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This is the last BWII archive disk.
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Notes: Due to the on-going failures of the system, the date and time stamp was
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repeatedly out of sync. This disk was installed on 6 Dec 1994. At Line 249,
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the clock did not change over to the new year, so the date started over with
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1994 again instead of 1995. The date was fixed on line 320. Unfortunately on
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line 520 it failed again to update the clock for 1996 leaving the date as
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being still 1995. The date was finally fixed again on line 542.
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1997 starts on line 713 and once again the date is incorrect on the time
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stamp. This time I didn't fix it as the problems with the system were making
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everything fragile and I was afraid to touch anything as it was taking many
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hours to get it running again when I tried to do anything.
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On 19 July 1997 the system failed once again. Since I was in the process of
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moving to my new house, I just turned the system off and that was the
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glorious end of BWII. After ten years of continuous operation, the Sanyo 555
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well deserved its retirement. May it rest in peace.
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NUMBER OF LINES: 856
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001=Usr:0 Null User 10/23/88 17:57 Msg:0 Call:0 Lines:19
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1$If you are in need of help, you need but ask...
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2$************************* 06 DEC 94 **************************************
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3$Welcome to BWMS II (BackWater Message System II) Mike Day System operator
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4$**************************************************************************
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5$GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS II IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION
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6$ PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM.
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7$BWMS II was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS II is a privately
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8$owned and operated system which is currently open for use by the general
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9$public. No restrictions are placed on the use of the system. As the
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10$system is privately owned, I retain the right to remove any and all
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11$messages which I may find offensive. Because of the limited size of the
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12$system, it will be periodically purged of messages (only 999 lines of data
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13$can be saved). To leave a message, type 'ENTER'. Use ctrl/C to get out
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14$the ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering
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15$the message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to
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16$replace the line. To exit from the system, type 'BYE' 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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002=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 12/06/94 19:42 Msg:8222 Call:47818 Lines:3
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20 I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
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21 - Mae West
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22 ************************************************************
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003=Usr:92 Katherine Dohert 12/07/94 09:05 Msg:8223 Call:47819 Lines:2
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23 Darn, missed it.
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24 ********************************kathyD*************************************
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004=Usr:26 Mohammed Wassir 12/07/94 16:56 Msg:8224 Call:47823 Lines:34
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25 mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr
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26 Mary Reilly leaned into the wind at the peak of the small bridge. The
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27 patter of sleet against her cloak masked the sound of the icy creek below.
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28 She swept back her hood and looked up at her companion. He stood gaunt with
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29 deep-set black eyes and graying hair tied back in a pony tail. His ears
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30 jutted like wind sails.
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31 "It's not the same is it, Doctor?" She said.
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32 "No, not the same," Frankenstupe said not looking at her. "It hasn't
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33 been the same for a long time. No one's been able to explain it."
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34 "Has everyone left the Inn?"
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35 "Most have. A few lurk in the twilight waiting for the return of the
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36 glory days." Frankenstupe sighed. "I fear they wait for naught."
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37 "Maybe we can do something," Mary said. "There must be a solution, a
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38 way to bring the old ones back. All we have to do is solve the mystery of
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39 their leaving." She felt warmed by the possibilities.
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40 "My very own Nancy Drew." Frankenstupe's smile was more of a grimace.
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41 "Come, I need to see the Rowan. Maybe that will give us a clue."
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42 mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr mr
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43
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44 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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45 I smell maggots in the cellar. I look at the Rowan and feel a knot in
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46 my stomach.
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47 "Are you all right," Mary says.
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48 "It's dying," I say. "The Rowan is dying." The bleakness overwhelms
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49 me.
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50 "Can't anything be done?" Her hand grips my arm. "Surely, we can do
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51 something." I hear the pleading in her voice and look down at her. She
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52 is the light to my dark, short and stout with long red braids coiled on
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53 either side of her head. We are not lovers, may never be, yet I love her.
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54 "Perhaps," I say. "We must find the cause of the infection and
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55 destroy it."
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56 "Can we?" She asks.
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57 "If not," I say, "then we must destroy the Rowan."
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58 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Frankenstupe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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005=Usr:92 Katherine Dohert 12/08/94 15:50 Msg:8226 Call:47832 Lines:4
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59 ********************************************
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60 looks like the guilt mongers are back, trying to stir up the resting (but
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61 not dead)
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62 ***************************************kathyD*****************************
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006=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 12/09/94 01:22 Msg:8227 Call:47837 Lines:1
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63 Phoenix Lurk ^C
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007=Usr:54 George Freemont 12/09/94 05:28 Msg:8228 Call:47838 Lines:5
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64 ---------------------------------
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65 Yeah, Frankenstupe has always been a jerk. Let's lynche him and his little
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66 dog, too.
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67 THE NET RULES. Go Ducks.
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68 ---------------------------------
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008=Usr:758 Thesis Antithesi 12/11/94 22:11 Msg:8229 Call:47850 Lines:7
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69 |
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71 What's next? Artificial Intelligence Grafitti? You try to paint
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72 over it, but it sees you coming and mutates into prose?
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009=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 12/13/94 01:18 Msg:8230 Call:47857 Lines:22
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76 and sometimes i think of her
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77 and wonder what could have been
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78 but would i be any happier
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79 than i already am
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80
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81 to hold her hand in mine
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82 or the soft touch of her lips
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83 the times spent in the rain
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84 from cafe' to pub we'd go
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85 memories you can't take away
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86
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87 we said we loved each other
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88 i wonder if we still do
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89 but she's gone to me forever
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90 for i'm not who i was then
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91 and now i have another
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92 but her memories remain
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93 and i feel a tear when i remember
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94 and that's why i play these blues
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95
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96 ~omaha~
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010=Usr:26 Mohammed Wassir 12/14/94 19:16 Msg:8232 Call:47869 Lines:5
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98 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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99 Hmmmm . . . I was supposed to have a co-author for this story line, but
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100 she seems to have disappeared. What to do? What to do?
