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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask...
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2 ************************* INSTALLED: 16 JAN 86 **********************
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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 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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21 WARNING ! TO ALL SYSOP: The Portland Pagan has a demon dialer that could
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22 tie-up your board for hours. Apparently, he used it to harass television's
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23 evangelists, found out later that he could use it too for board he despise.
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24 So if you find your local friendly boardwith busy signals - it could be
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25 that self-proclaimed pagan.
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26 Shirl.
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27 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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28 jsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjs
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29
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30 Ted Takes a Trip
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31 Part 3
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32
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33 "Another jumper? Third time this month." A man wearing a
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34 hard hat had spoken. Funny, Ted didn't recall seeing any
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35 construction work going on in the area when the air porter had
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36 circled until the unloading zone in front of the Pickwick opened
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37 up.
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38 "Huh? Oh I don't think so." Ted didn't really know quite
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39 what to say.
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40 "The Pickwick's got a reputation." said another lady, older,
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41 wearing a print dress and a big floppy sun hat.
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42 "I didn't know." Ted responded, but the people who had
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43 joined him had already started walking off.
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44 "Didn't know what my man?" Ted whirled at the sound of the
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45 voice behind him, startled. "Didn't know I was behind you?" But
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46 before Ted could utter a word, the man, a Negro dressed in shabby
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47 clothes with a multicolored multi-patched vest on spoke again. "I
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48 would just like to know my man, if you could spare some change
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49 for a poor guy like myself."
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50 Ted hesitated, he had never been panhandled before. The
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51 beggar continued. "It's not like I'm askin' for a million
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52 dollars. Just a little bit of change for a poor guy like myself."
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53 Ted dug his hand into his change pocket, and produced two
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54 shiny quarters. The beggar's eyes lit when he saw the change, and
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55 he held out his hand. Ted gave him the quarters. "Thank you
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56 kindly sir. You have a true heart to help out a poor guy like
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57 myself. Thank you kindly." The man trudged off, holding the
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58 quarters tightly in his hand.
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59 Ted realized that he hadn't even got a word in edgewise. He
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60 shrugged, and lugging his carry-all bag behind him, made his way
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61 to the ornate entrance of the Pickwick hotel.
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62
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63 Jane Smith
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64 jsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjs
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65 I like your story too, Nom de Sant. It hits close to the heart. I hope to
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66 see more.
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67 jsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjs
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68
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69 -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+-
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70 Perhaps now would be the best time to get going with those plans, eh?
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71 -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -JUGGLER- -+- -+- -+- -+-
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72
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73 -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
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74 Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I
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75 KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA
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76 ............. ............. ............. .............
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77
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78 Tilean: Forget them. It is NOT so important as to create eternal enemies
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79 as you are now with you pleas and down-castings. Please my friend,
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80 try to put them behind you, not below you. It is not that important.
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81
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82 Still I do not think you are listening to me. You used to;
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83 I wonder if ever you will again.....
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84 -Lewis Coolidge
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85
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86 ............. ............. ............. .............
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87 KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA
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88 Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I, Mystery Author
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89 _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_the cola kid_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_abacab_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
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90
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91 ch /with you pleas/with your pleas/ yup, some of remember who to use it....
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92 ______________________________JD 2446447.5733______________________________
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93 look... i said it was over... and it is in my mind... the wieght of my words
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94 increases... with the number of people who read them... and doubles for the
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95 ones who feel forced to make commentaary... it is over with...
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96 i still find myself capable of listening... perhaps you ought to do make sure
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97 of yourself... if together we are silent... this might end...
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98
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99 SageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSag
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100
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101 The Sage found himself ooking out of the open window. The page and
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102 the quill were soon still. Only the clouds moved, behind the wooden window
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103 sill. His eyes darted around the scene and found themselves focussing
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104 easily on the aspects of it.
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105 Sitting on the page before him was a shambles of misspellings and
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106 errors, enough to bring his eyes down from the scene in shame.
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107 Why is it so difficult, it is not my fault, murmured the Sage to the
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108 page as if it was the essence of his errors and obligations. Why do my
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109 letters always engage so many people, put them to task, embitter them?
