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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask...
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2 ************************* INSTALLED: 13 FEB 85 *********************
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3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day System operator
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4 ************************************************************
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5 GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION
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6 PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM.
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7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privately owned
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8 and operated system which is currently open for use by the general public.
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9 No restrictions are placed on the use of the system. As the system is
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10 privately owned, I retain the right to remove any and all messages which
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11 I may find offensive. Because of the limited size of the system, it will be
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12 periodically purged of messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved)
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13 To leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out of the
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14 ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering the
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15 message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to replace
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16 the line. To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up.
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17 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
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18 ************************************************************
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21
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I won't say it. No, I won't say it! I refuse. Though, I must
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22 admit that since its been more than a year since I've been up here, the
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23 temptation is there.
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24 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]PAM+[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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25
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26 Aw, go head... you owe it to yourself.
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27 On to other matters, this was my first essay.
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28
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29 It was one of those laid-back spring days down on campus. Perfect riot weather... The flowering plums
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30 proudly displayed their bright pink blossoms. The air had a gently scented smell. Girls were working on
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31 their summer tans. The cold, rainy winter was just a memory.
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32 The warm sun had pushed the awful realities of the War to the back of our minds. Of course, the school's
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33 weirdo's, the Students for a Democratic Society, were having another sit-in at the college administration
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34 building. Most of us didn't pay attention. Spring was a time to enjoy nature's annual show. I can't even
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35 remember why they were there now... Was it Kent State, Jackson State, or the Cambodia Invasion? No matter.
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36 Sit-ins were a usual occurrance at the University of Oregon. Most of us were political, but not political
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37 enough to be concerned with another sit-in.
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38 It was late afternoon when I returned to my apartment. Janis Joplin was blasting on the stereo. As I
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39 was puttering around the apartment, the radio announcer broke in with a special report: The police had
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40 invaded campus. I looked at my roommate, "This one is going to be too good to miss." We high-tailed it
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41 back down to campus.
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42 By the Student Union, 30 or 40 of my classmates were milling around aimlessly. A few quick questions
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43 revealed that the police were inside the Administration Building arresting the demonstrators. No one had
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44 any idea what would happen next.
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45 Our view of Johnson Hall, the administration building was blocked by trees. Shortly from that direction,
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46 we heard a continuous angry whine. The whine of a tear gas generator ready for action. The 'parade' had
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47 started. Men in formation marched into view, the sun gleaming on their helmets. In the lead was the tear
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48 gas generator. To one side an officer with a shot gun. The rest carried long riot sticks at the ready.
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49 Following was a jail bus. Wire mesh covered its blacked out windows. We knew our classmates were inside.
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50 The sight was intimidating. But not intimidating enough. A single longhaired woman lay down on the
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51 asphalt and blocked their path. A policeman dragged her from the roadway by her hair. An outraged groan
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52 went up from the crowd of students.
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53 Academic freedom was being trampled by the establishment. As the police officers turned onto University
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54 Street and passed us by, catcalls rang out: "Pigs Off Campus!" "Off The Pigs!" Events began to escalate.
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55 At first paper cups full of soft drinks flew towards the marching men. Then from behind me a ceramic coffee
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56 cup was hurled. It moved in a lazy arc and struck one of the policemen in the neck. He went down. A cheer
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57 resounded. The other officers helped him to his feet. Their arrogance was broken. They shifted their sticks
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58 and glanced from side to side nervously.
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59 We followed the police up the street, shouting our anger. The jail bus passed by the officers and
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60 rumbled out of sight. Finally, as if they couldn't stand it any more; the police turned. The tear gas
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61 generator began to spew its noxious fumes. Students began running in every direction, eyes watering, noses
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62 burning, the aroma of the spring blossoms lost to the gas. In a moment it was over. The police were gone.
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63 The campus once again belonged to the students. This was the first skirmish in a battle that would last years
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64 Today, I'm on the other side. I'm a cop. Those days still live with me, but under the surface.
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65
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66 Er... this is what's known as an author's intrusion. My essay rambles for another few hundred words
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67 trying to make a point. What it boils down to is that today when I look at a punked-out child of the street
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68 and my blood pressure starts to rise, I pause and remember... remember how I felt and thought back then. I
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69 had a deep sense of right and wrong. I still do. Only my persepective has changed. My perspective doesn't
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70 make me better than anyone else.
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71
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72 Dr. Frankenstupe
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73 +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+
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74
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75 Grand D,
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76 What can I say? It was worth a shot. Sometimes my business takes me
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77 to CSD (rarely anymore). I'll try to look you up if I'm ever in the neighborhood.
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78 Mohammed
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79 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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80
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81 <<:*********************************************************:>>
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82 Mohammed:
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83 And what business is that? I remember you once saying that
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84 you were a cop, but I find that hard to believe. My dad was a
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85 cop and you no more seem the type than Dr Frankenstupe does.
