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The Scriptures of the Church of Virtuality\Reality
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Version 2.0 - The "Rush Job" Edition
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scripture.000 this file - prefatory material
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scripture.001 introduction to the basics of v\r
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scripture.002 miscellaneous ideas and short pieces
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scripture.003 general theme: the net
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scripture.004 general theme: altered states of consciousness
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scripture.005 Qix sees the world; "Diary of a Net Fiend"
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scripture.006 countdown to AO v1.0; early CafeNet material from Pippin
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scripture.007 transcription of insomniac tape by Qix, and Usenet stuff
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Hello World.
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My name is Pippin. Not my real name of course. About a year ago, i
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started MUDing. This was probably not a good idea, because i suffered severe
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sensory overload, and basically fried my brain, and got excluded from uni.
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On the trail of my sanity, i found a round Tuit. i discovered doing
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the things that i always wanted to do but never got around to doing. One of
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those things was writing down all these THOUGHTS that had come to live in
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my mind. And my friend said, hey we have a Religion here. so the Jottings,
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the map of my mind, are here with some additions from friends and other people
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that i don't even know. These are the Travelling Scriptures of the Church
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of V\R.
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The Scriptures are a living growing body, organism of thoughts. This
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document may, in whole or in part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced,
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translated, or reduced to any electronic or machine or human readable, or
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printed and posted in any postal system. But the Church of V\R and Gaia2000
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retain the right to make any money out of this document. We gotta eat somehow.
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Anyone wishing to contribute to the feeding of these arrogant little bastards
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can email me at: larysa.fabok@bbs.oit.unc.edu or if you are ever passing
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Nambour, Australia way drop me a line on (074) 411 053 for the THOUGHTS need
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company and like to be talked to. And your thoughts can join our thoughts
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in the Grand Growing Body of the Church of V\R. *slosh*
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So C U in Cyberspace someday. I still MUD as Pippin.
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*wave*
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WHAT TO DO WITH THESE SCRIPTURES
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There is every chance that you are reading a copy of a copy of... the original
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Scriptures of V/R. They may well have been added to, compressed, decompressed,
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edited, etc. This is OK. BUT: it will help the scholars of the future, when
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they try to understand what happened to Planet Earth in the 1990s, to
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distinguish the different editions of V/R floating around. Something somewhere
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should indicate which edition this is that you are reading. If you make any
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additions or amendments, please alter the edition name - to something that is
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not likely to be duplicated by someone else. FOR EXAMPLE: The version you are
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reading may say, "Scriptures Version 1.1". If you add some of your own work to
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it, *don't* call the new version "Scriptures Version 1.2". Call it something
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like "Traveling Scriptures of Church of V/R, Greg's Edition B" or "V/R
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Scriptures, Version 3.14159 [from the disk of Vanessa]" or "Count Zero's Newly
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Amended and Expanded Concordance on Virtuality/Reality" or *anything* that
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will help the archaeologists of the 21st century to differentiate between the
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billions of different editions they will have on their hands.
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Also: Snail-mail contributions, communiques, etc intended for the Church
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can be sent to:
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The Elder Gods
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c/o PO Box 1620
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Toowong, Q 4066
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Australia
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As of this writing we don't have a stable email address, but you might try
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Larysa.Fabok@launchpad.unc.edu (but don't expect a reply within 12 months).
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In particular, try to send us a copy of anything you add to the Scriptures.
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Of course, if you're creative enough, you may decide that you don't want to
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attach everything you come up with to the V/R mythos - that's OK. Start your
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own religion. We'd still like to hear from you anyway. If you are so inspired,
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you might mention our address somewhere in what you write.
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Start a zine serializing your favourite parts of Scripture - this could be a
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way to make quick $. Send copies and instructions to your favourite
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celebrities and media personalities. Start a discussion group on V/R. Form
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your own GAIA 2000 cabal and plot to take over your country/street/whatever.
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IF you're on a network of some sort: keep your copy of the Scriptures in a
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Scriptures subdirectory. Quote the Scriptures in your .sig, and mention both
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the snail-mail address of the Elder Gods and an ftp site where the Scriptures
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are kept. Try to get the Scriptures installed on every ftp site you can, and
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maintain a list of people and places you know have heard of the Church of
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Virtuality/Reality in some form. Start discussion areas on bbs's related to
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V/R and GAIA 2000 and other such topics. Start Usenet newsgroups (example:
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alt.religion.virtuality_reality or alt.religion.v_r, alt.gaia2000,
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alt.fan.abulafia, alt.fan.dave.who.is.god). Assemble some gif's you think
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might be eye-catching and relevant. Get V/R-related discussions going on your
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newsgroups with local distribution (eg qut.chat, ky.misc, etc) - there will
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always be people who haven't heard.
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ALSO IF YOU'RE ON A NETWORK: Show as many of your non-net friends as possible
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the wonders of networked computing. If you have the means, do something like
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getting them into a real-time conversation with someone on the other side of
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the planet. In short, *get them as hooked as you are*. The more people are
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clamoring for net access, the more enterprises like CafeNet, BBS networks,
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networks, SF NET, public Communications Centres, etc, are likely to take off.