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110 The page soaked the ink from the quill and soon there was no ink left
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111 to finish the letters, and the obligations the Sage had beset himself with.
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112
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113 SageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSag
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114
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115 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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116
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117 Splitting oak
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118
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119 Use a splitting maul for the gnarled chunks,
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120 a sledge swung in an arc that closes
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121 iron on iron, and an aim like vengeance.
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122 Think about anything as you swing the hammer,
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123 slamming the maul through the heart,
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124 and you'll find its mean-streak to hit, what
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125 can't be forgiven will rise its red light on
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126 your every thought. The pounding wants
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127 its friend Intent, a reason to pound.
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128
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129 You have gone your own way
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130 to bring these two together, though
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131 you only thought a quiet heat, the calm
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132 pleasure of a night by the fire, a glow
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133 on her thigh you'd shadow with your own.
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134 But it doesn't matter what you thought or
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135 how you got there. Just stand back, swing with all
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136 you've got while they break the bonds of what held
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137 its ground, and you will walk through doors with
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138 fire in your arms, all but the spark
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139 before oak settles into ash, like a man
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140 into memory, a man who can't forget
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141 the wedge of doubt he drove home,
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142 a man who brought his work inside.
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143
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144 Look at what is left, the half that
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145 did not fall from the block
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146 standing with its white heart exposed.
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147 It had seized around a limb
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148 and held itself whole so tight you
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149 drip sweat and gasp in the chill air.
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150
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151 richard
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152 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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153 'Low ebb'... harumph, THAT sounds familiar. I think I've been at low ebb for
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154 the last two months or so. But these DA and DB look goddod from here.
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155 Sigh. Got to get up early tomorrow. For now, buenos noches.
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156 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar, 1986 Jan 16 23:38:30 ++++++++++
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157 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
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158 !!!!!! THE GAY HACKER STRIKES !!
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159 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
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160 [-->
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161 I fear that I unintentionally
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162 made an enemy on the last disk.
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163 That was not my intention. I
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164 REALLY like this BBS, it has
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165 been and always will be my
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166 favorite. It was TRULY good
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167 to see it still running at
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168 300 baud. AND to see that
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169 everything was the same as
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170 it was. My heartfelt thanks
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171 are extended to the Inn
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172 Keeper and the patrons for
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173 being what they are... Again
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174 I say, no insult was intended
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175 and I hope to see more of the
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176 BMWS in the future.. I have
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177 so little time to slow down
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178 these days. Guess thats why
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179 I called. It was not unlike
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180 the Twilight Zone show where
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181 the guy named Martin drives
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182 on a back country road, back
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183 30 years to his home town..
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184
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185 General Confusion
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186 [-->
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187 MORISSYMORRISSEYMORRISEYMORRISYMORRISYEMORRISSYMORISYMORRISSEYMORRISEYMORI
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188
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189 I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY GUYS ARE ALWAYS SAYING THEY DONT WANT ANY
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190 TIES OR STEADY RELATIONSHIPS...AFTER THEY SWEET TALK YO INTO LIKING
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191 THEM....
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192
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193 ***********************************************************************
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194
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195 We guys are not all like that. Some of us don't "sweet talk" at all. If you 'like' someone just because of what they
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196 have to say, then perhaps you aren't looking deep eough. Say, you're kinda cute. Want to come over and see my selected
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197 shorts? How 'bout my etchings? Did I ever tell you that you remind m of my sister? I really do respect you.
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198 I just hope you understand that what 22 credit hours and a part time job, I don't have time for a serious relationship..
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199
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200 The engines slowly whined down, the roar fading to a low howl which blended with the whistle of the wind.
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201 The runway was deserted at this early hour and a light rain had started.The purple of the ground lights
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202 reflected from puddles on the asphalt, shimmering as the drops fell, and lending an eerieness to the scene.
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203 The pilot walked unhurriedly across the apron toward the FBO, wondering if there might be a mechanic about.
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204 The wind picked up as he neared the door. Inside he coul see a man sitting at a workbench tinkering with an altimiter.
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205 Hearing the knock, he motioned the pilot in without turning around. "Be right with you"
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206 He stood up, and ambled across the room to the frij and cam back with tw cans of Budweiser. He handed one to the pilot.