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86 I'm working at Columbia County Children's Services. If
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87 you're in the neighborhood drop by...in uniform of course. It
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88 makes it look like we're working that way. Frank Jones says
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89 "Hi".
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90
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91 Grand D.
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92 <<:********************************************************:>>
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93 Alex: I just got around to checking the answering machine... the Computer
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94 Center had callled... my copy of "Computer Diplomacy" has finally arrived!!
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95 HOORAY! (gee, it's only 6-7 months behind schedule....)
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96 ________________________________Leonard____________________________________
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97 (*==marker==*)
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98 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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99 Becky T.: Hello!
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100 L'homme : What's this? Accusing *ME* of pirating? Now, really, that's too
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101 much. Would *I* do a thing like that? Pirating, indeed.
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102 +++++++++++++
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103 What's this I see on drive b? Confessions? Identity bleed-over?
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104 I can see where honesty could promote better entries, but REAL NAMES is a bit
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105 much. I'll have to agree with Piper. However, identities is a different story
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106 altogether. Here is a list, if anyone's interested, of the personalities I've
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107 used since I started here on BW:
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108 Milchar(this one), Dimat, Novar, (last two seen in the Ruby Vally adventure)
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109 Sundownor (McKane/NET story), UNDERGROUND HQ (]]]]]]]] border), J.K. O'Hara,
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110 Harry Foster, Farley (current NET story), and Master Changer (misc. fantasy
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111 entries, also has a terrible memory for names). It seemed incredible to me
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112 when I first read BW that one person would write the entries for two different
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113 personalities; now, I see each one as a different facet of my being. One of
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114 my primary interests before I arrived was Advanced Dungeons and Dragons- thus
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115 my love for fantasy. The nasties I play (Sundownor, John K., etc.) are a way
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116 to be "rude, corrupt, and cruel" and not hurt anyone. They're foils, really,
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117 for anyone who wants to cut them up. Of course, the fun's gone if I let them
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118 get killed off withouut a fight.
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119 Farley- well, he's an experiment. After re-examining my entries and by
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120 listening carefully to critics (thanks, L'homme), I decided to begin anew.
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121 He seems to be working. I can, and have, "pour out my heart" with his voice.
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122 Feurary always seemed to me to be the best time of the year for sharing.
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123 That's why I enter this. AlthoughI know that none of my personalities can
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124 be fully severed from this one from now on, I don't really mind.
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125 +++++++++++++++++++
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126 The Travelling Book before me, I began concentrating on the letters. Slowly,
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127 the numerous symbols rose from the pages, hopping to and fro in a semblance of
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128 "The Dance of Chaos". I began to Place-form: that is, position the letters on
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129 the page, under certain rules, to spell out the place I wanted to go.
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130 "Let's see...S followed by either F,I,N, or another S... Aha! N! 'Apply the
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131 letter "N" mentally then follow it by a T, W, or I unless you plan to follow
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132 next letter by A, E, or R- in which case you must apply those letters first,
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133 then the N, then the T, W, or I.'"
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134 The dance of the symbols grew more intense as A's and N's fluttered to the page
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135 in increasing numbers, darkening the air before the tome. With 200 or so rules
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136 to follow, plus exceptions, Place-forming isn't the speediest mental exercise
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137 in the universe.
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138 The cloud of letters tithinned. The last few letters scampered to their places,
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139 with the remainder falling back into the rest of the book. Finally, alone on a
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140 page were the words "Backwater Inn".
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141 I held my breath. For a moment, nothing happened. Then the letters shone.
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142 A glow almost tangible enveloped the tome and I, smothering what I could see
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143 of the outside world. A few more infinite heartbeats later, the glow faded.
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144 I stood alone, just outside the door of the Inn. A warm glow from within told
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145 me that the Innkeeper was no slouch at
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146 his job, and that there were patons there who, even now, talked and joked
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147 among themselves. I closed the tome and walked in quietly so as not to
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148 disturb conversation. I wondered, for a brief moment, exactly what I would do
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149 if the Inn closed its doors.Go elsewhere? Where? I pushed the ugly thought
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150 back into the depths of my mind. Quietly, I found a comfortable chair near a
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151 corner, sat down, and observed the new faces tell their stories.
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152 +++++++++++++++ Milchar ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 11:14pm on 02/13/85 +++++++
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153 +++ Hope that the line noise didn't make my entry too unintelligible. Milch.+++
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154 *^)_*^@#_)^*#_)^*_!)*^!)_*!_)*^_)*^!_)^*!_)^)_^&)_*!)_^@)_#(^@)_^*)_^#*^)_(@^_)@^*@)_#^&@_)(!@#_)^*@_)#^*@_)^*@_)^*_@*^
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155 Unmasked : Sondargaard, your recent entries to me are quite powerful. You have managed to put into words feelings and
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156 emotions that are sometimes quite difficult to write about. I applaud your courage for entering them here, for all of
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157 us to read. Don't use the word corny so much. Love is a difficult subject to write about without sounding 'corny.' Don't
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158 worry about labels and catagories; they shouldn't be applied here. While I am not a big fan of the so-called love
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159 stories seen here of late, your messages, at least to me, don't fall into that style. Messages about love, lost or not, and
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160 how it affects your life, are messages everyone can relate too. Thank you...
