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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
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2 ************************ INSTALLED: 30 DEC 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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19
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20 The PorSFiS crowd never said that Elephant & Castle was too far.
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21 The Cheerful Tortoise is too far (remember, many of these people will have
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22 to walk *back* to the cars parked near the Library...).
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23 Also PorSFiS is looking for a new meeting place, so there is no point
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24 picking a new 'permanent' libation site until we know where we will be
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25 starting from!
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26
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27 By the way I do believe that I am at the top!
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28 ______________________Leonard_JD 2446429.2471____________________________
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29 THE TOP OF WATT,LENNERD?
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30 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\THE DESTROYER\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\32
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31 Nexus. The city that covered a world. A hundred thousand warpgates, of the same type that James used but
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32 artificially maintained and permanently open, extended to a hundred thousand world in the galaxy and beyond. Nexus was
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33 exactly what its name implied, a crossroads for all the worlds it served. An uncoutable number of cultures clashed
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34 here, magical, technological, and both. A unified government or police force was impossible, making Nexus a very
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35 dangerous place to travel alone in.
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36 James stepped out of the hospital entrance, more alone than he looked. He had asked around and found that Tariya
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37 had also left alone, and for points unknown. He had no way to find her and hoped she would be all right.
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38 He hailed a groundcab and took it to a high-rise apartment building not far from the hospital. When he got there he
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39 took the elevator to the top floor. It was a long ride, 492 stories straight up. When it reached the top he took out a
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40 key and inserted it into a plate by the buttons. The elevator rose another floor. The doors opened and he stepped out
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41 into a huge, luxuriously furnished penthouse. It was his, all bought and paid for. He collapsed exhaustedly into a
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42 chair. After who knows how many days stuck in that damn bed he was very easily exhausted. His powers were still run
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43 down so far that he couldn't use them to save his life.
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44 When he first came to this city, two years ago, he was on his last doller, or intercred, if you prefer. He needed
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45 money, and quickly. An idea had struck him. He already had quite a reputaion, and a lot of rumors about his exploits
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46 had been flying around. Why not make use of the skills he had been born with and try to sell his story? He had
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47 approached the biggest publisher he could find with his proposal. To his amazement, they immediately offered him an
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48 eight figure advance on the story. With part of that money, he bought this penthouse and settled himself in to write
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49 the story. Six weeks later, he had a manuscript. It was published in record time and became an instant galatic
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50 bestseller. Soon everybody knew of the Destroyer and at a 10% commision per sale, he soon had literally more money
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51 that he knew what to do with. It was still adding up, even two years later.
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52 He'd wanted to show off this beautiful apartment. He'd wanted to take her out and show her the city like Putzie
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53 never could. It was all a pipe dream now. She wouldn't be back. He knew it in his heart. He'd left his address with
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54 Doc Kanden just in case she came looking but he knew how futile that was. She would probably stay with Putzie, who
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55 would use her and then throw her out. He had done it before. James knew him, she didn't.
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56 Putzie's apartment was in this building, 361 floors below him. Maybe he should go down there. But what would he
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57 say? She was pissed, and quite rightly so. He had remembered that stupid gun long before they reached the Palace. He
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58 also knew it was the reason Tariya's spell had gone awry. Why hadn't he gotten rid of it? Afterwards, his stupid
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59 stinking ego wouldn't let him admit what he had done, which he carried to irrational extremes. And it cost him Tariya.
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60 He deserved to be alone. Time and again he had proven himself unfit for human company, even when he wanted or needed
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61 it. And so he was alone. Again.
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62 Five thousand feet above the city, the only noise in the huge penthouse was the sound of soft crying.
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63 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\THE DESTROYER\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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64 /=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/
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65 Gasping at fresh air, there must be some about! I feel as if I am
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66 about to choke from the fumes that have enveloped myself and my friends.
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67 Just a moment, it's to the left... No, to the right. I thought I felt it
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68 over to the right. Yes, there it is! At long last, I have come to find my
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69 spectacles! Maybe now I can discover some path away from these clouds.