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101 Frankenstupe whines.
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102 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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011=Usr:92 Katherine Dohert 12/16/94 10:37 Msg:8233 Call:47882 Lines:3
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103 *******************************************************************************
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104 here here, geoducks
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105 *********************************************kathyD***********
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012=Usr:167 HUGH FARRELL 12/19/94 21:49 Msg:8234 Call:47901 Lines:38
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106 ========================================================================
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107 Well, hello! You're the closest to an admitted atheist I guess I'll get.
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108 Shall I call you Thesis or Anti? :] Anyway, you've presented a very
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109 good dilemma: the existence of a loving God vs. the reality of suffering.
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110 But the doctrine of hellfire and 'once saved, always saved' are not based
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111 on scriptures. I'll take issue with those later if you like.
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112
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113 Do I understand you correctly that you believe God's existence isn't sure?
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114 Kind of a neutral stand?
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115
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116 "Some, however, feel that it is illogical to believe in God, since we
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117 cannot see him. But what about air, sound waves, and odors? We cannot
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118 see any of these things, yet we know they exist. Our lungs, ears, and noses
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119 tell us so. Surely, we believe in what cannot be seen if we have evidence.
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121 After contemplating the physical evidence--including electrons, protons,
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122 atoms, amino acids, and the complex brain--natural scientist Irving William
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123 Knobloch was moved to say: "I believe in God because to me His Divine
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124 existence is the only logical explanation for things as they are."
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125 Similarly, physiologist Marlin Books Kreider states: "Both as an ordinary
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126 human being, and also as a man devoting his life to scientific study and
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127 research, I have no doubt at all about the existence of God."
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128
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129 These men are not alone. According to physics professor Henry Margenau,
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130 "if you take the top-notch scientists, you find very few atheists among them."
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131 Neither the advances of science nor the failure of religion need force us
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132 to abandon belief in a Creator." w94 12/1 pp6,7
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134 A scientific mind likes to get into the details of their field of interest,
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135 marveling over the intricate *design* and order found in astronomy, biology,
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136 mathematics, chemistry--you name it! Psalms 104:24,25 gives credit
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137 where its due, to the wisdom of the Almighty Jehovah:
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138 "How many your works are, O Jehovah!
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139 All of them in wisdom you have made.
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140 The earth is full of your productions.
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141 As for this sea so great and wide,
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142 There there are moving things without number,
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143 Living creatures, small as well as great."
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013=Usr:167 HUGH FARRELL 12/19/94 22:23 Msg:8235 Call:47902 Lines:15
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144
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145 Speaking of giving credit where its due, I've been tardy answering you,
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146 Network Zero, about the source of this article. Its the Watchtower of
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147 December 1, 1994, published by the Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society.
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148 I've typed in the bulk of a series of articles under the heading of
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149 "Uncovering the Roots of Atheism." Naturally, you know that Jehovah's
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150 Witnesses distribute these magazines, and I'm not shy to say that I am one.
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151 I beg your pardon for not saying so earlier, because these names seem to
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152 spook people! Judge for yourself the quality of its writing, and the
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153 weight of its arguments. (I subscribe to the Watchtower and the Awake!
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154 myself, and have often wondered if you knew that theres a section in the
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155 latter called "Watching the World." Does your pseudonym connect here??)
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156
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157 * Denise * 12/19/94 *
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158 ============================================================================
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014=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 12/22/94 12:57 Msg:8238 Call:47919 Lines:8
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159 &*&*&*&*'s
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160 Well, here I am in Portlandor the holiday. Life is good. hope everyone
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161 s a great holiday season, and a great next year.
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162
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163 Thiones been good for me, and I'm very happy about it.
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164
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165 An Astral Dreamer
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166 &*&*&*&*'s (On the fast line.)
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015=Usr:758 Thesis Antithesi 12/23/94 21:20 Msg:8239 Call:47931 Lines:18
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167 |
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169 Greets and happy holidays to you, AD. Good to hear from you...
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170
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171 Denise - It is not so much a neutral stance that I take, but rather
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172 the odd feeling that if there is "God" (quotations used in the
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173 Christian concept) it strikes me odd that such a powerful and
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174 knowing existence would have such human emotions. If there is a higher
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175 being that coordinates the Universe, it is not as we know it
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176 through any of our religions here on Earth.
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178 |
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180 My diachotomized entires are a little poke at Mr. Kant, who
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181 did some work in double-column format, one side for, one side
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182 against. This does not give room for the third side.
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183
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016=Usr:13 voyeur 12/24/94 20:05 Msg:8240 Call:47939 Lines:1
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185 :::::::O O::::::::12/24/94::::::::voyeur::::::::::::::22:05:15:::::O O:::::::
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017=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 12/28/94 19:55 Msg:8242 Call:47968 Lines:6
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186 This is World Watch Three>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Network Zero
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187 The title 'World Watch Three' is a Buckaroo Bonzai referance, actually...
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188 To me 'Watchtower' is a Dillon (or Hendrix) song...
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189 This is has been..... This hasbeen is.... nevermind!
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190 Phoenix
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191 ^C
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018=Usr:137 David Clough 12/30/94 12:18 Msg:8243 Call:47976 Lines:46
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192 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::
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194 As I write this, the heroically swirling "Go, Team Banzai" theme is playing on
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195 my radio, and as it ends a quote interrupts between songs.
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196
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197 "I found a way where we never have to buy gasoline any more. You find some
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198 people, but they have to be hanged - and then you chop off their hands and-...
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199 you, you throw them in the fire and they burn forever."
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200 - *Parents*
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201
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202 I solved M Y S T two days ago. It was a satisfying experience to play the game
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203 even if the ending was not satisfying. However, I suspect that may have been
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204 the point - since the "final chapter has yet to be written" and, from the
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205 quality of this game, I hope it never will.
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206
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207 Now the song is "The Island" from the 1989-1990 remake of *Lord of the Flies*.