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161 Piper : Out To Lunch...I'll try again Thursday.
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162 Alc/Mes/Mel/Barfoot : I promised I wouldn't tell! You gave away the secret sooner than I expected. Are we ever going to
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163 find out what happened to Raza and the island? Are we going to here from your participant in this reality at the school
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164 district soon? No luck on Dr. Halo yet, still trying...
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165 And now...after an attempt before...I turn over the board to a lawyer friend of mine...
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166 &*^_#@_)#@*_*_)*#@^_)*@#_)^*@_)*!_^&@#_)*^@_#)*^@#_^ L'homme sans Parity *%_)#*%_)!%*_!)*%_!)%*_^&@_)#^_*!_)^*@_)^@_)^*
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167
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168 defense defense defense defense defense defense defense defense defense defense
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169 MacBeth: In Defense of MacBeth - Summation
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170
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171 Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: I am a mere public defendant,
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172 assigned to defend a person who is down and out in the worst way. I can't
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173 afford to put on the floor show my illustrious opponent has done for you
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174 these past few weeks. I am not able to conjure up ghosts of victims
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175 fallen by unfortunate coincidence unproven under cross examination to
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176 have anything to do with my client. I must base my case on pure unadulterated
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177 fact, not tricks with mirrors. And you, my companions on this incredible
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178 trip through the halls of power in our country, must decide, given only
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179 what you have seen and heard in this court room, the guilt or innocence
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180 of my client, MacBeth.
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181
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182 For him to even be here to be tried under the objective eye of
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183 the judicial system, is an unbelievable feat of perseverances and fortitude.
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184 So close to death MacBeth was, that only a miraculous escape (so I changed
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185 it a bit...) from Dunsinane spared his life. The vicious attacks perpetrated
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186 by the prosecutor's so called witnesses could not end the story one chapter
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187 short. MacBeth chose on his own to finish the story, and come out of hiding,
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188 and come what may, put his life in the hands of justice. A far better deal he
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189 gets here in this courtroom than at the hands of bloodthirsty enemies.
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190
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191 What can you say about a man who's life as crumbled about him? Oh
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192 the prosecuting attorny levels all of the blame at MacBeth himself, and
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193 none at MacBeth's environment. He ignores the three fortune tellers, from part
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194 I.i of the testimony. Do you believe in ability of some special individuals
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195 to tell the future, or at least glimpse at it? Are you willing to deny the
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196 monumental amount of evidence that supports the claims of these so-called
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197 witches, a term bandied about by those who don't understand, or don't want
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198 to understand? Could you deny your own future, when presented to you as it
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199 was to MacBeth, in part I.iii of the testimony? What a weight, what a burden
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200 to bare! To deny the future is to deny the past. It can't be done. But Mr.
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201 prosecutor would have you believe otherwise. He would have you condemn this
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202 man for something he had no control over. Is that fair? I ask you, is that
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203 fair!?
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204
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205 Lady MacBeth. Crumbling, falling, slipping into a chaotic personna
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206 of murder and death. Poor MacBeth. What was he to do? What would any of you
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207 do, when presented with such a dilemma? Your loved one demands an action of
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208 you. An action that goes against every grain of your existence. You are loyal
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209 to the king, yet your mate seeks more. More power, not so much for yourself,
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210 but for his or her self. To deny this request is to deny your love, at least
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211 in the eyes of the other. To succumb would be treachery, but what a choice to
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212 make! You have spent your whole lives together. Suddenly to cut that off; a
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213 fate worse than death; and infinitely better than the fate that may become
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214 you when your act is discovered. An impossible decision to make? Nay, a
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215 decision must be made. Are you willing to condemn a man, MacBeth, because he
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216 made a decision? He took action. He struck a path, and kept at it. He
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217 decided his wife was more important to him than anything else. Oh at first
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218 he denied it, as in testimony I.vii and II.ii, but he could not deny his
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219 wife's will for long. Treachery they call it. I call it love. Are any of you
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220 willing to admit you would do any different? Are you willing to go home and
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221 tell your wives and your husbands that you love your king more than they?
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222 Are you willing to tell them that you would rather see them die than someone
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223 else? Are you willing to admit that you, in MacBeth's place, would have done
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224 they same thing? Will you be honest, as MacBeth was???