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70 Placing the lenses before my eyes I discover that they have not
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71 been sitting idle while I was distracted. Why am I not able to see? Hmmm.
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72 Where did all these scratches generate? This will not do, this just will
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73 not do. Someone has gone as far as to have broken them between the lenses!
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74 This is a fine pickle I've gotten myself into. Broken! How will I see?
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75 Wait, these vapors do seem to be parting. It's a good thing I'm
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76 still able to see the lights ahead of me; they certainly are bright.
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77 As if the fact that I now had to contend with these conditions,
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78 was bad enough, there was only one thing I could think of that would make it
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79 any more difficult..... Well, there goes the light. Now I really am in a
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80 bad way.
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81 What's this? There is someone pushing behind me. How rude, you'd
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82 think that some people would at least have the decency to walk around...
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83 Hey, just a second now. Someone's tugging at me now. This really is very
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84 rude. Can't others be left alone in a crisis?
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85 Some of the lights are coming back on now. Oh, I do feel foolish.
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86 It turns out that those that have been poking and prodding me where trying
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87 to help, rather than hinder, my progression. There's my Friend... and
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88 there is the Other. I guess I've never had it so well off.
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89 Oh great, here comes that hideous, splittering mist again! Drats.
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90 /=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/
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91 Delta V. - Insults will not get you very far. Just be content that if you
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92 call the name it will be more than sufficient to bring forth
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93 the one you seek. I speak from experience.
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94 And by the way, it was truly an experience having met you.
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95 (Got you curiousity up now? "Who's that," you ask?) Perhaps we
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96 may meet again. E&C next time fellows?
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97 PorSFiS Group - It was great seeing all those chipper(?) faces gathered
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98 'round once again. But say, didn't we miss having some
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99 type of really festive get-together this year? ?????
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100 Piner.
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101 /=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/
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102
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103 (((*)))(((*)))(((*)))((( ripple )))
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104 Well, now,"who's that, I ask? Sure am glad I had my Minox with me. I may not
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105 know your name, but I got pictures of everyone who was there. Are we enemies?
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106 Gimme a hint, c'mon, gimme a hint... [*=*]
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107 FMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFM
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108 The Tale Of Peter Rabbit
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109 (Part 005)
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110
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111 FLOPSY, Mopsy, and Cotton-
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112 tail, who were good little
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113 bunnies, went down the lane
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114 to gather blackberries;
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115
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116 <To Be Continued>
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117 FMFMFMFMFMFM Fable Master FMFMFMFMFMFM
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118 If this story is really disliked, tell
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119 me. I'll probably ignore you, but...
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120 FMFMFMFMFMFM Fable Master FMFMFMFMFMFM
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121 Yes! Yes! Yes! It is very much dis-
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122 liked! Well... at least they're
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123 short.
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124
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125 ++-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
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126
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127 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ FP @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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128 Franklin Pervis sidled up against the graffiti-stained wall and wiped his nose with his sleeve. His beady eyes peered
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129 out over his bifocals nervously, waiting for the man he was supposed to meet.
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130 He jumped about a foot in the air when a strong hand grabbed his shoulder from behind.
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131 "What th-... oh, it's you. God, don't scare me like that. I don't like this part of town."
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132 The big black man chuckled. "Aw c'mon, Perv, yo' safe here. Ah'll protect you mah man!"
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133 Pervis just shook his head. "Do you have what I want?"
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134 The big man chuckled and stared down at the little reporter in front of him. "Yassir, Perv, and a little bit mo!"
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135 "What do you mean?"
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136 "A little mo' information."
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137 "About Delta"
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138 ?"
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139 The man just smiled and reached into his black leather jacket. He pulled out a brown paper bag and held it toward
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140 Franklin. Pervis took it gingerly, holding it up as best he could since it was heavier than the small package implied.
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141 "That's a .357, Perv, oughta do the job well 'nough. But, uh, ah'll need 'bout 'nuther bill for that information Ah
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142 mentioned."