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208 It's a very good song, very quiet and melancholy, with strings and choir.
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209
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210 I notice the curious stirrings of a story beginning to pull itself together on
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211 the Backwater, a sort of half-baked skeleton erecting itself in the middle of a
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212 crowded portion of a formerly-deserted park - three or four people standing in
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213 the middle of infinite blackness. Everywhere they touch, they make a leaf or a
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214 branch on a tree, or an etching of woodboard. It's an interesting experience
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215 to watch, but I am hoping that they do not resurrect the Inn, be it dead or
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216 hiding. That place is gone from here, perhaps to return or not. However, I
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217 believe it would be the Cistop's responsibility to return it to this plane, as
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218 I believe he was the one who took it away in the first place if I'm not totally
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219 mistaken. If I am, I apologize.
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220
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221 Still, I'd welcome a story. Zephyr has been frozen in time, running away from
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222 that candy-apple red robot (also frozen in time) for far too long, and I'd like
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223 to have him resurface. He has a long, long story to tell (who doesn't?) and I
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224 would love to get part of it out before I must return to college (good luck, I
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225 go in a couple of days) to help the process of rebuilding a fictional context
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226 on the Backwater. That would be a true pleasure, indeed - as this is the last
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227 of the Scrolling Storyboards, if I do not miss my guess.
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228
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229 The heroic swirlings of the "Battlestar Galactica" theme are telling me that I
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230 must begin my own lonely quest for the shining planet known as Earth, and I am
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231 answering the call. If I do not return here before my sojourn, rest assured I
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232 will be back on weekends. :)
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233
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234 Good luck to all, and the best of wishes to be granted.
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235
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236 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::Zephyr:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::
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237
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019=Usr:316 scott wirth 12/31/94 22:08 Msg:8244 Call:47980 Lines:11
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238 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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239 Greetings to Phoenix, and everyone else who still comes here for peace and
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240 quiet. I think that Phoenix is the only one who still comes here, at least
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241 that I know. I had a long hiatus and spent time in the Navy, but is good to
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242 come back and know that Backwater is still here. I've spent too much time
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243 away from here, too worried with my problems to think about coming here for
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244 some peace. But things are starting to look up, and maybe I am finally on
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245 my way up.
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246 Last but not least.........
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247 I wish everyone here a joyous new year, may it be better than the last.
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248 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Klapauscius%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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020=Usr:137 David Clough 01/01/94 08:33 Msg:8246 Call:47981 Lines:13
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249 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::
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250
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251 Klapauscius - did you post that message during this year or last? If last,
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252 I'll graciously accept the accolade of being the first person to post on
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253 Backwater in 1995. We're halfway to the millenium, and there's no end in
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254 sight. Sale Ends Soon, so hurry.
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255
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256 It's frosty this morning - the windows are all blurry. I feel like I'm in
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257 Peaksville, Ohio - just outside the cornfields. Anthony is looking at me
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258 dismissively. I'm glad and sorrowful.
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259
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260 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::Zephyr:::::=====:::::======:::::=====:::::
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261
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021=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 01/11/94 17:31 Msg:8249 Call:48041 Lines:1
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262 Phoenix lurk ^C
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022=Usr:758 Thesis Antithesi 01/15/94 20:50 Msg:8250 Call:48056 Lines:5
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263 |
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264
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265 Time seems to always stand still in January.
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266
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267 +
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023=Usr:92 Katherine Dohert 01/19/94 13:17 Msg:8251 Call:48071 Lines:2
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268 ******checking**in******kathyD*************
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269
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024=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 01/21/94 21:05 Msg:8252 Call:48085 Lines:22
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270 I don't want!.... I don't want!... yer second hand love.....
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271 ah, my dear Mister Townsend, may I borrow your pen?
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272
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273 I rented the Brixton, England Concert for my viewing
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274 nad listening enjoyment. Interesting rendition of Behind Blue Eyes,
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275 kinda different with Gilmour on bass....
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276
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277 Music from my dark ages... I sigh and I smile and I wipe a tear as
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278 I remember when 'Wite City, a Novel' and 'Deepend Live' came out.
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279 I was into both The Who and Townsend's solo work then. I put
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280 'Substitute' and 'Secondhand Love' on a tape for a girl.....
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281 she didn't get it.... Oh, well.
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282 And speaking of red-heads, I wonder where Tammy is as Pete
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283 goes into 'After the Fire'. I'd just like to tell her I made it.
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284 I survived.
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285
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286 The fire still burns, 'till the wind begins to turn, and it all
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287 begins again.....
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288 And I guess Pete was one of the influances on my name....
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289
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290 Phoenix
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291 ^C
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025=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 01/28/94 14:23 Msg:8253 Call:48113 Lines:1
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292 Phoenix Lurk ^C
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026=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 01/31/94 18:07 Msg:8254 Call:48138 Lines:2
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293 Hello????
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294 ^C
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027=Usr:92 Katherine Dohert 02/01/94 10:42 Msg:8255 Call:48141 Lines:1
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295 ***sendmeemail!***katherined@tqs.com**************
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028=Usr:316 scott wirth 02/13/94 17:30 Msg:8256 Call:48188 Lines:8
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296 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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297 If I remember correctly, I posted a few hours after midnight, which would make
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298 me the first person to post in 1995. As for other subjects, I have to agree
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299 that I have to sense it to believe in it, an agnostic. Given the general state
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300 of the world today, I would tend not to believe. I have a generally negative
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301 view of religion, which some people would see in my taste in music. I've seen
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302 too much that gives religion a bad name to truly be able to believe anymore.
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303 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Klapauscius%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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029=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 02/16/94 05:57 Msg:8257 Call:48199 Lines:6
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304 This is Phoenix Polymorph on his way to a job interview. Please say a prayer
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305 on my behalf..... Except Klapauscius who only has to say half a prayer....
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306
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307 :)
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308 I'll let you know how it goes
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309 Phoenix out ^C
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030=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 02/21/95 22:29 Msg:8258 Call:48228 Lines:4
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310 Well..... I didn't get the job.