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225
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226 The events that follow are incidental. Poor MacBeth was sucked into
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227 a whirlpool of distrust and hatred that he did not create, but instead
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228 inherited. To protect his wife, his own protection was secondary, he had to
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229 take measures that when examined out of context, like the prosecutor has
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230 done, do take on an ominous look. But he was forced into the situation. Once
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231 MacBeth decided to do what he did, there was no going back. Unfortunate
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232 incidents took place, and I will not remind you of what the lawyer to my
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233 right has so masterfully shown. The decision was made, but the ramifications
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234 didn't stop with the act. Lady MacBeth, then a wasted shell of her former
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235 self, and prophesy foretold the actions of MacBeth. He was like a puppet on
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236 a string. No real will of his own, only a knowledge of the terrible things
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237 that must be done, in order to continue. I assure you he regrets all that
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238 was done, but no other path opened itself up. A one way ticket to Hell was
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239 purchased by MacBeth. Will you pay for the return fare?
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240
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241 I ask you...no I beseech you, fine people of the jury, to find my
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242 client innocent of malicious forethought and action. While there is no
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243 doubt, no fogginess about what has happened, a tragedy that it is, there
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244 is a question of why? You can't pass judgement without asking why. Please
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245 don't be caught up in the yarn of power hungry madness the prosecution
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246 has spun. See above it and around it...and through it. That theory is full
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247 of holes. See MacBeth for what he truly is, and man who was at the wrong
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248 place at the wrong time. An unfortunate situation indeed. Find MacBeth
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249 not guilty. Don't make a mistake, and leave this person stranded, never to
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250 return to the country he loves; the country he has proven his love for many
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251 times over as a hero in the military. Don't leave this true patriot in the
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252 cold. Don't make the mistake of making this case a total tragedy. Don't make
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253 this the tragedy of MacBeth. Ladies and gentlemen, I thank you.
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254
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255 defense defense defense defense defense defense defense defense defense defense
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256
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257 ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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258 A candy factory has 10 gumball machines. Each machine
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259 produces 1 oz. round gumballs. Each machine produces gumballs
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260 of the same color: 10 colors in all. One day, it is discovered
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261 that one of the machines is producing gumballs that only weigh
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262 1/2 oz. You are assigned to the case. You must find the
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263 defective gumball machine. The problem: You are only allowed to
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264 use a weight scale once. No multiple weighings, no putting all
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265 10 samples on the scale at once, and removing them one at at
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266 (a) time. You are allowed only ONE use of the scale. How can
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267 you determine which machine is producing the bad gumball? Now
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268 remember, once you determine which gumball is light, you can
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269 fix the machine based on the color of the gumball you think is
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270 bad. But you can only weigh the gumballs once. It can be done,
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271 but how? To reiterate (typed in on the fly) Each machine
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272 produces gumballs of the same color, but each machine's gumballs
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273 are different in color from any of the other machines. Machine
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274 one produces red gumballs, #2 blue, #3 green, and so on...
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275 ?????????????????? Mini-Quiz-Mistress ????????????????????????????
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276
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277 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (drained)
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278 L'homme: Thanks, I needed a few kind words...
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279 Piper: I'm sorry to say that the truth has temp. drained me of my creativeness
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280 and that I will have to wait to type for the morrow.
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281 Milchar: Don't tempt me like that- I have too many facets that I still want
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282 to keep semi-private. (Only a few know them all. Not even Ian...)
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283 My Legion of characters will return shortly...
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284 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->the Guardian 45:02
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285
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286 ^^^^^ p.s. Entropy: I'm trying... --->G 45:03
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287
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288 ****************************************************************************
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289 wow, ok macbeth... not guilty
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290 masks? i have none, sometimes i spell my name backwards, but im not
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291 hiding anything.
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292 ******************************************kathyd******************************
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293 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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294 The brief gust of wind brought the soft smell of the rain-wet air into
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295 the rather smoky air of the in. Along with the cool damp, a figure dim against
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296 the poorly-lit outer wall slipped into a seat at an empty table. Passing by
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297 the innkeeper who was deftly drawing another flagon of ale, the piper lifted
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298 a filled mug and placed it on the newcomer's table. As he set the mug down,
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299 he glanced at a familiar face.
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300 "Well, hello Milchar. Glad to see you back," he said.
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301 pppppppppppppppppppppp
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302 L'Homme -- if you are trying to call me around lunch time, you are gauranteed
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303 NOT to make connections with me. Being rather old and fat, I have been
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304 attempting to improve my physical condition for the last year and a half.
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305 I spend the time my stomach feels would best be spent in eating lunch thrashing
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306 madly about in a large container of chlorinated water. I attempt to put in
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307 30 minutes lap swimming when other more sane persons stuff their faces.
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308 (the result of a year and a half? When I started this regimen, I weighed
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309 234 pounds. I still weigh 234 pounds, but my waist is four inches smaller
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310 and my shirts are all too tight.)
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311 If you want to call, you have an even chance before 9:30 AM and after 1:30
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312 PM. (That's why when there's a lot of work to be done I work nights -- I
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313 rarely get enough time in one chunk during the day. It's always meetings,
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314 problems, answering questions, expiditing matters of one sort or another.
