
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120 **************************** CISTOP MIKEY ******************************
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121 *************************************************************************
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122 THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED " GOOD IT IS GOOD TO SEE THAT YOU CAN
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123 BE HUMBLE, YOU HAVE MUCH WORK AHEAD OF YOU. YOU WILL BE SENT ALONG WITH
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124 ONTHO to a school where your new talents will be developed. Your heart
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125 is good and at the end of your training you will know the reason we have
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126 given you this power."
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127 Leo was having a hard time taking this as seriously as she should
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128 of. (actually Leo is a bit of a flake, but quite lovable and honest...)
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129 "When does the training start?" Inquired the slightlu amused and curious
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130 young woman.
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131 "it has started already." the voice came not from the old woman
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132 but from a young duke of a man who had stood up and moved to the edge of
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133 the disk peering down at Leo, who was quite taken aback by the attractivness
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134 of this male. The disk moved closer and was hovering about waist high.
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135 At this time Ontho took the opportunity to hop up onto the disk.
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136 Attention was lavished on the little inmo instantly. "ZZZSSSRR KAW PZZZ"
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137 Ontho had fooooound a friend with the old woman. She was very inviting
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138 with a full bag of venus bards to devour. * venus bard are of course from
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139 the planet Venus and are not unlike our common garnersnake, the bards
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140 have a protective shell like a crab, and are a favorite treat of Ontho.
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141 ****************more later tonight gotta work for a bit now kathy*********
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142 Voyeur: Thanks for the info! Yes, I *DID* make it to work on time (thanks to
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143 a cab [$$$]). I even survived the day (I think).
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144 Mikey: I have a couple of questions about the source.
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145 1. at SETUP you changed the code to MVI A,02FH;OUT DSK4;*???? 1771
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146 the ???? represents a comment I can't decipher (looks like "KilL"!?)
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147 2. you changed SIGNON to BWMS. There are penciled notes referring to 1800H
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148 and 1800-1BFF. Unfortunately the source has a "gap" from 17B1 to 2000.
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149 (by the way, is PAUS a pseudo-op for the Diskwriter "assembler"?)
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150 #1 will probably explain itself when I get far enough into the code. But I
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151 *AM* curious about the several hundred missing bytes. (You didn't buy any
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152 parts from former Nixon aides, did you?)
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153 __________________________________Leonard______________________________________
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154 ps: I am sitting here voting. Due to my work schedule, I had to get an Absentee
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155 Ballot.
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156 For those who don't like Reagan or Mondale, may I suggest David Bergland. He
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157 is the Libertarian candidate for president.
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158 _______________________________________________________________________________
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159
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160 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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161
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162 At long last the jet has slowly lifted from the runway and begun its
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163 climb through the oppressive heat and humidity of this southern city. I've
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164 ordered a glass of wine, and when it arrives I tilt my chair back and begin
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165 to relax just a bit. I've been here much too long, fought too many fights
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166 I only partly believe in, and I feel so tired. Though I am dressed in my
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167 best business suit I fear that I must look as weary as I feel since the
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168 flight attendants have been overly attentive, especially considering that
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169 this flight is booked solid and they are working at maximum speed to
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170 accomodate us all.
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171
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172 My wine arrives, and I down it quickly. I hope to sleep soundly now
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173 despite the noise and turmoil of the crowded L-1011 around me. As I tilt
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174 my chair back to its maximum, the pilot comes on with an announcement:
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175
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176 "Due to some apparent vibration in one of our engines I am sorry to
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177 say that we will be forced to return to our point of departure. We hope to
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178 have the problem corrected shortly, and should be able to resume our flight
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179 after only a short delay. We apologize for any inconvenience this...."
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180 Though the announcement continues, I pay it no more attention. It is
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181 beginning to seem that I will never get back to my home, never see my
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182 friends! For the last four days there has always been something to
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183 interfere with my return home. I sigh and consign myself to my fate, and
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184 order another glass of wine.