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311 I'm thinking about standing in front of a freeway off ramp with a sign
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312 saying "I will hack for food"......
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313 ^C
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031=Usr:92 Katherine Dohert 02/24/95 21:36 Msg:8259 Call:48239 Lines:8
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314 ********************************************
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315 Well, you would probably (sp?) make more money on the freeway.....
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316 Don't forget your highwater plaid pants, button down sweater, pocket
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317 protector, and black horn rim glasses.
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318 On a more serious note, I'm sure you will find something soon. Lots of
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319 jobs out there now.
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320 ***************************kathyD****************************************
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321
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032=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 02/28/95 00:31 Msg:8260 Call:48248 Lines:35
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322 Well, this is Phoenix, again. I am drunk. I just spent 'Cuda knows
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323 howlong tormenting the Heart Beats of Pdx, ans as soon as I finish this sent-
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324 ance, sill be headed for more booz....
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325 I fear I may be an alcoholic. I cannot stop drinking tonight. At this
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326 pace I shall be oweing my roomate a new bottle of ICE101, I'm enoying
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327 Nirvana (on Mtv), remebering past loves and ( I fear worst of all)
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328 BEVIS AND BUTT-HEAD are maing sense to me. Still, I cannot stop my intake
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329 of Schnapps.
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330 I shuld be studying for a test, but I'm now to screwed for that...
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331 I have all ways had this problem. Scott, old friend, you know me (tho possably
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332 not this side of me), and I am missing MY WIFE! I'M NOT FRIGGIN' MARRIED!
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333 still, I remember her. Godddess, this hurts! I now know I should have done
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334 drugs when I was a teen, maybe then I would not have these psychodic.psy-
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335 shedelic visions. But I see hem and I know her name (in this life and in that)
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336 Father, help me! Please!
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337 The realm of New Soho calls, and, sadly, I answer, I am saying more than
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338 I would sober, but it is the truth that I would say to my most innner
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339 circlem but not to those who would read this.
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340 I am with a woman, now.
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341 I love another.
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342 my destiny lay with still a third, whom, i doubt, will be mine in this life.
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343
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344 My lady's cat doth fraeak out, now
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345
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346 Why do I do this to myself? Indeed, on the eve of an accounting test?
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347 With luck, I will hve sobered myself up enoughg to pass the test, howwever
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348 I have told you all who care to read more than I fear the Horned One
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349 would approve. Further, I fight myself to keep from saying more.
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350
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351 I started this message becau se I fear I have an alcohol problem.
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352 I am totaly screwed-up. I think I am about to puke, Still, I cannot
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353 stop drinking. Nor can I see in leSS THAN 5 dimensions. 41
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354 It is said that denial is the first sign. I deny nothing. What is the secind
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355 sign? Remembering old lovers from across time???
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356 I'll sign onm latter when I'm sober... Phoenix, out!
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033=Usr:137 David Clough 03/16/95 19:12 Msg:8261 Call:48292 Lines:29
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357 =====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====::::
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358
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359 Amd Zephyr did appear again, the veritable Shadow of Bugsy Malone being cast
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360 upon the Backwater,,,
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361
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362 PHOENIX: Re - Your Alcohol Problem... Denial is the first stage in dealing
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363 with death. Are you ready to die? If not, then I strongly suggest you go to
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364 the nearest chairopractic specialist to acquire a backbone and quit this thing
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365 you call an 'alcohol problem'.
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366
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367 You can spend time, effort and money on AA meetings and group-hugs, but the
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368 ultimate decision comes down to whether or not you want to dive into the race
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369 with the best of them or dive face-first into a giant mud-pie of your own
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370 making. This is not stated to be cruel - this is merely a statement of my own
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371 perceived fact on the matter at hand.
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372
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373 Only you can decide to quit. If you don't decide to quit and you think it's a
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374 genuine problem for yourself, you're not living up to your own expectations and
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375 as such are undeserving of sympathy or pity.
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376
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377 In short, solve your problem or quit whining. Alcoholism is like any addiction
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378 in that it can be cured through sheer willpower if you've got the "moxy" for it
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379 in your blood. Now we need to ask ourselves if you do or not.
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380
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381 Let's find out... 1,2.3-... 3.
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382
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383 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====Zephyr:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::
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384
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385 HOW CLEVER!
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034=Usr:92 Katherine Dohert 03/20/95 15:02 Msg:8262 Call:48304 Lines:3
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386 *******************************************************************************
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387 Wow, performance art on backwater!
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388 *******************************************************kathyD*******
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035=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 05/02/95 22:15 Msg:8263 Call:48465 Lines:9
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389 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / Long time no me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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390
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391 Just checking to see if I remember my password. It's amazing that
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392 I can't remember what I had for breakfast today, but can still
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393 remember an obscure word I selected for this board over 5 years ago.
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394
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395 KKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / Yes I am quite sane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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396
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036=Usr:92 Katherine Dohert 05/17/95 06:57 Msg:8264 Call:48494 Lines:5
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398 **************************************************************
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399 Oh boy, another temp helping me out! I think this one will be
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400 gone after today. 8 hours for a floppy and a hard drive install
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401 (pc) give me a break!
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402 **************kathyD****************
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037=Usr:316 scott wirth 05/18/95 16:04 Msg:8265 Call:48495 Lines:4
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403 ============================================================================
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404 Kathy: I can do better than that, and I have very little experience,
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405 perhaps you could use me? #316 if you want to mail me......
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406 ===============================Klapauscius==================================
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038=Usr:4 Milchar 08/18/95 14:44 Msg:8266 Call:48637 Lines:10
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407 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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408 Ah, delurk mode. How nice.
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409 Quite a lot of catching up I just did... O Cistop, I think I need
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410 Archives. ;-)
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411 Have I come in much too late to comment fruitfully on the discussion,
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412 or should I just barrel on in anyway?