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315 My most productive time is the time before 9:00AM or after 7:00 PM. Sigh.
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316 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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317 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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318 Defense-- You left out one point. Remember, the first scene the witches say
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319 "Fair is foul and foul is fair." And then Mcbeth walks on later and says "So
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320 fair and foul a day, I have not seen." Well, I'll play Carton and whether or
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321 not I believe this is irrelavent (yes, I know it's very misspelled).
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322 Don't you see? That is absolutely proof that those evil witches had control
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323 of him. He was possessed. He couldn't think rationally. His very own wife said
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324 he was too full of the milk of human kindness. He was a good man, very very
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325 good. And, because he was so good the instruments of darkness saw that fit to
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326 change. And, then his wife was sticking her face in his, calling him a coward.
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327 He had all these things against him. And, Lady Macbeth said "let me pour my
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328 spirits into thine ear..." (not a direct quote, can't remember) and then she
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329 made that prayer. Why she poured all her vileness into him. He had both the
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330 witches and his beloved wife against him! Two evil forces, working for the
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331 common enemy of man... (Now if you want me to say the Lady wasn't evil, that's
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332 a different story. Oh, about Carton, that wasn't an insult. Drop the comment,
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333 because, I realize now, there is no other way to read it). -Tanya
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334 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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335 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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336 Orange Dye No. 12
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337
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338 I stepped off the bus at work
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339 Wearing my funky orange knapsack
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340 Upon the bench sat a woman
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341 Red was the color of her hair
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342 Our eyes locked for a moment
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343 In a flash of fantasy
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344 I thought it was you
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345 I turned and walked away
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346 Speechless.......
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347 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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348
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349 defense defense defense defense defense defense defense defense defense
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350 Tanya : I am sorry, but I don't get the Carton reference. Your use of
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351 Fair and Foul is but one of many Equivical statements found in MacBeth. Check
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352 scenes I.i.4, I.ii.last, I.iii.65-66, I.vi, II.iii.28-36, IV.ii, IV.iv.138,
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353 V.iv.10, etc... Also, think about the crucial disorder. There comes a point
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354 in the play when you now things can not resolve happily for all. But as in
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355 all tragedies, the Tragedy of MacBeth shares a few common bonds. The overall
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356 situation is better at the end of the play then at the beginning, although
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357 this is sometimes subtle. Bad for individuals yes, but good for society. And
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358 of course, the person in the title always dies... The only exceptions I can
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359 think of that don't fall in to Shakespeare's rigid styles are Trollis and
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360 Cressida, ...Pericles, A Winter's Tale, and Cymbaline.
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361 One last point about my previous entry. Remember, the job of a public
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362 defender is to get his or her client off. I purposly left out many a terrible
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363 thing MacBeth did, in order to sway the judgement of the jury. Not fair you
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364 might say; remember the prosecution will do everything in their power to do
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365 the exact opposite of me, so there is no doubt that both sides will be heard.
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366 Our judicial system, in its purest form, is a thing of beauty. It is only
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367 the abuse by individuals that tarnish the system; an all too often occurance,
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368 unfortunately.
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369 One last point. An Oxford definition of 'weird', as in weird sisters,
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370 is 'fate.' That is a point I based a great deal of my case on. I don't think
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371 we were so far apart in our opinions after all...
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372 defense defense defense defense defense defense defense defense defense defense
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373
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374 *#@_)$*_)$*@_%)*#@_%#@_)%@#%*@#%
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375 Piper:Thanks. Haven't talked yet; appointment later today. I'll call soon.
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376 *_#*@%) L'homme sans Parity %)(%
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377
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378 Fog covers the ground and wreaths the frame of the heavy oaken door
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379 that stands as guard against the ravages of winter, and the door shows
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380 cracks where time has left its mark. As I stand upon the planks at the
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381 entrance, my hand traces a pattern along one of the larger furrows,
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382 following and caressing the impression of character. The age may show, the
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383 signs where it was modified from another use obvious, but it serves its
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384 purpose so well. And the memories that it can evoke! Yes, it is a
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385 marvelous door, so much history......... and it nearly hits me in the face
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386 as it swings swiftly outward from the force of a cluster of hands.
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387 Stumbling backward in an effort to avoid the contact, my boot catches on the
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388 edge of a board and I fall from the low porch into a cluster of bushes
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389 that huddle against the near wall. From this highly dignified position I
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390 can hear the laughter and a few bits of banter drifting back to me through
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391 the cold evening air: "TWIT!....... Did you see...... drivel!..... modified
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392 BIOS?....." as the voices fade into the distance.