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143 Pervis dug into his pocket and pulled out a few bills. "What is it?"
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144 "Well, Delta is on his way fum Arizona is some jet he rented. Seems his old lady got knocked off in between her gettin'
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145 knocked up!" The man chuckled at his own joke.
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146 Pervis shuddered. "Who did it?"
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147 "Don' know yet. But it seems that Delta's madder 'n hell, Perv. You better watch out, he may think you did it!"
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148 Franklin Pervis just shook his head, and put the gun in his overcoat. It pulled the coat down on the left side, giving
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149 the short man an even odder, more lopsided appearance.
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150 He thought about Delta V, and the fact that he wanted to kill him. Some sympathy had been generated in the papers for
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151 the man, but the bitter irony was that this so-called hero wanted revenge for
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152 the killing of his family. But as soon as someone threatened him personally, his first reaction was to threaten someone
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153 elses family. And now all of New York City.
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154 "Thanks Blue, I appreciate the information. I'll be back in touch soon. I've got a plane to catch."
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155
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156 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ FP @@@@@@
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157
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158 XT
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159 HELP
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160 TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
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161
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162 "Fellows... Fellows! Please continue." Dr Macrobius' voice revealed his
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163 sentiments towards Fellows' long pause. "You must go on with your story."
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164 "Of course Doctor, I am sorry. Well, like I said, the lady from the
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165 field was standing there in the forest under a patch of light. She was smiling,
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166 and her hands were clasped in front of her. She called my name and I started
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167 moving towards her."
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168 "Did you recognize her this time? Did her face still seem familiar?"
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169 "I still could not associate a name with her face, but I know I had
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170 seen her sometime before. I moved towards her, and as I got closer, she held
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171 her arms higher. The palms of her hands we turned up, and the light from
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172 above made them look like they were glowing. I could hear nothing but my
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173 breathing. My eyes were fixed on her palms. And then she..."
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174 "Yes Fellows? This is critical now. You must recount what happened."
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175 "I... I was only a couple feet from her, and she reached down and took
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176 my hands in hers. My hands burned to her touch, but I could ~ot pull away.
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177 She looked into my eyes, and I into hers, and the burning went away. The
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178 forest seemed to darken, and all I knew was this woman holding my hands,
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179 standing in front of me. I could sense nothing else. All that existed was
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180 she and I... I am sorry Doctor..."
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181 "Fellows, you know you must..."
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182 "Yes, I know. I know. She opened her mouth, as if to say something. But I
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183 could hear nothing. She moved her lips but no sound came out, or I didn't hear
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184 whatever sound she was making. I guess she sensed that I could not hear,
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185 because she stopped moving her lips and closed her mouth. Then her eyes...her
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186 eyes seemed to grow into pits of ebony, dark foreboding orbs that help no
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187 light. And then she screamed."
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188 "Screamed? You could hear this scream?"
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189 "I could hear it AND I could feel it. I have never felt such terror from
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190 a sound before. It shook my whole body, I could feel nothing else but that
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191 scream. I closed my eyes, and I felt the burning in my hands, for just a
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192 second, then it was gone. I felt strangely moved, and I opened my eyes. It was
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193 my bedroom. I was awake. My body was covered with sweat and my throat was
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194 dry. I could not go back to sleep, and I came here as soon as I thought you
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195 might be in."
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196 Macrobius was busy writing in his notepad. A moment later he closed his
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197 pad and looked up at Fellows.
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198 "I see why you are so troubled Fellows. You did the correct thing in
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199 coming to see me. We have a great deal to talk about."
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200 "Then you can help me?" Fellows face pleaded more than his voice did.
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201 "Yes, I think I can, but in the end it will be you who will help
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202 yourself. I want to..."
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203 A NET HQ announcement was coming over the building communications
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204 system. When Ian Machinery wished to speak, no man or woman in NET could
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205 deny him.
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206
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207 "...AGENTS PARITY AND FELLOWS PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO LOADING BAY
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208 94 FOR IMMEDIATE TRANSPORT. WOULD AGENTS PARITY AND FELLOWS PLEASe REPORT..."