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413 Briefly lurking again (but to return quickly this time!)...
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414@
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415 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar 18 Aug 95 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
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416@
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039=Usr:54 George Freemont 08/19/95 14:55 Msg:8267 Call:48639 Lines:4
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417 .............
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418 Thinking about quitting smoking is like diving into a pool of icy water,
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419 the anticipation is murder.
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420 .............
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040=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 09/08/95 18:12 Msg:8268 Call:48678 Lines:8
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421 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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422 Well, if Milchar is back, then maybe Friar should make a small entry.
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423 Hey Mikey, you still here? Some still remember. Perhaps we should try
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424 again? All this infobahn stuff is not what I remember. And nowI get
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425 paid for it.
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426 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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041=Usr:4 Milchar 10/03/95 15:06 Msg:8269 Call:48719 Lines:5
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429 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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430 It's true, I really am back from southern climes.
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431 Lurking (as usual]...
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432 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar ++++++++++++++ 10/3/95 +++++++++++++
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433
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042=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 10/04/95 20:07 Msg:8270 Call:48728 Lines:17
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434 Just to let you all know, the system crashed. I'm just now trying
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435 to get it back in shape. Apparently there were some on going problems.
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436 It has been several years since I had done any maintance on the beast,
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437 so things kind of deteriorated. I think that things are back to
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438 about as normal as BW gets. At least for now.
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439 ******************** CISOP MIKEY ***********************************
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440
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441 P.S. I don't think that anything was lost, although if you entered anything
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442 in the last day or so, it may have been lost. Also the disk to the extended
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443 rooms was damaged and I had to revert to an old backup. If you entered
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444 anything there within the last year, it will have been lost. The last time
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445 I checked nobody had entered anything, so the actual loss is probably
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446 within the last couple of months since I last checked on things.
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447 Of course the real reason for the crash may have been because Milchar
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448 appeared in a puff of smoke recently and entered the Inn through the
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449 Innkeeper's private entrance. Who knows what things he did! <grin>
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450 *******************************************************************
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043=Usr:270 ArdorLynx Z 10/10/95 22:38 Msg:8274 Call:48752 Lines:14
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451 ~|~|~|~|~|~|Schmave~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~\
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452 It' been a long time since I have posted on this board. I did so under another
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453 handle. I think the last time was back in early 89'. I have been without a
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454 decent modem or computer for the past few years. With all the Internet access
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455 and power that services like Compuserve abd AOL have gained, and with the
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456 increasing power of terminal software, I wasn't sure if BWMS was still around.
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457 I was pleasently surprised to see after 6 years, it is still around. I still
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458 see some familer names, like Astral Dreamer, Kurfur, and others. Nice to see
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459 some of the good old boards are still around. What ever happened to Lisa
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460 Gronke? Applephillia? When last I was on the modem, most boards were IBM
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461 or Commodore 64/128. I see only a few of the PC boards that were around, and
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462 None of the 64. How time flies.
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463
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464$~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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044=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 10/23/95 15:05 Msg:8279 Call:48802 Lines:8
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465 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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466 Cistop Mikey-
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467 I just posted a story to blue that may be a bit too much for the board. It
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468 has been published, but only with first serial north america. If it's too
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469 much, you can take it off, andno feelings hurt.
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470 DaveJ
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471 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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472
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045=Usr:131 THE VISION 11/04/95 01:23 Msg:8282 Call:48846 Lines:12
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473 ________________________________THE VISION__________________________________
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474 Wow!!!!!!!!! This is completely bizarre... I was going through some real
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475 OLD boxed and saw some print outs of talks I've had over the years on this
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476 board. I thought I'd call and see if it was still here, certain that it
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477 wouldn't be, but here it is!!! And a post from Astral Dreamer!!! HEY!!!!
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478 It's been at least 3 years since we last chatted. Wow... life is strange...
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479 funny how it goes in circles... round and round and round. Hope all of
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480 you are well. Ad, let me know how you are doing. :)
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481 ____________________________________________________________________________
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482 /s
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483
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046=Usr:92 Katherine Dohert 11/07/95 12:10 Msg:8283 Call:48858 Lines:4
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485 **********************************
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486 of course we are still here.....
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487 Thanks to Mickey of course!!
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488 ****************kathyD************
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047=Usr:285 Matt Tabor 11/14/95 08:34 Msg:8284 Call:48898 Lines:8
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489 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
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490 Gee, I haven't been on here for years! Not that I was on that often before ...
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491 It's funny to go through these posts and see the names of old friends. It's
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492 also really nice. Though some of them are from 1991! Eek!
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493 I would love to hear what happened to the Inn - I mourn its passing, and
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494 would appreciate details, as the actual happening seems to have scrolled
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495 off . . . My thanks in advance.
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496 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/Luingil\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
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048=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 12/13/95 18:09 Msg:8285 Call:48962 Lines:4
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497 Well, BW is back up. Not without some failure though. The storm caused
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498 the loss of the extended drive, so the blue room is no more. Everything els
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499 seems to have survived without any serious problems.
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500 ************************* CISTOP MIKEY ******************************
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049=Usr:4 Milchar 12/16/95 01:05 Msg:8286 Call:48966 Lines:4
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501 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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502 The hardware just takes a lickin', et cetera. Wow, just amazing what sort
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503 of mileage you can squeeze out of a Sanyo. ;-)
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504 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar ++++++++++++++++ 12/16/95 +++++++
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050=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 12/17/95 22:11 Msg:8287 Call:48970 Lines:10
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505 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][
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506
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507 There was a storm with some wind.
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508 God said, "In the Blue Room you've sinned"
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509 When the power gave out,
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510 the disk went with a shout.
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511 As for the Blue Room it's the end.
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512
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513 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][
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051=Usr:92 Katherine Dohert 12/29/95 10:03 Msg:8288 Call:48988 Lines:5
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515 *****************
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516 very nice!!