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393 After returning myself to some semblance of respectability, I once
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394 again mount the steps. The door being already open, I enter and pull it
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395 shut behind me, then turn and face the room. Though different it is still
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396 the same, like comparing this spring's rosebud to last. Patrons jostle and
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397 curse, laugh, argue, and the good Innkeeper keeps an eye on the proceedings
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398 while quietly maintaining his own council. The room is slightly smokey,
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399 the air fragrant with the odors of wood from the hearth, roasting meat,
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400 pipe tobacco, and a thousand other smells familiar and not. I feel just
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401 a bit intoxicated by the climate that surrounds me, and a warm glow fills me
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402 as I slip quietly through the crowd toward the table I had used most often
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403 in the past, tucked unobtrusively into its own small corner near the back
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404 of the room.
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405 Looking about me from the comparative safety of this table, I see that
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406 the Inn does indeed have some familiar faces: there is the Piper, his face
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407 slightly pink from exercise and from the entertainment his pipes provide;
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408 though I don't see him, the Bard's presence is felt somehow, as if he were
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409 prepared to jump out from behind a curtain to regale us with some bawdy
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410 song; Dr. Frankenstupe has just finished telling a story about the days
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411 of his youth in the Town Of Two Buttes. But where might the apprentice
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412 be? I still owe him a cup of tea from a favor once rendered. Perhaps he
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413 will soon be revealed; I see a group of patrons standing there, removing
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414 mask after mask, and under each is a familiar visage. I'm surprised at
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415 their sudden need to bare their soles since we did not need to know who
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416 they were in other realities, but I am also surprised to see some of the
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417 faces that appear from beneath the masks. I fear that I cannot join into
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418 their game though. A smile curls the corners of my lips as I think of the
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419 words of a character from still another reality that would fit my position
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420 well: "I yam what I yam, and that's allz that I yam!"
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421 I peek behind the curtain that covers a nearby wall, then I let it fall
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422 into place again. What will the Innkeeper think? That was certainly a poor
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423 gift to give on a day dedicated to affairs of the heart. But then again,
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424 perhaps it was not. I guess that only he can answer that question.
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425 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]PAM?[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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426
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Ok, I admit it, I HAVE entered under other names in the past. I put
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427 some poetry here under the name of Jedeves (a bit personal, those, but since
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428 we're dropping masks...), as well as a number of other names during the
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429 dabate phase a little over a year ago (trying to stir things up and get
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430 everyone talking). A couple of times I've used male names (though not for
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431 anything major) just to see if I would still get those brownie points that
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432 gender seems to bring (I didn't). Sigh... Back to the Shadows again.....
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433 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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434 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< * >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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435 There were several and varied reasons for the use of the multiple persona forms
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436 here on the backwater. One of the main ones was to see if I could write using a
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437 believable female voice. In the course of doing so I got caught up in the Magen
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438 story myself. It is my intention to finish the story as time permits, meanwhile
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439 rest assured that Raza and Magen are enjoying themselves immensely.
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440
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441 voyeur ---- You are 100% correct. Testing of the hypothesis concerning the way
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442 personality types are treated was very revealing but hardly surprising. Again
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443 it served to point out that social and cultural bias still runs strong.
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444
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445 Tanya ---- I have enjoyed our interchanges very much. I sincerely hope you will
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446 continue to communicate with me as an integrated personality. Thank you very
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447 much for your stand against the forces of destruction. I feel certain you are
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448 a person who embraces many of the values that make us caring human beings.
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449
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450 Steve, (L'homme) ---- Alas, old habits fade slowly! You will be hearing from me
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451 `real soon now' concerning all pending items.
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452
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453 Although my offerings will be less frequent, (pause for the sound of applause)
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454 my affection for the Inn continues.
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455 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< capt'n barefoot >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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456 s:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:457 "Most murderers are not the wonderfully wicked monsters they appear to be for taking a human life. It is phisicly easy to
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458 do so. Macbeth was not GOOD, he hide behind it so he could say 'See, I don't really want to do this, the witches made me. Pity
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459 me, and destroy the witches.'
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460 When Lady Macbeth said Macbeth was to full of goodness, she
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461 was trying to live out her self-stlyed evilness. She knew that evil sees good as weak, and she knew Macbeth was weak, so she
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462 made the assumtion that too many people have made. If you are weak when you do something evil, you are not REALLY evil, in fact
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463 you are good.
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464 "IT is very easy to aviod the issue, and assume that since he was controlled he commited no crime. But isn't the fact that he
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465 could be brought out of his orignal fate proof that he was in a murderer who was lucky enough to have some witches as scapgoats
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466 around. I belive that he had much more freedom than he wallowed himself to be given credit for.
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467 "Every murderer has a story to prove he was only following fate or other inaviodable motivation, as does every rapist, thief,
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468 and embellzeler. That they had a motive does not make them innocent."
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469 Lady S.
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470 s:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:k
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471
|
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472 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (standing back in awe)
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473 "No! Don't do it! Don't give up you privacy!" I said.
|
||
474 But no one seemed to be listening...
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475 "I only dropped my known mask for the moment it took me to tell my side,
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476 (forever it seemed...) I didn't mean for the rest of you to give up that
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477 part of yourselves that allowed you to say something without personal attack.