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207 "Heard you radio for clearance. 24B, huh? Very nice. Yours?"
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208 The pilot set his briefcase on the floor and cracked open the can. "No. Rented. Thanks for the brew"
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209 He continued,"Think you might have a look at the port door, lock's busted. Shuts OK, but wont lock"
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210 "Kind of warm for this far north, ain't it?"
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211 The mechanic looked at him. "Hell, we call this a heat wave. Lets go have a look...."
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212 His words were drowned out by the roar of the twin Pratt and Whitney engines revved to 100 percent power.
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213 "What the..., the pilot swore as he raced for the door. The mechanic was right behind him. "The jeep...."
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214 They piled in, and turned toward the runway; the mechanic punched the accelerator and the vehicle leapt forward
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215 tryng to get ahead of the now taxiing Lear. The comm in the jeep crackled into life.
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216 "ONE FIVE LIMA JAPAN ABORT IMMEDIATELY LOCKHEED ON FINAL APPROACH..."
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217 Delta Five looked up to see the approaching aircraft about a half mile out. The jeep had reached the
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218 center of the runway, and the driver stabbed the brakes, and whipped the jeep into a skidding right turn.
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219 They were rushing toward the oncoming Lear when the landing lights stabbed through the darkness, blinding the two men
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220 Time was stretched to it's outermost limits, and everything seemed to happen in slow motion.
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221 The jeep skidded sideways along the runway just as the LearJet rotated.
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222 As the jet lifted off, the undercarriage ripped the canvas top from the spinning jeep, and it slid onto the grass.
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223 The Lockheed screamed over them, and landed in the wake of the departing Lear; the pilot fighting for control.
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224 He finally brought the Tri-Star to a halt a few feet from the end of the slippery runway.
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225 Two figures emerged from the cabin, and started to walk towards the jeep.....
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226 Delta five sat there, in the passenger seat, his head in his hands. Someone had stolen a Lear Jet.
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227 An aircraft with less than one hours fuel and, in the cargo hold
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228 a Plutonium bomb that COULD detonate if the aircraft were to crash. It had to be McKane......
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229 [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] DELTA FIVE [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*]
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230 !##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!
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231 Thanks for the comments folks! I hope I'll be able to produce some
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232 more. And next time if I leave a remark, I'll type it in by hand in-
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233 stead of having an upload belched onto the screen.
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234 What to write, what to write? -Nom De Sant
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235 !##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!
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236 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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237 The piper sat silently before the fire, nearly dozing as the flames warmed
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238 his cold body. The taste of the ale hinted at the summer sun that had grown
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239 the barley, the summer winds that had rustled the myriad grain stalks in the
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240 long days before harvest. Here, concentrated, was the efforts of man --
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241 the husbanding of the soil, the care and concentration of the brewer, and
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242 something more -- here was that subtle magic that had brought together
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243 strangers and forged a bond of fellowship that had transcended realities and
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244 reached far across the multiverse.
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245 The piper drank deep and looked around the empty common room, wondering
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246 where the inn's patrons were. When would that thick oaken door open to
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247 admit a breath of the cooling evening air with one of the absent patrons?
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248 The logs on the fire shifted, the support for one having been burned away.
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249 A shower of sparks drifted up the chimney, sending a flickering beacon to
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250 any who might be bending their steps down the Innisfal trail, lighting
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251 the steps over the wooden bridge that spanned the chuckling stream that
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252 passed close by the inn.
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253 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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254 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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255 OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN
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256
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257 "Now take a careful look at this Fellows. I don't think the code here
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258 is so tough, but the message is very clever."
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259 "What do you mean 'clever' Parity? It is not like any NET code I have
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260 ever seen before."
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261 "That is precisely it. This is not standard NET code. Someone has
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262 managed to send us a message over the comm-link, unencrypted, but with the
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263 proper comm-link unlocking sequence. Your ten-code worked, didn't it?"
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264 "Yes, but... OK, you tell me, what exactly does this stuff mean!"
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265 "Let's take a look, one group at a time. The first group says
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266 'EIGHTHBIT', what do you think that means?"