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517 ******kathyD****
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518
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519
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052=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 01/04/95 18:46 Msg:8290 Call:48997 Lines:5
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520 For those who were wondering why the system was busy for the last few
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521 days or not answering, the phone cable was broken. Someone
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522 dug a hole and chewed up the cable. It took a while for the
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523 phone company to fix it. Things should be back to normal now.
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524 ****************** CISTOP MIKEY ***********************************
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053=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 01/08/95 16:49 Msg:8291 Call:49002 Lines:6
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525 &*&*&*&*'s
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526 AD lurk. Heck, I don't even remember how I used to sign off. Happy new
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527 year and all that sutff
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528
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529 An Astral Dreamer (Still dreaming and scheming after all these years.)
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530 &*&*&*&*'s
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054=Usr:13 voyeur 01/25/95 22:37 Msg:8294 Call:49034 Lines:5
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531 ::::::O O:::::::1/25/96::::::::voyeur::::::::::22:56::::::::O O::::::::::::
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532 Like diarrhea, just passing through...
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533 Wow, BackWater is so, um, backwaterish that even the clock is running a year
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534 behind! :^)
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535 ::::::::O O:::::::::::::::::::::voyeur:::::::::::::::::::::::O O::::::::::::::
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055=Usr:4 Milchar 01/30/95 18:23 Msg:8295 Call:49040 Lines:3
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536 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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537 Lot of lurkers here...
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538 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (including me) Milchlurk +++++++++ 01/30/96 ++
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056=Usr:92 Katherine Dohert 12/27/95 09:23 Msg:8296 Call:49052 Lines:3
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539 ****lurk*****kathyD******
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540
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057=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 04/18/96 06:53 Msg:8297 Call:49234 Lines:5
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542 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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543 We got one! 37 inches by 35 pounds! 4.5 years old.
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544 :):):):):):):):):):)
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545 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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546
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058=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 05/28/96 13:10 Msg:8298 Call:49264 Lines:23
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547 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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548 Have we come so far? I now have internet access at t3 speeds, I can ftp files
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549 in seconds from around the world. I can choose to participate in over 15000
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550 usenet newsgroups on subjects from aardvark husbandry to zz-top in all manner
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551 of languages.
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552
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553 What do I spend most of my on-line time doing? Discussing things with a small
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554 group of active people on a mailing list. Unstructured text, messages upon
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555 messages. A core group doing most of the interacting numbering in the 10-20
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556 range. And creating some interesting sidelines and discussions.
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557
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558 The only thing actually missing is a virtual tavern and a roan tree.
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559
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560 Just musing.
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561
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562 Hi Mikey. Does anyone call in anymore?
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563
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564 Do you?
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565
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566 Are you the oldest in the world now?
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567
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568 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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059=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 06/19/96 13:54 Msg:8299 Call:49288 Lines:60
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570 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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571
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572 The large man in the brown robe sat silently at his table, earnestly examining
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573 a map. It was drawn on parchment, and showed traces of blood from a distant
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574 past.
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575
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576 The man reached, without looking, for a tankard of ale, and knocked it off the
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577 edge of the table.
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578
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579 "Damn. Now I'll need to fetch a mop."
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580
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581 "No need" said the pleasantly rounded barmaid, "Just toss a panful of chips on
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582 it there." And she pointed to the scoop of chips in a bin just behind the
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583 table where the man now half stood.
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584
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585 She was not a young woman, nor yet middle aged. She was a bit rounded, but
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586 not so much to be considered obese. The type that was a great asset in the
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587 bedroom, and a wonderful barmaid. She had long brown hair, always done up in
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588 a golden clasp on the back of her head. She wore a standard peasant blouse,
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589 that did enough to conceal her breasts that a man could still wonder just
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590 how they might feel to the touch.
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591
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592 "Sorry for the clumsiness," the man said, as he scooped out some chips to
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593 soak up the wayward ale, "I guess I'll be buying another now."
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594
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595 "Don't worry about it, Friar, I've grown used to it from the folk here. I
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596 guess it's better to have a spill now and again than have no customers about
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597 at all." And she laughed, a light laughter that seemed to flit up to the
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598 rafters and then come around behind you and tickle the back of your neck.
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599
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600 "Och, Lassie, you're a dear." Friar replied, in a fake brogue. "I'd marry you
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601 on the morrow, if ye hadna thrown me out o yer bed."
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602
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603 She laughed again and handed him a new tankard of ale. "One of these days,
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604 I'll ask you back again, but a girl needs some time to recover from such
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605 an adventure."
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606
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607 It was a standing joke, for although they loved each other dearly, it was on
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608 a different plane than the physical. Their love was the love of shared
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609 pasts, shared adventures, and true comfort. They could see each other naked
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610 without the encumbrance of desire, and they could share a bed with others
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611 without the ugliness of jealousy consuming them.
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612
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613 "What are you studying so intently?" she asked, sliding in next to him on the
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614 bench, her own ale in hand.
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615
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616 "A map that came by courier from Jerusalem. Just the map, and a single word
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617 message."
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618
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619 She raised her eyebrows quizically, waiting.
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620
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621 After a few seconds, she smacked him on the back of the head lightly, "Out
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622 with it, you scoundrel, what was the word?"
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623
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624 "Adventure."
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626 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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628 :wq
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629 oops too much vi.
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630 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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631 She looked at him with a smile just beginning to quicken her mouth.
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632 "Adventure? And are we all going?"
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633
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634 "All of us? I don't even know if I am going. Look here." He pointed at the
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635 blood stains. "I would venture to guess that these stains did not arrive out
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636 of caprice or accident. Adventure usually means danger. And I'm not a young
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637 man any more."
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638
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639 She took a large drink out of her tankard, and sat there silently, waiting for
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640 Friar Mossback to continue. She knew he would if she waited just a bit.
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641
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642 "Damnation. You know we don't have a snowball's chance in hell of getting a
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643 good troupe to go with us these days. No one even comes around here any more
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644 to ask, they're all off doing other things, with other lives now."