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Think of it this way: we're trying to reach everyone on Earth by December 2000
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*at the latest* - and trying to get contributions from them - meaning
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primarily intellectual contributions, although financial ones won't go astray.
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Remember, these Scriptures are meant to be interactive - so while it's fine to
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copy them and evangelize, it's just as important to *add something yourself* -
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your Stray Thoughts - you could even write a searing critique of the nature
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and intentions of V/R! Your informed criticism could be the one thing that
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stops the juggernaut, or at least gives it a sense of direction.
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We anticipate that techno culture will crossbreed with net culture, so: get
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people to display gifs of V/R, Kibo, "Bob", etc at rave light-shows... write
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some rap lyrics about us and put them in the public domain somehow... Etc.
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!!!IMPORTANT!!! - *try to avoid reliance on what already exists*. If V/R makes
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sense to you then you may get some enjoyment out of mentioning it to others,
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propagandizing, making "in-jokes", etc, but this should soon turn stale. We
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are trying to inform you and get you moving if you're not already doing so;
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the best thing you can do is create, criticize... don't just consume! It would
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be great to discover people taking V/R or V/R-inspired concepts in directions
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we couldn't even imagine.
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By the time you read this version it may have grown to an intimidatingly huge
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size. Don't worry that anything you write will be lost, or that you cannot
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hope to equal the standard already set. We have faith in you!
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Qix
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HOW TO READ THE SCRIPTURES OF V/R
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Better understanding may perhaps be reached with the help of MUD or LSD.
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i) If you're running a MUD try installing a miniature version of the
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Scriptures somewhere that people will read it. The concept of `virtuality'
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will make sense much more quickly if encountered that way. A good starting
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point is /abul/sthought.doc.
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ii) Reading the Scriptures in the course of a trip may help clarify those
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`hard-to-understand' parts.
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Qix II
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BECOMING A REGISTERED READER
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You too can become a registered reader of the Travelling Scriptures of the
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Church of V/R! Just send us something between $5 and $500 Australian and
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we'll send you a little card saying `I am a registered reader', or something
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like that. We might even send you something extra...
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X-NEWS: wattle bit.listserv.christia: 9846
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Relay-Version: VMS News - V6.0 1/9/90 VAX/VMS V5.5; site qut.edu.au
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Path: qut.edu.au!news.qut.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!uunet!
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olivea!spool.mu.edu!sdd.hp.com!swrinde!gatech!paladin.american.edu!auvm
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!SAUPM00.BITNET!FACN34B
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Newsgroups: bit.listserv.christia
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Subject: scripture/tradition
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Message-ID: <920912.145918.SAT.FACN34B@SAUPM00.BITNET>
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From: FACN34B@SAUPM00.BITNET (zane of dhahran)
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Date: 12 Sep 92 14:00:14 GMT
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Sender: CHRISTIA@ASUACAD
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Organization: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, S.A.
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Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
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X-Acknowledge-To: <FACN34B@SAUPM00.BITNET>
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Lines: 19
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For a little more discussion, here is an interesting quote from _The Teachings
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of the Holy Orthodox Church_, by Rev. Michael Azkoul, Ph.D. published by
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Dormition Skete in 1986:
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"The New Testament is not the only "scriptures." The nineteenth century Russian
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Orthodox philosopher, Alexi Khomiadov (1804 - 1860), was right when he wrote
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that there "are no limits to our Scripture and every writing which the Church
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acknowledges as Her own is Holy Scripture. Such pre-eminently are the Creeds
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of the General Councils...wherefore the writing of Holy Scriptures has con-
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tinued to our day, and if God pleases, yet more will be written." p.12 ibid.
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So maybe we need to define what we mean by Scriptures?
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Most of all, I hope that the living letters continue to be written...that is,
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I hope we are all striving through the Power that dwells in us to live holy
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lives. This is the only Book that some will read. It is the sign instituted
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by the Lord so that the world may come to a knowledge of Him.
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Peace in Christ, the Living Word, zane.
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this index comes from an earlier edition that was circulated on a single
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floppy. the contents of directories bookworm, black and hack have been removed
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from this edition, and more recent material can be found in scripture.005 and
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scripture.006. -Qix
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INDEX TO SCRIPTURES - Edition "Jack" - Version 1.4
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README - contains messages from Pippin, Qix, and zane of dhahran (sorry zane!)
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script.arj - Compressed version of an early draft.
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scriptar.Z - Scriptures available via ftp as "script.tar.Z" as of 19-09-92.
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\PIP = by Pippin
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\pip\rave\reality.doc The Grand High Aromaress's original discourse.
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\purple.doc Stray Thoughts in the course of a month.
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\house.doc The house of silence within you.
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\diary.doc The nature of diaries.
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\puppy.doc The puppy self.