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267 "OK, I see what you are saying. That one is easy. 'EIGHTHBIT'equals
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268 Parity, the message is for you."
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269 "Right, see how easy it is! Now the second group. 'HASSADICAWARE' I see
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270 the word 'aware' at the end, leaving 'HASSADIC.' How about 'HAS SAD IC?'
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271 "No way, SAD disbanded due to lack of interest. Sometimes I think these
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272 spy organizations that crop up overnight are just attempts by people who don't
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273 have anything better to do to stir up a little excitement."
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274 "OK, so it doesn't have anything to do with an IC. What then... How
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275 about 'HASSADIC?' Isn't that another term for Jewish religious influence?"
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276 "I guess, but 'Jewish aware?' That doesn't make any sense, Parity."
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277 "Aha, now I get it. 'Jewish aware' 'Jew aware' What's another word
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278 for aware? 'Jew know' Juneau, as in Alaska!"
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279 "OK, very clever. Let me try the next one. 'TRIXASAHRS' Tri-X film is
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280 ASA 400. It must mean 0400 hours.'
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281 "Fellows, I think you have the hang of it. The next group is
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282 easy. 'LOOKFORBODYBLACKFE2' Look for someone carrying a black Nikon FE2
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283 body. And now the last?"
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284 "That one worries me Parity. 'DELPHI' All I can think of is Delta V.
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285 Do you think it could be from him?"
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286 "Anything is possible. This may be his attempt at getting together
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287 with us. Whatever the case, I think we better head for Juneau. We can charter
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288 a plane to White Horse in the Yukon, and take a lake-hopper from there to
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289 Juneau. If we leave soon, we can make it there before midnight."
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290 "Are you sure we can find a charter this time in the afternoon?"
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291 "I bet between us we can convince someone to rent us their plane. The
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292 color of our money is green, and we can be pretty convincing, right?"
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293 "Right you are Parity, so it's off to Juneau. Yipee-i-ya!"
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294 "What did you say?"
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295 "Never mind Parity, you probably wouldn't understand."
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296
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297 ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO PARITY ENO ENO ENO ENO
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298 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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299 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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300
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301 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
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302 Eigthbit=Parity, therefore the message was for L'homme? I thought his full
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303 name was L'homme *Sans* Parity! Since 'sans' means 'without', L'homme doesn't
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304 have an eighth bit, so the message *shouldn't* be for him. Of course, I s'pose
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305 that quibbling isn't worth it, as he isn't playing with a full byte anyway...
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306 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. :-)Emu
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307 Piper shivered as the thick oaken door opened to admit a breath of the cooling
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308 evening air. He glanced up to notice a stranger- a man with a grey cap and dirty green overalls.
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309 The man glanced around the room, nodded to Piper, and walked toward the bar where the innkeeper sat, head on the
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310 counter, oblivious to all reality. The man ran his finger beneath his nose and slapped a crinkled piece of paper on top
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311 of the Innkeeper's nose.
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312 Glanced around again, he shrugged his shoulders and walked toward the door, leaving the room with nary a glance.
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313
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314 Soon Piper heard a pounding on the door from the outside. His curiousity raised, he rushed to the door and yanked it
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315 open. The man in the dirty overalls was already walking down the lane, scratching his rear end as he did so. A poorly
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316 whistled rendition of "Annie With The Two Dollar Gun" floated back on the breeze.
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317 Piper glanced at the outside of the door, noticing a piece of paper which had been nailed to it.
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318 Moving his nose up close to it (his eyesight wasn't what it used to be), he read the form letter:
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319 NOTICE OF EVICTION
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320
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321 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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322 ...beneath his own nose, and slapped a crinkled piece of paper on top of the Innkeeper's HEAD.
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323 Nobody nose noses like neosenefrin...
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324
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325 THE "FOGG INDEX" NEEDED HER.
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326 WHEN RONALD REAGAN WAS OPERATED ON FOR COLON CANCER, HOW COULD THEY TELL IF HE
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327 WAS UNCONCIOUS OR NOT?
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328 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
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329 22 credit hours!!!?where do you go to school? no time for a
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330 relationship...now that's really sad...