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185
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186 On the ground the minutes turn to one hour, then two as the ground
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187 crew tests to see if the problem is repairable. The crowded plane has
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188 slowly thinned out as harried businessmen and others have left to attempt
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189 to find other connecting flights or accomodations for the night. I have
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190 kept myself occupied with a book, an airline dinner, and a constantly
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191 refilled glass. The announcement finally comes that repairs cannot be made
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192 tonight and that everyone is invited to leave the plane and either stay
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193 here in local hotels at the airline's expense or make connecting flights
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194 through travel agents they have graciously supplied. The plane begins to
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195 empty, and the grumbling and growling of the dissatisfied passengers sounds
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196 more animalistic than human to my now wine-dulled senses. I remain seated,
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197 and eventually find myself the only remaining passenger aboard.
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198
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199 "Excuse me, ma'am," the smiling and perfectly color coordinated flight
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200 attendant says to me, "but I'm afraid that you're going to have to get off
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201 now. We have to make major repairs here, but we have representatives of
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202 the airline available for you in the terminal..."
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203
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204 "No," I respond gayly, "I think I'll just stay here."
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205
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206 Her professional demeanor cracks only slightly at the edges, and her
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207 smile looks forced. "I'm sorry, I'm afraid I don't understand. You have
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208 to get off now."
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209
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210 I can see that she is worried that I am going to be difficult, and she
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211 has been helpful, considerate, and very friendly throughout the aborted
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212 flight, so I change my tactics a bit. "I'm not trying to make your job
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213 harder, I just don't want to leave this comfortable seat and nicely
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214 air-conditioned environment to return to that sweaty, humid terminal where
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215 the air conditioning is broken and the temperature is moving from extremely
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216 distressing to outright rediculous." Glancing out the window, I sigh
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217 lightly and comment, "It's awful out there. Thirsty weather as my
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218 grandmother would have said."
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219
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220 She smiles again, still the professional, and rapidly walks to the
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221 back of the cabin. Shortly she returns, and in one hand she holds a large
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222 plastic bag with the airlines name emblazoned across the side. "This
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223 should help to make things a little easier". Opening the bag I find
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224 approximately twenty little bottles of wine of various brands. I see
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225 Chablis, rose, and champaigne, as well as one or two ports, some cordials,
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226 and a Bordeaux! I certainly cannot drink all of this, but some of it will
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227 make this boring night a little easier.
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228
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229 "Thank you very much! Uh, I hate to drink out of the bottle...", and
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230 shortly I have another bag filled with little plastic airline "glasses".
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231
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232 I merely wanted to express my displeasure with one more delay, I
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233 think, but at least I have something to show for it this time. As I leave
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234 the plane, the flight attendant ("Hi! My name is Tawny!") also exits behind
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235 me and walks toward the terminal. I stop so that she can catch up with me
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236 and say "It looks like you're stuck here for the night too. Would you care
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237 to join me in a nightcap?"
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238
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239 She looks wary, and responds hesitantly. "Um, uh, I really shouldn't,
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240 I've got a lot to do..."
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241
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242 "Don't worry, I obviously won't attempt to seduce you like most of the
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243 passengers who make this offer. Besides," I grin, holding up the bag of
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244 plastic glasses, "I hate to drink alone!"
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245
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246 A real smile this time, one that includes her eyes as well as her
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247 mouth. "Why not? That's the best, and safest, offer I've had all month!"
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248 I can see some of the tenseness leave her, and her manner becomes less the
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249 professional and more the friend. A victory, and least in part!
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250
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251 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]PAM.[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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252
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253
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254 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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255 I am now hunched over my computer, running the last entry through my sure-shot can't miss Pam identifier program...
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256 Discriptive levels match...intelligence level nominal... It's her! Welcome back!
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257 L'homme: Quite alright, even with your above-average driving speeds you wouldn't have been able to get me there in time.
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258 I arrived home only slightly after one. I feel I did pretty well. I expect to get about a 600 verbal and 650 math,
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259 perhaps a little higher.
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260 Voyeur:'Plumbing' is an interesting term for it... I just help L'homme figure out all of those addressing modes the
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261 6502 has and show him the hidden instuctions in code like 'LDA $50 BIT $A980 JSR $FFD2' (it's hidden in the BIT).
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262 Ah, and let him delve into my collection of Compute! and Compute!'s Gazette. He deals with some interesting problems,
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263 and it is good experience for me.
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264 Ah, yes, just use good ol' L'homme as a carrier pigeon...