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209
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210 "I am sorry Doctor, but this sounds like an emergency. Ian only makes
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211 announcements like that when big trouble is in the works."
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212 "I know Fellows, good luck. We must speak as soon as you return. Do not
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213 forget."
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214 "Don't worry Doctor Macrobius, I'm afraid forgetting will be the last
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215 thing I could do. Thanks for you help."
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216 Parity made haste for the docking bay. NET's HQ was located near a
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217 small civilian airport, and the docking bay had a tram to an underground
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218 hanger, where a sleek new jet aircraft stood standing by, waiting for two
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219 very important passengers.
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220
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221 TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT Fellows TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
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222
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223 ch /hands we/hands were/ /~ot pull/not pull/ /help no/held no/ /you help/your help/ Sorry, that is what I get for not
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224 uploading. Fellows
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225 TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
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226
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227 _____________________________________________________________________________
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228 Bowling? Bowling? Did someone mention the sport of Bowling? Do you mean to say
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229 that other enlightened backwaterites have discovered the wonderful sport of
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230 bowling for themselves? OK, how many out there really go bowling? Tell the
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231 truth now, this is important information!
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232 _____________________________________________________________________________
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233
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234 Fence{
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235 Aus Stoffen und porosen Materialien nicht entfernbar! Nur in gut belufteten
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236 Raumen verwenden. Hutinigier!
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237 @/eX
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238 Peter part plenty
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239 [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] DELTA FIVE [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*]
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240 They hurried into the oval office in silence broken only by the whisper of Neolite soles on plush carpeting.
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241 The president was waiting, he was livid with rage. The joint chiefs had gathered around the polished mahogany desk
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242 as they did in times of crisis. The secretary of Defense slipped through the door, just as the President spoke.
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243 He was interrupted by the representative of the NSA,an act he was to soon regret. No one interrupted the President.
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244 "Mr President, you must understand that with all the breeder reactors in operation around the world, small amounts ..."
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245 The President exploded into a torrent of expletives,"Understand? Understand, hell. A small amount?
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246 "You call 14 kilograms of weapons grade Plutonium a small amount? You stupid son of a bitch..."
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247 The Secretary of Defense, a man known for being cool under fire, eased into the conversation. The President had great respect f
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248 and he listened, as did every man in the room. All eyes were riveted on the gentle features of this great negotiator as the man
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249 "First I will summarize the situation, and then we will procede with a plan which will work" No one questioned him and he contin
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250 "We know he has the materials to construct the uh, device. We know he has the knowledge to put it together, and we HAVE to assum
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251 he has done so." "This Delta Five is not known for making idle threats." "We know he has the use of a Lear 24 or 25B, and we kno
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252 and range are such that he COULD penetrate Soviet airspace." The group of soldiers and diplomats broke into a simultaneous groan
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253 Quickly regained control. "Gentlemen. Hear me out, please." "Let us place a little of the blame where it rightfully
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254 belongs. Here. In this office. Was it not because of our own screwup that his wife and children were murdered? Do you blame the
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255 "He has been hunted by the Agency, the Soviets, Wassir, and of course Mckane for three years now, on the run."
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256 He knows that sooner or later, someone will get him, and he wants to punish those responsible."
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257 "And I, for one, can not blame him." "NOW-gentlemen what he really wants is McKane." "What we will do is GIVE him McKane."
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258 The room was totally silent for a few seconds, and then the President spoke. "Yes, of course." He pointed a bony finger at the
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259 rose from his desk, and started issuing commands.
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260 Pens were snatched from pockets, and notes hurridly made. Telephones were lifted, orders barked. The wheels began to turn.
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261
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262 45000 feet above the Ogilvie Mountains of the Yukon a speaker crackled into life. "DelFyv Sierra Echo Tango Overlook has Commenc
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263 Only one man in the world, other than the pilot, knew those words. Delta Five breathed a great sigh of relief, cracked open a ca
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264 turned left heading 245 degrees, to a warm and save haven...