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478 I may have shown you my true self, but you STILL don't know who I am..."
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479 As I said these words, I was taking a few slow steps towards the door but,
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480 the path is blocked. I will still remain... er- we will still remain...
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481 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->the Guardian 45:15
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482
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483
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484 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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485 Melissa-- Sorry to keep refering to you this way but I have no idea what to
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||
486 call you now; please give me something. Why, yes, of course I wish to keep
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||
487 conversing with you! Why wouldn't I?
|
||
488 Defense-- My entry was written in the early morning, about 5 minutes after
|
||
489 I awoke. (See where my priorities are?) I realize that the fair/foul image was
|
||
490 used through-out the entire play. (I don't think I expressed myself very well
|
||
491 due to the fact that my eyes were falling out of my head). I assumed that the
|
||
492 jury knew of Macbeth's crimes. Giving in explanation for them, I was. Those
|
||
493 evil, midnight hags possessed him. When he repeated their earlier statement,
|
||
494 in but a only slightly altered form, this was clue to their influence over him.
|
||
495 The fact that those comparisons were used through-out the entire play (and
|
||
496 perhaps this was just a coincidence) you needn't tell the jury... My reference
|
||
497 to Sydney Carton was from A Tale of Two Cities. Carton helps this lawyer with
|
||
498 cases. Implying that I am Carton and you are Stryver (the lawyer he asissts) is
|
||
499 in insult. I didn't realize this at the time. Certainly, I do not wish to give
|
||
500 you in insult, especially when it was not deserved.
|
||
501 Lady S-- Macbeth, himself never claimed that it was the witches fault.
|
||
502 Although towards the end he realized that the witches and his wife had some
|
||
503 influence over him. Through-out the majority of the play he thought it was only
|
||
504 himself. He said "I have no spurs to prick the sides of my intent, only vault-
|
||
505 ing ambition" sorry I don't remember the scene, it was shortly after the Lady's
|
||
506 big scene. He never considered that who could be controlled. Which, in my
|
||
507 belief, he was not. But, I do think he was influenced by the witches and his
|
||
508 wife. He was free, and made the choices. That's what made him a tragedy. And,
|
||
509 he realized this all at the end. Well, I am rambling. One thing: this is my
|
||
510 opinion. I'm not saying it's right, sorry if it sounds like it's the One Truth.
|
||
511 If it does, that wasn't intended. For all those who are bored by Macbeth, sorry
|
||
512 I'll try not to ramble next time. -Tanya
|
||
513 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
||
514 }MY NAME IS RHONDA J. CHRISTIAN AND I HAIL FROM PORT ST. LUCIE FLORIDA.
|
||
515 ::::::::::__________::::::::::__________::::::::::__________::::::::::__________
|
||
516 Discarding my now-useless overcoat, I trample on. The biting, snowy
|
||
517 winds almost beakon me to return, yet, my unconscious being tells me to
|
||
518 tarry forward. I trip over a branch; my face forced into the damp, white
|
||
519 powder. My frostbitten cheeks, now covered with ice, feel the need for
|
||
520 the nourishment that I have been denied. Crossing a hillock, I see....
|
||
521 can it be?!?!?!? The window lights spur an inner longing I haven't felt
|
||
522 since the start of my journey. As I approach, I see, YES! THE INN!!!!!
|
||
523 At long last, the hunger of my body as well as my intellect shall be
|
||
524 fulfilled! As I burst open the door, I am greeted by the friendly, familiar
|
||
525 faces I have so long missed. I collapse in a table, close enough to feed on
|
||
526 the delightful tales of others, but not yet nourished enough to have the
|
||
527 strength to encontribute my own.......
|
||
528 :::::::::::
|
||
529 Entropy- Glad to see you finally made it on! Loved all of your poems,
|
||
530 look forward to seeing more!!!!!!
|
||
531
|
||
532 Melissa- Keep up Magen. I am in suspence over the anticipation of another
|
||
533 episode.
|
||
534
|
||
535 Defence- Good defence. Are you really a lawyer???
|
||
536
|
||
537 Bye gang! Keep up the good work!
|
||
538
|
||
539 ::::::::::__________:::::::::: The Jiz /// __________f::::::::::__________
|
||
540
|
||
541 Who's in charge here?
|
||
542 Sir, this is Hell.
|
||
543 I realize that, but who's in charge?
|
||
544 No one. That's why it's Hell.
|
||
545 _innocent bysitter_ _
|
||
546 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
|
||
547 Guardian: Haven't you ever felt the need to tell someone else a secret?
|
||
548 Besides, I'm beginning to think that despite people knowing who my other facets
|
||
549 are, nothing will change.