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331 morrissey..
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332 PS. oh, and about those etchings........
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333 morrisseymorrisseymorrissey.....................................
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334 ****************************************************************
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336
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337 01-17-86.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.004
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338
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339 "I can't tell the constable about the other girls, because he'll
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340 recognize me," Miranda thought to herself, "but I've got to get his
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341 attention somehow." Getting away from the slavers had tired her, but
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342 she felt much more confident of her powers outside than in her private,
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343 closed room. As illusion was the easiest, and she was hungry and tired,
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344 she decided that it again would be her choice of spells. Soon, Miranda
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345 heard shouts from around her as people began noticing the pre-dawn sky
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346 lit by a huge flame floating above a certain run-down section of the
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347 city. Using it as a distraction, she was able to slip into the nearby
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348 market and grab some bread and vegetables to soothe her hunger.
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349
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350 Walking towards the city gate, Miranda watched the city come to
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351 life for another day. "It is so much busier than an island!" she
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352 reflected. Many times on their island, Miranda and Prospero got up
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353 early to watch the sun rise up from the ocean, exactly opposite from
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354 where it sank the night before. Once, a very young Miranda asked her
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355 father, "Can the sun swim, Daddy?", and amid the multitude of morning
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356 birds greeting the day, he told her that most people thought that "the
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357 sun goes clear around the world and never gets wet at all." Now in the
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358 city, with the houses and buildings all around, no one could see the sun
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359 until it was already partway up the long journey to noon. Even before
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360 the sun was fully visible, the marketplace would be in full swing, with
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361 its cacophony of sight and sound: sellers calling out their prices,
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362 buyers with baskets of goods for their households, coins sparkling as
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363 they changed hands; farmers, fish mongers, craftsmen, money changers and
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364 money lenders. The smells of fresh breads, fruits, and vegetables
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365 mingled with those of people and animals to help create the feeling that
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366 this was the center of commerce: this is where everything happens. And
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367 Miranda knew that the only way to get herself out of the city without
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368 being recognized was to loose herself in the crowd.
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369 The initial shock of going from a large deserted island to
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370 living in a city full of people wore off after she had been in Milan a
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371 couple years. Miranda still felt claustrophobic in crowds, but could
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372 contain her fears now so that they no longer distracted her. With food
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373 in her belly, she was able to think clearer. A small surveillance
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374 bubble now surrounded her to keep from repeating the previous night's
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375 events. She was aware of all who came within three feet of her, though
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376 she soon had to shrink the sphere as she couldn't keep track of the more
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377 and more people that crowded into the marketplace and passed next to
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378 her. She kept in the stream moving towards the main gate and slowly
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379 made her way through the throng.
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380 At the gate, the guards were busy trying to remove a small band
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381 of gypsies from the city. The gypsies were travelling in a light blue
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382 wagon, covered by a large multicolored tent. On the wagon hung cooking
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383 utensiles and farming equipment, and miscellaneous symbols decorated the
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384 sideboards. It was drawn by a huge ox and driven by a boy of about ten.
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385 His mother was sitting next to him, watching her husband arguing with
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386 the guards. Trailing behind the wagon was an old horse, tethered to a
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387 ring on the back, carrying the most ancient looking woman Miranda had
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388 ever seen. This woman seemed oblivious to the commotion beside here,
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389 sitting deadly still, yet with a troubled frown.
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390 In the commotion of the argument, Miranda slipped passed the
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391 wagon and through the gate. She thought that no one had seen her, until
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392 she looked back at the gypsies; the old woman had come to life and was
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393 staring directly at Miranda. Unblinking, she barked a quick word to
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394 the man below her, and he immediately stopped arguing. To the guards'
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395 delight, he got onto the wagon without another word, and directed his
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396 son to drive out. The wagon lurched into movement.
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397 Under the old woman's stare, Miranda found that she couldn't
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398 move a muscle. She watched as the wagon drew aside, and heard the old
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399 hag belt out another order. The wagon stopped with the hag sitting on
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400 the horse, high above Miranda, still holding her stare. An old,
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401 grinding voice came from her throat with a statement, not a question:
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402 "You have magic."