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265 ++++++++++++++++
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266 Sorry all, too tired for an entry. Perhaps early tomorrow morn.
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267 ++++++++++++++ Milchar ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 10:29 on 11/04/84 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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268
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269 ----------------------------------------------------
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270 | FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED ! ! |
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271 | |
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272 | TWO INDIVIDUALS ARRIVED IN PORTLAND TONIGHT |
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273 | |
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274 | WHO WILL BE SAMPLING CONTENTS OF THE LOCAL |
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275 | |
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276 | BBS MESSAGES FOR COPYRIGHT VIOLATIONS AND |
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277 | |
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278 | ILLEGAL DISTRIBUTION OF SAME. |
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279 | |
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280 | THIS ACTION IS A DIRECT RESULT OF POLITICAL |
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281 | |
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282 | PRESSURE SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS ARE GENERATING |
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283 | |
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284 | WITH CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND MAY RESULT IN |
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285 | |
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286 | THE PROSECUTION OF A FEW LOCAL INDIVIDUALS TO |
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287 | |
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288 | TO MAKE A LASTING IMPRESSION ON THE MAJORITY. |
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289 | |
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290 | |
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291 | THIS WARNING MAY BE TAKEN LIGHTLY, BUT ONLY |
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292 | |
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293 | IF YOU DONT FIND ANY SUBSTANCE IN THE ABOVE |
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294 | |
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295 | |
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296 | PASS THIS MESSAGE AROUND BY WORDS OF MOUTH |
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297 | |
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298 | IF YOU VALUE YOUR COMPUTING FREEDOM........ |
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299 | |
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300 | |
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301 | THE BOARD PATROL |
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302 | |
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303 ----------------------------------------------------
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304
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305
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306 Im inclined to say BULLSHIT but this nagging feeling says maybe there is
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307 some substance to the above message. Ive occasionally heard
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308 the term 'Board Patrol' but never thought much about it.
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309 With all of the new BBS systems cropping up on the VIC-20s,
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310 and other inexpensive computers, it seems that an environment for abuse
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311 is perpetuated by the need for new users to obtain tools as it were, to
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312 use on a newly obtained computer.
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313
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314 A Local User
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315
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316 ------------------ -------------- ------------------------------
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317 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
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318
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319 BRAD, IF YOU GET THIS MESSAGE, IVE FOUND OUT WHERE THE BATTERY
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320
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321 VENDING MACHINE IS, AND DOUBLE THE AMMOUNT OF GOLD YOU CARRY.
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322
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323 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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324 SAM
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325
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326 EXIT
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327 OFF
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328 C
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329 enter
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330 *************************************************************************
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331 to pam: I have heard so much about you and must agree you are a very
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332 good writer. Welcome back, you were missed.
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333 ************************************kathy********************************
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334 *************************************************************************
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335 The young duke held out his hand to help Leo aboard the disk.
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336 She took his hand and the next thing she knew the were headed out of
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337 the void. The atmosphere was light and she felt her head spinning. "It
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338 is sure a good thing they have such comfortable flight seats." She thought
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339 to herself. Suddenly another thought entered her mind that was not her own,
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340 It was the thoughts of the young duke, he was agreeing with her. "my god!"
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341 "what is going on, why can I hear you thoughts?"
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342 We find it much easier to communicate this way, certain feelings
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343 can never be expressed properly by words." Leo had to agree with that.
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344 "how much longer before we reach our destination?" she said outloud as if
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345 she was afraid she would never hear a human voice again... The
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346 young duke replied" Just sit back and relax, see Ontho is." It was true
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347 after scarfing down the bard, Ontho was quite content, just sitting in
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348 a little inmo sized flight chair purring. "kazzzaa kazzzaa ahzz"
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349 "I guess if Ontho feels safe... come to think of it this has
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350 been a rather full day anyway" Leo could barely hear her own last words
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351 as she fell fast asleep.
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352 ********************************kathy****************************************
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353 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::11/05/84:::00:15:::::::::O O::::::::
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354 When I started reading the entry some distance above, I began experiencing increasing
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355 pleasure. Who was writing this excellent prose? Something from the long-quiet
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356 Grand DragonMaster? Gaudy Minsky? Their entries were sometimes that good.