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645
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646 She looked at him with the warmth of years of friendship. "Then we'll go by
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647 ourselves, and pick up a new band of hardy friends along the way."
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648
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649 He put his hand on her thigh and gave a squeeze, "And maybe a lover or two?"
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650
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651 She smacked his hand away, "I thought you weren't a young man any more?"
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652
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653 "I'm not dead. And I'm not the one who has to young," he laughed, and then
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654 turned back to the parchment map. "Look here," he pointed to some obscure
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655 symbols on the edge of the map, faded with age. "Rose, cross, and sword."
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656
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657 "The order of Red Knights?"
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658
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659 "Hmm, I think so. This could indeed be fun. And dangerous."
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660
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661 The last time the Red Knights had been encountered, Friar had almost been
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662 killed, but he had also obtained one of his most favored possesions, the
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663 magic sporran that always held sustenance for him and his companions.
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664 There was always a ham and swiss on rye in brown paper in there, and always
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665 a flask of water. And no matter how many were pulled out, another would
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666 take its place in two or three minutes. He pulled one out now, and handed
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667 it to the barmaid, who opened the paper and looked inside the sandwich.
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668
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669 "It's ALWAYS ham and cheese on rye," the friar said.
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670
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671 "I know, but once in a while, I could hope for tuna salad."
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672
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673 [][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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674
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675 ::::::::::::::O O::::::6/22/96:::voyeur:::::::::::11:54:::::::O O:::::::::::::
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676
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677
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062=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 06/26/96 07:04 Msg:8302 Call:49311 Lines:24
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678 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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679 The sun was setting outside the window of the skyscraper Machmud worked in.
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680 He looked up from his desk, and remembered to marvel at the colors as the
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681 faded through golds and reds in the dust storms that always seemd to grow in
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682 the desert at this time of night. His first task had been completed. He had
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683 sent the message to the Friar.
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684 He looked again in the box sent by post this morning. It contained the hands,
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685 feet and toungue of the messenger who had been sent to meet with Friar. He
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686 was a trusted soul, and one could only hope that his passing out of this plane
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687 had been a quick and merciful one. Machmud suspected not.
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688 Hagit, his opponent in this little drama, was not a type to let the messenger
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689 die quietly and quickly. She would have known that the messenger would never
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690 divulge who now had the map, but she would torture him just the same. He was
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691 surprised that there had been no recording of the screams of pain as teh last
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692 breath escaped the dying man. Most likely it was because he only praised G-D
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693 to the last for doing what he was destined to do.
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694 Machmud touched a button on his wristband, and a door silently slid open,
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695 revealing a full bar. He opened the fridge and pulled out a couple of ice
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696 cubes and a frozen glass. Reaching for the Chivas, he decided against it,
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697 tossed the ice cubes in the sink and grabbed the Glenfiddich instead.
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698 Two hours later, he was still nursing the same scotch, and he was cruising the
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699 net intensely, covering his tracks well, and coming up empty handed.
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700 [][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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701
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063=Usr:103 Robin Ramsey 09/24/96 22:38 Msg:8303 Call:49412 Lines:6
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702 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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703 Time, it passes all to quickly. I just checked the log....I have not taken
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704 a draft at the Inn since early 90'. It is good to hear the voices from the
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705 past. Pray tell are there still those that remember the M&T Deli on Hayden
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706 Island??
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707 :::::::Alex::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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064=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 11/20/96 08:51 Msg:8304 Call:49480 Lines:4
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708 &*&*&*&*'s
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709 Wow, who turned out the lights?
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710 An Astral Dreamer
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711 &*&*&*'s
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065=Usr:92 Katherine Dohert 12/20/96 04:04 Msg:8305 Call:49504 Lines:1
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712 ******MerryChristmas****kathyD*********
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066=Usr:2 Innkeeper 01/06/96 20:58 Msg:8307 Call:49526 Lines:97
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713 ###################### 6 Jan 1997 ###############################
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714 A lone figure approached the run-down building. Carefully crossing
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715 an old bridge, he approached the Inn. Yes, it was the Backwater Inn.
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716 But the stranger was no stranger. He knew the Inn better than
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717 anyone else. He was the Innkeeper.
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718
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719 It had been a long time since the Innkeeper had been at the old Inn,
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720 and it was looking the worse for the wear. It was falling apart.
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721 The brass knocker lay on the ground in front of the old oak door,
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722 and inside it was worse. Little remained in servicable condition.
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723
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724 The dust and cobwebs covered much of the Backwater Inn. It was
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725 apparent that there had been previous attempts to clean them away,
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726 but they remained nonetheless.
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727
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728 Walking over to the bar, he picked up an old rag that he had so
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729 often used to not just keep the bar clean but to give him something
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730 to do and provide a comforting image to the patrons. In his revere,
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731 the Innkeeper made a pass at the bar with the old rag, but the rag
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732 fell apart in his hands.
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733
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734 With a sigh, the Innkeeper turned away and stepping around the
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735 broken trap door went into the room he used to call home. There
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736 was no need to push the curtain aside because it had long ago
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737 fallen to the floor.
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738
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739 The Innkeeper had come in search of something. He dug around under
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740 the old bed disturbing ages of dust. Finally he found what he
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741 was looking for, an old box filled with papers. A small gold
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742 plaque was attached to the top of the box. It said simply, "archives".
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743
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744 Upon close inspection, he noticed that bookworms had been busy
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745 attacking the outer edges and several pages were damaged beyond
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746 repair, but almost the entire stack was in good enough condition
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747 to be transcribed. It was enough to make the trip worth the effort.
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748
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749 The Innkeeper breathed a small sigh and tucked the box under his
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750 arm. With a last longing look at the room, he traced his way
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751 back out the way he had come. As he passed the trap-door, he
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752 whispered "Goodbye Barney. Maybe we'll meet in another place at
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753 another time." But the Innkeeper was only met with snoring.