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403 Miranda could only nod.
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404 "Get in the wagon."
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405 Miranda found that she had no choice.
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406
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407 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.Emu
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408 Eviction!! argh! I'm gone for three hours, and here's an eviction
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409 notice! Please, let's never let this happen... Piper, put another log on
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410 the fire, we'll be right there.
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411 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.Emu
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412 eviction...if there is an eviction, where will morrissey go to keep
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413 warm and to figure out the mysteries of guys? where will she talk
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414 to people.....oh no...i don't feel so good...
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415 morrissey
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416 *****************************************************************
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417 off
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418 `,`,`,`,`,`,`,`
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419 Morrissey: if you stay around a little longer I'm sure the Inn will
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420 pull through this hard time like all of the rest that it has seen.
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421 The Inn is a little worse for wear but it still stands and people still
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422 visit, much to my delight. Anyway, what are you trying to find out
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423 about guys these days? I have to run now, but I would be more than
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424 happy to talk with you later.
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425 `,`,`,`,`,`,`,`[ Mark ]
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426 O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+
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427 Studies and a new semester are decreasing my appearances. Oh, well...
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428 Nothing like writing an entry for no audience in particular.
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429 ONE BORED POPPING IN
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430 O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+ POPPING IN O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+
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431 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
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432 O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+
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433 Well, after two hours back with a new outlook on life...
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434 (Now is that presumptuous or what?)
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435
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436 I make no pretense and do not like
|
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437 to impress with vocabulary,
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||
438 but when I'm in a presumptuous mood
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439 may the reader be the wary.
|
||
440 -----
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441 The night outside is dark and damp
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442 as silent as a wish,
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443 but I can see through the wet haze
|
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444 the outlines of a fish.
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445 -----
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446 I make no claim to be the best
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447 nor even mediocre,
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448 but when I feel I'm a darn good poet
|
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449 you'd better listen or else.
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450 O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+ POPPING IN O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+
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451 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
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452 This Planet's My Land (words: Dave Carldon, music: Woodie Guthrie)
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453
|
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454 This planet's my land.
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455 It sure ain't your land.
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456 If you don't blast off
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457 I'll beam your fins off.
|
||
458 I've got a phaser
|
||
459 And it's on full charge.
|
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460 This world was made for me alone.
|
||
461 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
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462 As Bard finished, scattered applause came from those patrons who had
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463 gathered in the 'back room' to discuss the threatened eviction.
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464 "All right, now that I have your attention...."
|
||
465 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
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466 We need a 'legal eagle' to check out the legal angles, someone with
|
||
467 real 'streetwise' skills to check into bribery and the like, and finally
|
||
468 we need to be prepared to fight if neither of the first two options works.
|
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469 Anybody know how to get ahead of Fast Fred? We may need a few of his
|
||
470 'used' Bolo's....
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471 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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||
472 ****
|
||
473 * *
|
||
474 *
|
||
475 ***
|
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476
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477 Don't worry about eviction notices: they're just signs of bureaucracy
|
||
478 working. I know a legal-beagle that lives for eviction notices. Her
|
||
479 name is Vivian LaMont. In fact, she
|
||
480 is so good at beating eviction raps that judges just shrug their shoulders
|
||
481 when she walks into the court room. She has that "Perry Mason" aura
|
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482 about her. Look where it got Perry!
|
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483
|
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484 ****
|
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485 * *
|
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486 *
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487 ****
|
||
488 hi ya...well, mark, what do guys want out of a relationship nowada
|
||
489 ys, why don't they seem to like longterm relationships...and just
|
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490 why are you all so darn confusing...19, is too young to have to
|
||
491 worry about things like this...