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357 It didn't really *feel* like piper, maybe it's some newcomer?
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358 Writers of THIS quality are Always welcome. And then the end came,
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359 and there appeared that old familiar, all-too-seldom-seen border, with the
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360 famous signature. All you out there who wonder at the continual reference to PAM,
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361 and having your work held up in comparison to that of PAM, can now see what
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362 it is you are being compared with. As you can see, she has not been exaggerated.
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363 (gosh, I'm starting to sound like Mikey, aren't I? Well, I guess I
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364 just had a PAM fix when I needed one).
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365 If I haven't made myself clear, PAM, I'm pleased to see your latest offering.
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366 I hope this is indicative of things to come?
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367 :::::::::::::::::::::::::O O::::::::::::voyeur:::::::::::O O::::::::::::::
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368 ==========================================================
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369 OH COME ON PEOPLE. GIVE ME A BREAK! YOU MAKE THIS PAM
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370 OUT TO BE SOME KIND OF GODDESS OR SOMETHING. SHEESH.
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371 WHY DON'T YOU GO CRAWL BACK IN YOU HOLE WHERE YOU CAME FROM.
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372 ==========================================================
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373 ###############################################################
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374 The Innkeeper returned home from a long and tiring day.
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375 Odd he thought, I feel a presence I have not felt in a long
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376 time. What could it be? Opening the door to the Inn, the
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377 presence became a wisper as if from a long distance away.
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378 PAM? Is that you? Where are you? Hmmm, I must be hearing things.
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379 It's been too long. Months? It seems like years. I'm just too
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380 tired, next thing you know I'll start seeing things.
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381 Opening the door to the humble room I kept for my self in the
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382 back, I flop down onto my cot to tired to even remove my cloths,
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383 and fall fast asleep, with pleasent dreams drifting thru my head.
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384 ################### The Innkeeper #############################
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385 **************************************************************
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386 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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387 Hmm ... looks like one of our local sicos has returned. The above just does
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388 not feel like **kathy**. I've noticed that when someone writes something for
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389 even a short time, you feel a kinship with them that lets you know when they
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390 are really there.
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391 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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392 The piper felt like a chip whirled away in a raging flood. Milchar bore on
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393 ahead, as one posessed. His drive to complete the neclace was nearly visible.
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394 Oblivious to the whispers and quiet comments of the rest of the party, he
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395 had his heart and eyes fixed firmly at the point in time when he would complete
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396 the neclace he wore. With incredible energy, he negotiated transportation for
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397 them in this watery world, moved them to what seemed to be an outpost of some
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398 sort of civilization, then just as abruptly moved them away. Shifting slightly
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399 on the back of his steed, the piper thought of his companion the pegasus with
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400 love an longing. How he yearned for the caress of those giant wings, the surge
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401 of power that would carry them aloft to play tag in the wisps of clouds near
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402 the ground. #No disrespect, my freind#, he thought as he patted the neck of
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403 his mount. #But, you are not the one for whom I yearn.#
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404 The piper nearly fell off his perch when the beast replied.
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405 #Yea, sure. Same to you, Mac. Are youse guys about done running all over
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406 the landscape? I gotta talk to a guy about a deal and this is cutting into
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407 my social life, too!#
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408 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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409 *************************************************
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410 Piper: Which Kathy entry do you refer to? I didn't see any that were
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411 uncharacteristic.
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412 Leonard: Yes, it did say 'Kill the 1771' I'll tell you about it
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413 when I have more time. (The missing bytes? I think my secretary
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414 ate them...)
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415 PAM: It's good to see you back. Does this mean you will be sticking
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416 around for a while? (Now if we can just get these people off the
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417 floor and stop genuflecting...) I will be waiting patiently to hear
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418 the next episode you have to tell. I am sure it will be interesting
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419 as always.
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420 ******************** CISTOP MIKEY ******************************
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421 $%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$
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422 Monday the Oregonian ran an article about the Child Abuse
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423 Conference put on by the State Childrens Services Division and
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424 the Benton County Sheriffs Department.