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\poetry.doc The nature of poetry.
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\quest.doc Rave about Words.
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\sleep.doc Rave about sleep.
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\depress.txt Rave about depression.
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\blue.rav Rave about the blues.
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\truth.rav The nature of truth.
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\cspace.rav Rave about cyberspace.
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\rave.bat Makes a single file containing \pip\rave.
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\pip\poems\alone.poe Poem on solitude.
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\dark.poe Poem on the dark.
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\grey.poe Quote on greyness.
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\madness.poe Poem on madness.
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\diode.poe Dreamweaver.
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\life.poe Poem.
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\mud.poe Poem on MUD.
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\cliff.poe Meditation on solitude.
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\rok.poe Proem on a rock.
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\sun.poe Quote on Queensland.
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\pig.poe Ode to the pig.
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\rain.rav Rave on rain.
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\pip\mint\reveg.doc Outback revegetation project.
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\utopia.doc The true story of Pippin's computer addiction.
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\mint.bat Makes single file containing .doc's.
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\cafe1 Historical document, CafeNet.
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\cafe2 Historical document, CafeNet.
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\pip\cloud\bits.not Ideaettes.
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\conshus.not Consciousness.
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\longevit.not Longevity ideaette.
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\chat.not Stream-of-conversation.
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\babel.not Idea for a story.
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\gaia.not Stream-of-conversation.
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\amnesia.ide Idea for a story.
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\roaches.ide Idea for a story.
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\false.txt Creating the devil.
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\cloud.bat Makes single file containing \pip\cloud.
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\QIX = by Qix
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\qix\vslashr.txt What *is* this all about?
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\ksundeen.txt The War on Drugs and the end of history.
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\gaia2000.txt What is GAIA 2000?
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\alphomeg.txt On "Alpha and Omega".
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\qanda.txt Question concerning "Alpha and Omega".
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\t15.txt "Bob", V/R, CNN, Internet, and the Apocalypse.
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\prophecy.txt Prophecy concerning the future of V/R.
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\essay86.txt "We Created the World".
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\bent.rav Transcript of taped 1990 conversation.
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\t6.txt Account of a trip (from alt.drugs).
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\ABUL = by Abulafia
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\abul\sthought.doc The Profit of Cynicism's original discourse.
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\mulber.doc The Great Mulberry Depression.
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\musical.rav What is religion for? What is *this* one for?
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\ABRA = by Abraxas
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\abra\me.poe Poem.
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\cosmic.doc Story of Qix and Velax.
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\stories\gordon.sty Story: "Biochip Dreaming". [Pippin]
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\angie.sty Story: "The Dreamcrackers". [Pippin]
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\redgum.sty Story: "The Sentience of Redgum". [Pippin]
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\pandanus.sty Story: "Pandanus Dreaming". [Pippin]
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\bill.sty Story: Bill in the afterlife. [Pippin]
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\dave.sty Story: "Dave's Reality Model". [Pippin]
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\daniel.sty Story: "Daniel and the Library". [Pippin]
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\sty.bat Makes a single file of all but 1999.sty.
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\1999.sty Story: "1999". [Qix]
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\VOL2 - will appear in second volume of printed Scriptures.
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\vol2\qix\aya Communications concerning the "vision vine".
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\4aug91.txt Worldview as at 4 August 1991.
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\91ttd.txt Agenda for 1991.
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\aboutvr On various aspects of V/R and GAIA 2000.
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\biblio Qix's Recommended Reading List.
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\semper Qix travels the world (article from Semper).
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\qixatuq.not Qix at UQ (notes).
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\cvrmisc Miscellanea concerning V/R and GAIA 2000.
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\qix92.not Qix in '92 (notes).
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\BOOKWORM - These files have to do with a bookworm picture that appeared in
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the very first bound hard copy of the Scriptures.
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\bookworm\bookworm.cdr
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\bookworm.prn
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\bookworm.wpg
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\BLACK = by Bob Black
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\black\work.not Bob Black's essay, "The Abolition of Work".
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\HACK = by Anon
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\hack\0014.fil Toll-free numbers, etc.
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\pizza.cob The obligatory COBOL assignment.
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(see \qix\vslashr.txt)
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\badeggs Mysterious file uploaded to CVR BBS one day.
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<<<<<<<<<<<<"/copyrite" files missing from this disk!>>>>>>>>>>>>
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Copy of q.exe editor thrown in at no extra cost.
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Version 1.1 - 9 Sept 1992
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Version 1.2 - 0014.fil, pizza.cob, pyth, birthr added - 13 Sept 1992
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Version 1.3 - r.bat, \copyrite removed; readme1, badeggs added - 16 Sept 1992
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false.txt, rain.rav added - 16 Sept 1992
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\cafenet created - 17 Sept 1992
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Version 1.4 - \bookworm added - cafe1, cafe2 moved - \vol2\qix moved -
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scriptar.Z introduced - corrected versions of \pip, \qix
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files introduced - 19 Sept 1992
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