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492 morrissey
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493 ****************************************************
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||
494 CUKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUU
|
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495 --------------
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||
496 NICK DANGER WAS HERE AGAIN!
|
||
497 --------------
|
||
498 *^%^*^$^&%&%*(*(@@#(^$(&*#*!#$&(&(*))&(&&^(&(&$^&&!@@@@#$%^&*()(*&^%$#!@#$#
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499 Emu: I have been trying to separate the character known as "L'homme sans
|
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500 Parity" from PARITY. But I must admit your message is quite true. Delta5
|
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501 was sending PARITY, 'no sans' the coded message. L'homme will continue to
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502 regail BW with ADVENTUREWARE messages and COPYLINK error reports (not
|
||
503 often) and other 'techy' stuff. Other things aside, you got me good on
|
||
504 that one. Drat! :-)
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||
505 *$*(*$!@#$%^&*^^%$^&*)(*&*& L'homme sans Parity %^&*()(*&^%%$##$%^&*&^%%$$^
|
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506
|
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507 PS Mikey, I have some programming news for you. I'll call Monday, unless
|
||
508 you will be taking the day off in observance of Dr. King's day.
|
||
509 %$%$% L.s.P. ^&*(
|
||
510 ****************************************************************
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511 HERE
|
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512 HELP
|
||
513
|
||
514
|
||
515 ***************************************************************
|
||
516 FOR ALL THOSE INTERESTED, THERE IS A NEW COMPUTER BILL BOARD
|
||
517 IN THE PORTLAND AREA. THE SYSTEM RUNS ON A IBM PC-XT WITH 512K
|
||
518 MEMORY, 20 MEG. HARD DISK, AND A MODEM BOARD CAPABLE OF 2400
|
||
519 BAUD. THE BBS IS RUN BY ME, MIKE HANKS, FROM 12:00AM TO 8:00AM
|
||
520 M-R, AND 24HRS FRI-SUN. ANY ONE INTERESTED IN USING MY SYSTEM
|
||
521 IS FREE TO DO SO AT NO CHARGE.
|
||
|
||
THE PHONE NUMBER IS
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|
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246-xxxx.
|
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522
|
||
523 IF I'M NOT HOME AND MY ANSWERING MACHINE DECIDES TO ANSWER
|
||
524 INSTEAD OF MY COMPUTER, PLEASE TRY AGAIN LATER...
|
||
|
||
THANX,
|
||
525 MIKE
|
||
526 **************************************************************
|
||
527
|
||
528 D.F. Makeeson>.
|
||
529 Dante, my friend, may I call you friend? No? Well anyway,
|
||
530 Nicholas has been in New Zealand for the past year and did not
|
||
531 enter the text you speak of. I had to go as far as calling up
|
||
532 tilean and getting the whole story from him, as your message was
|
||
533 more then cryptic to one who did not know the context. The
|
||
534 Person who now lives a little fantasy as N.J.H. is more then
|
||
535 welcome to use him, but you should remember that he is not the
|
||
536 same N.J.H. who made a fool of himself in the archives so long
|
||
537 ago. The new one and I have never met.
|
||
538 >.
|
||
539 One thousand three hundred twenty feet in fifteen seconds,
|
||
540 impressive, how did it end?
|
||
541 D.F. Makeeson>.
|
||
542 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
|
||
543 ______________________________JD 2446449.3559______________________________
|
||
544 OFF
|
||
545 ***************************************************************
|
||
546 L'homme: Yes, as always I'll be working Monday. Can't wait to hear
|
||
547 what news awaits the emergence from your lips.
|
||
548 *************************** CISTOP MIKEY ***********************
|
||
549 *%_@*%@_#)*#$_)*^#@)_^$*!)_^*#)_!$*^)!#$*^)_#!*^)_!*^_)#!$*^!#*&)_$%*&)_*&_)!*&_)!*&_)$*%&)_$%*_&)!*_)*$%_&*
|
||
550 Mikey: Oh *nothing* THAT important, but it will be of interest to you and the possible plans for ST software.
|
||
551 I'll explain it all Monday.
|
||
552 %*_#@*%@#_)*%_)@#*%@)_#*%@#)_*%@#)_*%@#)_%* L'homme sans Parity %*#@%*@#_%*@_#)*^_@#*^_)$*^)_*^@_)^*@_^*_$%)*
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||
553
|
||
554 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$[K][G]$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
|
||
555 Hi there K.G. have'nt seen you in a while SNYDE
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||
556 ground
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557 under
|
||
558 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
|
||
559 I've been reading here for along time and I think I have finally figured out how this thing works so expect
|
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560 to see me here more often I would like to think tha I can con tribute something positive and original to the
|
||
561 fine writing on this system at a later date. until then I will type to you all later.
|
||
562 SNYDE
|
||
563 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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564 enter
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565
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566
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567 so, says morrissey, what's going on with this eviction thing? have
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568 we talked to a lawyer yet. i'm starting to get worried. where's
|
||
569 mark,,,and delta five could you please explain Parity=eightbit...