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425 The keynote speaker characterized the sexually abused as
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426 "the walking wounded whose experiences as children have left
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427 a very devistating effect on their lives". He then goes on to
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428 say that HALF of all children will be abused by the time they
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429 are eighteen.
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430 Let's take a look at that. Do you really believe that half
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431 of everyone younger than eighteen, down to and including
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432 infants, have been sexually abused? Would you characterize
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433 fifty percent of young people you know as being the "walking
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434 wounded" of child abuse?
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435 The only way they could come up with a figure as high as
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436 fifty percent is by including teenage sexuality as a form of
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437 abuse. The article even mentions the problem of minors having
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438 sexual experiences with other minors. Gasp...how awful.
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439 Am I the only one that finds it somewhat frightening that
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440 the "experts" consider teenage love making a form of abuse. I'd
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441 love to hear your opinions. I know you must have missed me.
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442
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443 Frank
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444 $%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$
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445
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446 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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447
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448 WHATEVER HAPPEN TO THE OLD AMERICAN MAXIM
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449
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450 RIGHT OR WRONG
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451
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452 MY COUNTRY !
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453
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454 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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455
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456 It died a deserved death when we all realized that sometimes, when MY COUNTRY is wrong, it must be changed, or it
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457 will be lost. Still my country. But too often the above statement was used to justify evil and then insinuate that
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458 those who pointed to the evil where somehow "UnAmerican" and traitors. So it died.
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459
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460 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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461
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462 *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
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463 We were off again! I wish we could stop and eat now and again. Lila was
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464 struggling to keep up, obviously she had never before ridden an icthyosaur.
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465 But then, who among us was really proficient at it. And these seemed to be
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466 sentient creatures. "You bet your boots were sentient," a voice bellowed out.
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467 Taken aback, I said "Excuse me, I did not think you could read minds too. My
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468 name is Friar Mossback, what is yours ?" "Arthur Fromsbergen, thank you, but
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469 you may call me Artie."
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470 "Well Artie, I would like you to meet Lila, and I am sure that you know her
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471 companion, although I do not."
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472 "Her companion is named Guiniverre Fromsbergen, and is my mate."
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473 "I am very pleased to make your aquaintance." I replied. "As am I." said Lila.
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474 "She prefers to be called Gwen, and she is very shy." I could see that Lila's
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475 mount was turning a most beautiful shade of lavender. "Is she blushing ?"
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476 "Yes", said Artie, "Our 'blood' is purple"
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477 "I have heard" said Lila, "That lady icthyosaurs have the most beautiful voices,
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478 do you suppose that you might sing us a song, Gwen ?"
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479 Gwen turned almost the color of midnight, but nodded her head ever so slightly.
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480
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481 Friar Mossback
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482 *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
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483
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484 ^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^
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485 Mikey - In regards to your activity tommorrow, I comend you for holding your ground. While I do find major
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486 differences in the two major candidates, I feel that your vote for None of the Above is a legitimate
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487 statement. If it is just throwing away your vote, then voting for anyone other than the winner is
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488 throwing away your vote. I do not see a vote for a losing candidate as throwing away a vote, no
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489 matter how much he/she loses by.
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490 Keep the faith, in whatever method you choose to express your views.
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491
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492 All - You do have a moral obligation to vote, even if you do not think that either of the choices is good. Vote for
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493 None of the Above, Libertarian, Jack Reynolds if you wish, but vote.
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494
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495 ^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$ Laissez-faire $^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^
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496
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497 {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
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498 Pam+ - Welcome back. I still have a lot of stuff to give you if we are
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499 able to overcome the T/S Continuum difficulties. DJJ
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500 {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
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501 +------------OCT 05 1984---------------------------------------+
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502 + ON LIVING IN THE HILLS,THERE WAS A MAN NAMED +
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503 + ALLANON.HE LOVED TO WATCH THE VALLEY IN THE MORNING AND ++ AND WATCH THE SKY AT NIGHT.HE KNEW NOTHING OF THE OUT
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504 + SIDE WORLD,ONLY HIS WORLD.THAT AFTERNOON IN THE MONTH OF ++ DECEMBER HE DECIDED TO GO A WAY FOR A WHILE.HE NEAR
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505 + THE STREAM WHERE THE TALLEST PEAK IN ADENI AND HE WALKED +
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506 + NEAR THE CAMP SITE AND POSTED HIS TENT.THAT NIGHT HE DECIEDE +
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507 + TO GO CLIMB THE MOUTIAN.WHAT A STUPID THING TO DO CLIMB A +
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508 + AT NIGHT......SO HE DECIDED TO GO IN THE MORNING WHEN THE ++ THE SUN WAS BRIGHT AND LITE UP THE SKY.