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265
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266
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267 yes
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268 Too all,
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269 Is there going to any other stories on thsi board??
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270
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271 save
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272 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\yep\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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273 AH FINALLY... I have been enjoying your BBs for 2 days now, I hope to be able
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274 to contribute something worthy of reading myself. I am very new and
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275 inexperienced with my modem and telecommunication equipment.
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276
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277
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278 help
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279 help
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280 i can't break out...
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281 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
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282 Here we go again... Tomorrow AM I leave to go back to Cowtown U, or OSU to
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283 the uninitiated, and I get to miss another three months of terrific (or atleast
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284 pretty nifty) stories and dialogue. I'm spending NY Eve with an old friend and
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285 the next week getting organized, so have fun without me...
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286 To whomever tried to start a fight on the last disk : I DON'T WANT TO SEE
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287 ANY MORE LEFT-HANDED INSULTS!!!!!
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Left-handed people happen to be more in-
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288 tuitive, creative, and imaginitive; Left-handed people are the only ones in
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289 their right minds. So There. You can insult Rednecks all you want tho'...
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290 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/Luingil/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/(HappyNewYearAll!!)/\/\/\/\/\
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291
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292 New York, London, Paris, Munich, Everyone's talkin' 'bout Pop Music...
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293 or
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294 Delta V! Seattle, Austria, New York, Tucson, Pheonix, Yukon... What a
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295 globe trotter. What is a smalltime newspaper man to do?
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296 ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^
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297 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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298 ______________________________JD 2446430.0915______________________________
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299 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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300 WEEL_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>
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301 NEOHAMA
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302 _>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>
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303 I exist...
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304
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305 Being tall as seen from a 6 foot 3 dude....
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306
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307 Most people think that being tall would be sooooo great. That is, people who aren't tall. Somebody said that tall
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308 people get picked on less. As a matter of fact, we get picked on more. Somebody can really get popular if they whup
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309 a tall guy.
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310 Then of course there's the small things like running into the ceiling (which I do in the basement). If you're s
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311 scared of heights and happen to look down, this can also cause problems. I tell you short people, you're lucky!
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312 Neo.
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313 _>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>
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314 The suicidal.
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315 _>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>>__>
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316 Marker: 12/30/85 23:46:26 (JD 2446430.8239 [2446431.0000 @ 04:00:00])
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317
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318 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Milchlurk
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319 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++000000000001TED++++++++++++++++
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320 pENTER
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321 FRANK CONTINUED TO PUSH THROUGH THE SWAMP. HIS PACK WAS GETTING HEAVY, AND HE WA
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322 S TIRED AND WANTED TO REST. HIS ONLY CONSOLATION HAD BEEN THAT HE ALWAYS KNEW
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323 HE WAS HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, AS THE MARKER TRANSMITTER'S BEACON WAS
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324 STRONGLY REGISTERING ON THE SEEKER THAT HE CARRIED. HE HAD BEEN WALKING SINCE
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325 MORNING, AND HE ESTIMATED THAT HE HAD
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326 ZENITH. THE GROUND HAD REMAINED MUD, AND HE DID NOT INTEND TO REST, SINCE DOING
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327 SO WOULD MEAN GETTING WHAT LITTLE REMAINED CLEAN, FILTHY. LOOKING AT HIS WATCH,
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328 HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD BEEN WALKING FOR 12 HOURS. HE MUST REST. MAYBE HE COULD
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329 SCANNING THE TREES, HE PICKED THE MOST BRANCHY OF THEM ALL AND BEGAN HIS CLIMB.
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330 FIVE FEET UP HE STOPPED, AND SAT WITH HIS BACK TO THE TRUNK. CLOSING HIS EYES,
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331 HE FEEL INSTANTLY ASLEEP. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++00000001TED+++++++++++++
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334 One Long Saturday...
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335 (Part 4)
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337 Now Jim was getting desperate. He was running out of ideas. Wasn't there anything that would do these little
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338 creeps in? Shoot 'em, maybe. Well, it's worth a try.