|
||
550 L'homme: Could we arrange for that little tour about the first Saturday in
|
||
551 March? Wait, perhaps the second. Oh, well, please call me.
|
||
552 ++++++++++++
|
||
553 I listened intently to the conversation about me. Nearby, a mug was set down
|
||
554 on a table. I turned to see Piper smiling, holding a mug of his own. He'd
|
||
555 thoughtfully brought me a draught of the Inn's excellent ale.
|
||
556 "Greetings, Piper! I return after a long rest. It was hard to stay away.
|
||
557 Almost as if this place were... enchanted. Yes, enchanted by the souls
|
||
558 within."
|
||
559 ++++++++++++++++ Milchar ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 22:54 on 02/14/85 +++++++++
|
||
560 #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$#
|
||
561 With a groan of effort, L'homme and I managed to lift the lid on the coffin-like boxes.
|
||
562 Wires, PC boards, and smaller boxes returned the stare we gave them. Only a piece of paper broke the technological
|
||
563 monotony.
|
||
564 L'homme snatched the paper, irritated that the boxes had not produced Minksy and Flemming.
|
||
565 "Inventory, shipment 3C. AI sub-unit 24-ZE, FD-78 series. Deliver to new adress, S.E. 54th Street, Portland."
|
||
566 "FD-78? That's Fred's model number!", I exclaimed.
|
||
567 "Guess we have to go to this address, Farley, then find out where these boxes are coming from. I hope we'll be able
|
||
568 to re-assemble him. Ian wouldn't like to lose such a good AI specimen."
|
||
569 "IAN wouldn't like it? *I* wouldt like it. Listen, let's find this place. I think these are the second-to-the-last
|
||
570 pieces of the AI section. 24-ZF's the final one. We can secure the place then wait for the final drop."
|
||
571 "We've been chasing after this van all day, Farley. A tired agent soon becomes a dead one. Come on, let't get back
|
||
572 to some comfortable quarters at the NET offices. We'll start early tomorrow."
|
||
573 "All right," I reluctantly agreed. "Crack of dawn?"
|
||
574 "Dawn it is.", he said, and we left.
|
||
575 #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$# Farley #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$# 23:09 - 02/14/85 #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$#
|
||
576 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
|
||
577 Some people lose their borders; people are poaching on my Concept.
|
||
578 'Mini-quiz-mistress' - I suppose it's not something simple like the 1/2 oz
|
||
579 gumballs are only 80% the size of the 1 oz balls?
|
||
580 A somewhat more complicated method is to take 1 ball from machine #1,
|
||
581 2 balls from maching #2 .......10 balls from machine #10. Put them all on
|
||
582 the scale at once. The number of 1/2 ozes is the number of the machine
|
||
583 producing light balls. Aaarrgg! The total weight should be 55 ounces.
|
||
584 The difference between the actual weight and 55 ozs, in 1/2 ounce
|
||
585 units, is the number of the machine producing the underweight gumballs.
|
||
586 (i.e. if the actual weight is 52.5 ounces, that is 2.5 ounces light,
|
||
587 which is 5 1/2-ounce units. That means that machine number 5 is defective).
|
||
588 You actually only need to use the gumballs from 9 machines. If the weight is
|
||
589 right on, the 10th machine is the culprit, but in that case you have to start
|
||
590 counting from 0.
|
||
591 I'm curious to see your solution. Or is this one of those trick questions?
|
||
592 ?????????????????????????????????? QUIZMASTER ??????????????????????????????????
|
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593 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ETC.^^^^^^^^^^^
|
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594 tilean
|
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595 Don't be frustrated, just be discreet. I do not want you to go away mad.
|
||
596 I am the first to admit that my paranoia gets the best of me, and I think that
|
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597 sometimes it makes my words much to harsh.
|
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598
|
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599 Guardian
|
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600 Work I shall on the poem.
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601
|
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602 Tin Man
|
||
603 Thank you. I am working on a way to prevent what we discussed, wish me luck.
|
||
604
|
||
605
|
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606 Adrian
|
||
607 p.s. Tanya, my friend, thank you, as always, for your words.
|
||
608 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ETC.^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
||
609 off
|
||
610 *****************************************************************************
|
||
611 close to bottom, or there... so much to say, aurgg what a day, a day filled
|
||
612 with valentines and warrents for my arrest. what a combo... what? did i just
|
||
613 feel the presence of 200 ears that just pricked up to some good dirt? ok to
|
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614 satisfy i will just say i paid the tickets and they didn't take me back to
|
||
615 texas... gee that was a wild vacation... yes, im grabbing my ankles, feel good?
|
||
616 oh yes officer, give me more. but i have a drivers license it's right here.
|
||
617 *******icouldb***hallnightkathyd*********************************************
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618 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ETC.^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
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619 Tanka
|
||
620
|
||
621 Experimenting
|
||
622 A new song, by a new voice
|
||
623 Echos off the walls
|
||
624
|
||
625
|
||
626 Testing its form and meter
|
||
627 Amongst the chorus of the Inn
|
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628
|
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629 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Adrian ^^ETC.^^^^^^^^^^^
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