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570 i hate to be dumb but i'm realatively new and don't understand.
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571 or type good for that matter...see ya later
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572 morrissey
|
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573
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574 *********MORRISSEY**********************************************
|
||
575 off
|
||
576 Morrissey, That was my way of addressing L'homme sans Parity, by his last name, Parity, his first name being, of course
|
||
577 L'homme. sans is French for 'without'. When I "coded" my message, I knew he would know it was to him because he'd
|
||
578 know that the "eightH" bit is the 'parity' bit, his last name. What parity means is,- well, a character-letter, number
|
||
579 etc, in ASCII is one byte, and a byte is eight binary bits. However, letters, numbers, etc, use only seven of these
|
||
580 8 bits, leaving one unused, the EIGHTH BIT. This eighth bit can be used as a method of error detection in ASCII data
|
||
581 transmissions, by counting the number of ones or zeros in each byte, and comparing this total with the parity bit.
|
||
582 ASCII is an acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange, and is a system whereby each letter or
|
||
583 number has a set pattern of ones and zeros. For example the ASCII code for the letter A is 1000001. Hope this explains
|
||
584 it to you. Interesting name Morrissey, I like it. Sure you don't want to come over and see my etchings? DELTA FIVE
|
||
585 (((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))
|
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586 It has been a while since my last time here. For those who have been
|
||
587 wondering where I have been things are ok now. There were alot of problems
|
||
588 that I needed to straighten out in my own mind.
|
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589 Juggler: Yes let's go with what has been planned
|
||
590 L'hhome: Sorry I missed your calls. I guess our timing hasn't been to great
|
||
591 lately. (I spelled L'homme wrong didn't I sorry)
|
||
592 001TED : I will answer ans soon as can. What would you say to this Friday?
|
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593 Say around the same time about 11:00? I will let you know where.
|
||
594 (((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))((( RIPPLE )))(((*)))
|
||
595 _______________________________________________________________________ss------
|
||
596
|
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597 You would like to think that your immune to the stuff
|
||
598 Closer to the truth is your addicted to love.
|
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599
|
||
600 Might as well face it your addicted to love.
|
||
601 Might as well face it your addicted to love.
|
||
602
|
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603 Robert Palmer
|
||
604
|
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605 _______________________________________________________________________ss------
|
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606 Yes here we are folks, sliding, at least for an evening, into old familar
|
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607 patterns. Got problems? Need someone to talk to? Have to get it all straight
|
||
608 in your mind? Well, Old Buddy! Why not call up the ol' BackWater, hmm?
|
||
609 Unscramble that paste you use for a brain.
|
||
610 Seems that the spy stuff is in full swing. Are you going to be the only
|
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611 bleeding heart? Bring down all those youthful hearts by wiping you black
|
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612 depression all over the screen?
|
||
613 Fine, go ahead! See what good it will do you.
|
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614 _______________________________________________________________________ss------
|
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615 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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616 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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617 Morressey: In addition to the meanings given above, 'parity' also has the
|
||
618 meaning of 'equal(s)' or 'peer(s)'. Thus, "L'Homme sans Parity" also has the
|
||
619 bilingual meaning of "the man without equals." (L'Homme -- a bit egocentric,
|
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620 no?) Also -- at 19, most males are not ready for long-term commitment. The
|
||
621 juices are running a bit hot, and the little ditty applies:
|
||
622 Hogamus, Higamus,
|
||
623 Man is polygamous;
|
||
624 Higamus, Hogamus,
|
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625 Woman monogamous.
|
||
626 As maturity sets in, males tend to concentrate more on one person, usually
|
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627 forming a pair bond with a female. The danger (to the female) is that the
|
||
628 bond is not usually as intense. pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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