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339 "All right, everybody. Back to the car." He hustled them into the Chevy and locked the yard back up. If this
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340 worked, he be back to clean up the mess before Monday morning. If it didn't, he doubted he'd have to worry about
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341 it.
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342 On the way back to the house, Amogo asked, "What are we doing now?"
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343 "Well, I thought you might like to experience some earth amusements before you wiped us all out."
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344 "As I have already stated, we have no intention of 'wiping out' the human race. We merely wish to enslave
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345 you."
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346 That's right, he thought, they just want to enslave us. No big deal. He pulled into the driveway. Telling them to
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347 wait, he ducked into the house and came back out with his .30-06 and a box of ammo. Then he drove them up to a nearby
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348 gravel pit where he sometimes practiced.
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349 "Okay," he said, leading them down into the pit, "This is a game of skill. Normally this," he said, holding up the
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350 rifle, "fires a high-velocity lead slug. However, we have these special bullets that are made of hollow plastic and
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351 have a red marking dye in them. It's with these bullets that we shoot at each other to see who could hit whom first.
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352 It's all in harmless fun, and nobody gets hurt, of course."
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353 "Of course." said Amogo. "We have seen this activity practiced before on your television transmissions."
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354 "Yeah. Right." He lined them up and walked over to the far side of the pit. He opened the rifle's bolt and snapped
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355 six 180-grain hollowpoint bullets into the clip. Then he sat and braced the rifle on his knee, sighting the crosshairs
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356 right between Amogo's nonexistant eyebrows.
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357 Well, they were ticklish. Every time a bullet struck them and bounced off, they emitted a high-pitched giggle.
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358 Otherwise, it didn't even bother them. Jim decided to give up after a ricochet screamed by about a quarter inch above
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359 his part. He put the rifle down and groaned.
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360 "Admittedly, that was much more pleasurable than the last activities." Amogo said. "What shall we try next?"
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361 Jim treated them to a few words that they had never learned from television. "Everybody in the car!" he roared,
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362 picking up his gun.
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363 On the way back, he had another idea.
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364 The seven of them stood at the edge of the pond in his back yard. The aliens eyed the liquid substance
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365 uncertainly. they explained that there was no water on their world. How about that, Jim thought. "This activity is
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366 called diving. We go underwater for long periods of time and observe the underwater life." In that pond the only
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367 underwater life was bugs, frogs, and algae but one should start small. "Surely you've seen this on our television
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368 transmissions."
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369 "Of course." replied Amogo, "but didn't the humans use some sort of breathing apparatus..."
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370 "Fooey! That's just just for people with bad lung conditions! You don't need them. You'll be just fine."
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371 After more coaxing he finally convinced them to go in and stay there until he had them come out. They marched
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372 single file into the water. Sadly, they didn't dissolve, but they would undoubtedly drown, as they showed no tendancy
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373 to float. Jim watched through the scummy green surface as they reached the deepest part and sat down in a circle,
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374 becoming completely still. He watched a full five minutes and then left. If this didn't work, he had one last idea to
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375 try, and it required some preparation.
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376 Two hours later, they were still in the same position on the bottom of the pond, looking like underwater statues.
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377 Surely they had drowned by now. Jim waved down at them experimentally.
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378 Three of them waved back.
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379
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380 (To Be Continued...)
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381
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382 #$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$# J.D. SILVERMAN $#$#$#$#$#$
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383
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384 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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385 To FM: Beatrix Potter stories are MUCH better with the illustrations!
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386 Emu: PorSfis (did I get the capitals right?) has been meeting at the
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387 library in downtown Portland for longer than I have been in the area.
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388 I've actually made it two times and survived the drive into the city!
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389 (Unfortunately, it's more than I'm usually up for.) If they change
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390 locations, I'll probably try to make it, but large assembleges of people
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391 such as city streets, have a depressing effect on my motivations.