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509 + DURING THAT HOUR.HE STARTED TO GET HIS STUFF + READY..HE STARTED CLIMBING ABOUT 7:00AM.HE KNEW HE COU-
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510 + LD MAKE THE TOP BY 5 PM HE THOUGHT.SO HE STARTED ON HIS WAY +
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511 + ALL HIS SURVIVAL GEAR INSTALLED IN HIS BACK PACK.HE CHECKED ++THE BERMOMETER EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE TO SEE HOW THE
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512 +WEATHER WAS.HE HAD TO SET IT TO EACH LEVEL OF ELEVATION HE WE-++T UP BUT WHEN HE TAPPED IT HE SAW A BRIGHT FLASH OF LIG
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513 + HT APPEAR.
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514 + HE TOOK OFF TOWARD THE DIRECTION...............+
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515 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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516 To all, I have a Hayes Micormodem //e for sale...like new...comes with
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517 its original box,software (Smartcom) and hardware. Asking $200 ($329 list)
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518 Call me at 775xxxx, need to sell as soon as possible (or msg on PMS)
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519 off
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520 exit
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521 B L A C K M A G I C I S
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522 NO LONGER AROUND(YEAH YIPPE JUMP SHOUT!!
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523
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524 ------@----@-@-@-@-@-@--<><>>{}{}{}{}{}}
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525 BLESSED BY THE NIGHT HOLY AND BRIGHT
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526 CALLED BY THE TONE OF THE BELL.
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527 BRIGHT ANGLES FAST DESCENDING MOVING
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528 ON A NEVER ENDING LIGHT. ......
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529 YEA---------------------------------
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530 YOU DON'T KNOW ME YOU BURN.DON'T LOOK
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531 BACK NEVER TURN.....
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532 BLACK MAGIC IS DEAD!!!!!!!
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533 THE MAGIC IS NOT STRONG AND TRUE.
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534 WHERE THE SUN IS LIGHT
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535 NO LONGER DARK.
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536 AND YOU CAN BE FREE OF FEARS IN THE
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537 NIGHT.BUT ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND
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538 THAT WHEN YOU LOOK BEHIND.BLACK
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539 MAGIC IS THERE ,BUT NOT IN SITE.
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540 THANKS AND SEE YA ALL LATER.
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541 ***********BLACK MAGIC***************
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542 IF YA DON'T READ ON HERE I WILL
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543 LEAVE ONE ON THE NEXT THING.
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544 ALL -THANKS FOR HAVING ME FOR A WHIHE
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545 WHILE BUT I SHALL GO NOW.BYE
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546 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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547 From Prometheus: The Designed
|
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548 If anyone really cares, I apologize for my prolonged absence. But I find it harder and harder to stay alert about Backwater.
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549 Assorted messages, as always, follow;
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550 MILCHAR; Forget all that I said about Black Magic, I don't feel the same wqy about him after all the above.
|
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551 MAN IN GRAY; It seems that I would need some transformers for the 'EQUIPMENT' we discussed. I do have a Z-80 free for you.
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552 And the inevitale message, the one I know you have all been waiting to hear, the one for Pam;
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553 PAM; I never did allow myself to read any of your writing with more than a fleeting glance, and I regret it immensely.
|
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554 I suppose that's all I really did have to say, and having done, and seen so much, I say good bye to you all.
|
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555 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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556 So your secretary ate the code, eh? Well at least it wasn't the credenza!
|
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557
|
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558 I'm making fair progress on entering the source (and correcting my typos!).
|
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559 The first three pages of ROM are in, and ALL three pages of RAM. (only 22
|
||
560 pages to go!)
|
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561 _____________________________Leonard_________________________________________
|
||
562 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
|
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563
|
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564
|
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565 BYE
|
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566
|
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567
|
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568 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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