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754
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755 At the door, the Innkeeper looked back one last time at the
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756 run down Inn. A few shadows seemed to move at the back of the Inn,
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757 but he couldn't tell for sure. For some reason he felt compelled to
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758 say out loud "last one out be sure to put out the fires!"
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759 But of course there were no fires to put out the embers had long
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760 since died out.
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761
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762 On the way out the Innkeeper caught a cobweb with his face.
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763 With a small curse he wiped it a way; "damn the cobwebs!"
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764 'the cobwebs...the webs...the webs...the web...the web...the web...'
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765
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766 For some reason it echoed through the empty Inn leaving a small
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767 chill in the small of the Innkeeper's back. Carefully the Innkeeper
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768 closed the old oak door. Despite the ravages of time, and the
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769 rusty old hinges, it still closed.
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770
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771 Facing the court yard, the Innkeeper spied the old rowan tree
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772 which was near death. A tear came to his eye at seeing the once
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773 majestic tree in such shape. Yet the memories remain. His hand
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774 touched the locket in his vest. Yes, it was still there.
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775 The memories were as strong as ever. In that sense, the Rowan
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776 would live on forever regardless of what nature and time did
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777 to the tree.
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778
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779 As the Innkeeper carefully made his way across the rickety old
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780 bridge, his foot slipped and a board broke. He nearly fell into
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781 the small stream, but caught himself before that happened.
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782 The effort however caused a flap on his backpack to pop open,
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783 and several small rectangular cards flew out. They appeared to
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784 be the type that some businessmen used to introduce themselves.
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785
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786 One of the small cards was caught up by a small gust of wind which
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787 skittered it across the ground to land in front of the door to the
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788 old Inn. The Innkeeper didn't seem to notice, he continued on his
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789 way. Off to new lands, new adventures. Maybe even a new Inn
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790 someplace else if he ever got tired of wandering.
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791
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792 A small animal hopped up to the Inn's door and sniffed the card.
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793 Dust covered part of the card, but a close up view showed a
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794 portion that was readable. It appeared to say;
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795
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796 +---------------------------+
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797 | "www.backwater.com" |
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798 +---------------------------+
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799
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800 It was just a random grouping of light and dark areas to the
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801 small furry creature. So he wrinkled his nose and hopped away.
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802 The small furry animal watched as the Innkeeper stepped onto the road
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803 and head off into the distance. The Innkeeper paused for a moment
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804 and seemed to start to turn his head to look back, but changed his mind
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805 and continued off down the road dwindling into the distance.
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806 A single word drifted it's way back towards the old Inn.
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807 If you listened carefully, it would sound like he said 'goodbye...'.
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808 ######################## The Innkeeper #############################
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809
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067=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 06/03/96 16:43 Msg:8308 Call:49676 Lines:19
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810 *** IMPORTANT NOTICE *** IMPORTANT NOTICE *** IMPORTANT NOTICE ***
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811 After June 25th, 1997 BWMS II will be shut down. After 16 years of
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812 continuous operation, ten of those years on this trusty old Sanyo 555,
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|
813 BWMS, the oldest continuously operating BBS in the northwest will
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814 close its doors. This comes about for two reasons. One is that I am
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815 moving, and the other is that the Sanyo has been slowly dying. Given
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|
816 the reduction of activity here, it seemed like a good time to call it
|
|
817 quits. That does not mean that BWMS will disappear forever from the
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|
818 face of the Earth. Come see BW in its new incarnation on the internet
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|
819 at www.backwater.com. This system may hang around a little after the
|
|
820 25th, depending on when the plug is finally pulled, but the target
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|
821 date is June 25th 1997. Of course if the system fails before then, I wil
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822 not be rebuilding it again. But with luck it will survive until then.
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|
823 May your future be full of happiness and new adventures. Who knows,
|
|
824 we may meet again in some other electronic Inn. And in the immortal
|
|
825 words of William Shatner, "Get a life!" ;-) **** CISTOP MIKEY ****
|
|
826 P.S. And thank you all for 16 years of fun and sanity maintance.
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|
827 ******************* 3 JUN 97 ******* CM ***************************
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828
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068=Usr:4 Milchar 06/03/96 21:04 Msg:8309 Call:49677 Lines:6
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829 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
|
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830 So it comes at last, the final breath of the Sanyo. 'Tis sad. Perhaps
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831 we should arrange a wake for it, as we did BWMS I?
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832 If you still have the source, CM, perhaps it's time to translate it
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|
833 to Java.
|
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834 +++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4 Jun 97 ++++
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|
069=Usr:0 Null User 06/19/96 16:08 Msg:8310 Call:49689 Lines:6
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835 ...
|
|
836 Yes, it is. The passing of another rare constant in a chaotic world.
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|
837 A wake would certainly seem fitting.
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838
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839 Max (mbell@pobox.com)
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840 ...
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070=Usr:0 Null User 06/21/96 06:59 Msg:8311 Call:49691 Lines:8
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841 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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842 It has been years upon years since I stopped by this place,
|
|
843 and yet I came here by memory alone. Scattered numbers reassembled
|
|
844 easily for having stopped by so often. Odd that I came by a mere
|
|
845 4 days before the inn closes its doors. Odder still that
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|
846 space still left to write upon. Farewell, Backwater and thanks
|
|
847 for letting me say goodbye.
|
|
848 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+
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|
071=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 07/14/96 02:38 Msg:8312 Call:49705 Lines:4
|
|
849 Sometime this week or next, BWMS will be shutdown. Probably this coming wee\\\\
|
|
850 weekend, July 20, 1997 unless it dies before then.
|
|
851 Good luck to you all and I'll see you on the internet.
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|
852 ******************* CISTOP MIKEY ********************************
|
|
072=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 07/19/96 07:20 Msg:8313 Call:49709 Lines:4
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853 P.S. The Sanyo just died again. It is suffering from memory loss.
|
|
854 The next time it dieds, I will not be resurecting it.
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855 This is July 19,1997 12:00 noon
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|
856 ************************ CISTOP MIKEY ****************************
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