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392 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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393 Friends, don't let this opportunity pass. You've read about it in
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394 the Oregonian; you may have found a cryptic notice in your mail; and now
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395 it's right here in glowing phosphors.
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396 ANNOUNCING THE FIRST EDITION
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398 WRITER'S NORTHWEST HANDBOOK
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399 Available in early February for all aspiring authors, and even for those
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400 already aspired, etc., it will include a survey of hundreds (almost a
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401 thousand) regional markets for prose, poetry and the like. For more info
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402 or to reserve a copy at the fantastic prepublication price of $5.95 plus
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403 $1.50 postage, phone Dennis at 621-xxxx or Doug at 244-xxxx. Yours for
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404 poetic justice and a joyous new year.
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405 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Stovall, Dennis on 31 Dec 85 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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406 break
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407 And now, on to serious propositions:
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409 not so serious
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410
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411 simple simple simple simple simple simple simple simple simple
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412
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413 When I was 9 I learned survival
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414 Taught myself not to care
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415 I was my single good companion
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416 Taking my comfort there
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417 Up in my room I planned my conquests
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418 On my own
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419 Never asked for a helping hand
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420 No one would understand
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421 I never asked the pair who fought below
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422 Just in case they said no
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423
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424 Pity the child who has ambition
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425 Knows what he wants to do
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426 Knows that he'll never fit the system
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427 Others expect him to
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428 Pity the child who knew his parents
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429 Saw their faults
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430 Saw their love die before his eyes
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431 Pity the child that wise
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432 He never asked did I cause your distress?
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433 Just in case they said yes
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434
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435 When I was 12 my father moved out
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436 Left with a wimper not with a shout
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437 I didnt miss him- he made it perfectly clear
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438 I was a fool and probably queer
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439 Fool that I was I thought this would bring
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440 Those he had left closer together
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441 She made her move the moment he crawled away
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442 I was the last the woman told
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443 She never let her bed get cold
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444 Someone moved in- I shut my door
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445 Someone to treat her just the same way as before
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446
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447 I took the road of least resistance
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448 I had my game to play
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449 I had the skill and more- the hunger
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450 Easy to get away
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451 Pity the child with no such weapons
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452 No defense
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453 No escape from the ties that bind
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454 Always a step behind
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455 I never called to tell her all Id done
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456 I was only her son!
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457
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458 Pity the child but not forever
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459 Not if he stays that way
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460 He can get all he ever wanted
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461 If hes prepared to pay
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462 Pity instead the careless mother
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463 What she missed
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464 What she lost when she let me go
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465 And I wonder does she know
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466 I wouldnt call- a crazy thing to do
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467 Just in case she said who?
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468
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469 simple simple simple simple simple simple simple simple chess
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525 Help
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527 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.001
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528 of being treated like a child!" she pouted to the
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529 walls. They kept their opinions to themselves, as usual. For the
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530 umpteenth time, Miranda had asked to go with her father, the Duke, and
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531 for the umpteenth time, he said that his trips were "not for a young
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532 girl such as you."
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533 "But I'm twenty-two now!" Her complaints hadn't swayed him in
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534 the least. "He'd let me go if he knew that I... NO! I mustn't tell
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535 him: he'd never let me go *anywhere*." If her father knew that she'd
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536 been in his library, studying his old books, he would be very upset.
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537 When she was very young, she had been told never to touch his books;
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538 especially the ones on the south wall.
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539 As forbidden fruit goes, the more forbidding, the more tasty.
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540 It took a long time, but her resistance finally broke down four years
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541 ago, after they returned from exile. Once into them, she couldn't keep
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542 away from the books. They revealed their knowledge to her, and she
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543 learned quickly why she was to have never touched them: they were
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544 addictive. Before she opened the first one, she had figured that they
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545 were the source of her father's powers, and now she knew how powerful
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546 the black arts could be.
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547 She had been an innocent young girl, betrothed to a well-to-do
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548 young man. When her beloved was killed in a rigged duel, she sunk
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549 into the depths of remorse. Wandering aimlessly around the family
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550 mansion, she found herself in the library, gaze transfixed on the
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551 forbidden bookcase.
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552 Now, having secretly studied the books, storing every word into
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553 her photographic memory, she felt that it was time to go out on her own.
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554 Her father wouldn't let her go with him on his trips, so she decided to
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555 go on a trip of her own.
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556 It was a quest, of a sort. After reading through the series on
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||
557 simple illusions, she had gone on to the physical transformation books.
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558 She read the first three books and found that there was a fourth book
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559 that her father didn't have. The inscription gave a hint as to where
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560 her father acquired the books, so the natural idea came to her: Seek out
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561 the fourth book of transformations, first by going to the source of the
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562 first three.
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563 Roughly translated from the original Latin, the inscription
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564 read:
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565 To Prospero:
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566 Study these well, and may they bring you
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567 the fortune that your name deserves...
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568 ii orpyak
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569
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570 Under the inscription was the sign of the pheonix: \l/ Miranda
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||
571 recogized this as the sign that her father often used on his private
|
||
572 coorespondance. This ii orpyak was the person that she needed to find
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573 first to get the last book. If she could find the fourth book of
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574 transformation, she'd bring it back home for her father.
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575
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576 Miranda put the on clothes that she got from the servants'
|
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577 quarters and made up a small pack of what she thought she might need: a
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578 small knife, a little rope, some dried fruit and meat, and her favorite
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579 veil, a beautiful red, orange and yellow splash of color. She carefully
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580 hid her ring under the rough tunic, and looked out her window for a last
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581 time. Minutes later, she was carefully slipping out into the quiet
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582 midnight streets of Milan.
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583
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584 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.Emu
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585
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586 I too have heard of the NORTHWEST WRITER'S GUIDE, or whatever. It's
|
||
587 supposed to have listings of lot's almost all of the publishing firms,
|
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588 large, small and micro, in the Northwest. I believe that their
|
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589 definition of northwest goes from Hawaii to Montana (?) and Alaska
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590 to Oregon, possibly including some south of Idaho.
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591 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.Emu
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592 by the way, the first two words of the story are: "I'm tired".-.-.-.
|
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593 [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] DELTA FIVE [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*]
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594 A very happy and prosperous new year to all from old mean and nasty [*=*] [*=*]
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595 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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596 ______________________________JD 2446066.2047______________________________
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597 ______________________________JD 2446431.2057______________________________
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598 Simple: Nice poem
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599 Emu: That's some of the best storytelling I've seen here for a long time.
|
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600 Dr. Frankenstupe
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601 +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_
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602
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603 Emu: Kaypro II? Really, now.
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604 _innocent bysitter_
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605 %$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$
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606
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607 John Silvermen;
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608 will return when there is more room on this system to answer your
|
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609 quistion you asked on NONAME.
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610
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611 %$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$
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612 #$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#
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613 Emu: I'm impressed. Easily the most polished piece of writing I can recall seeing here. Let's see you keep that up.
|
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614 %$%$: A name would be helpful, so I don't stay up all night wondering. Oh, well. Okay (I guess).
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615 #$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#a slightly confused#$#$#$#$#$# J D SILVERMAN #$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#(but what else is new?)#$#$#$#$#$#$
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616 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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617 "Snoopy! I'm back!" The anxious cry went through the barren house
|
||
618 until it came to fall upon his ears. Jenny darted back up the steps to
|
||
619 Allen's room to see him brousing through an old copy of Analog.
|
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620 "What did you say?" he yelled back over his shoulder. He was unaware
|
||
621 that she had already made it to his door.
|
||
622 "I said, 'I'm back' Snoopy," she replied with a hushed voice. Her
|
||
623 peaceful responce was effective. Allen turned quickly to see her standing
|
||
624 behind him. "And yes, I'll forgive you for shouting." Hands together on
|
||
625 her lap, she smiled back at him as she leaned against the doorway. Jenny
|
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626 OOOOOOOOOO drats, cut off OOOOOOOOOO One on One OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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