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| There Ain't No Justice |
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| #30 |
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- TANJ Index #01 -
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by Tal Meta
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Yes, it was eventual. There had to come a time when I sat back, and said to
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myself, TANJ needs an index. So now you're getting one. Its file #30, so at
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least by the time #60 rolls around, now you'll know to expect another
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index.
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These files have been, by and large, a success. Some people love them, some
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people hate them, but my front end mailer still gets at least one request a
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week for one of these files, or the whole set. I was pretty impressed when
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a system that SAID it was in Tailand called and FREQ'd the batch. Who
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knows.
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The file that follows deliniates the TANJ that are. More are going to
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follow. At the end of this file, I will give you all a few teasers about
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the TANJni I know are coming. (Jesu, its nice to have a STAFF of writers!
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Yay!)
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Filename : TANJ.000
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Description : Afterthoughts - Writers Guidelines For Tanj
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Written by : Tal Meta
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File Size : 4131 bytes
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Date of Release : 03/14/92
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I called it afterthoughts because thats exactly what it was. An
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afterthought. It was actually the 5th or 6th file released (TANJ.005 was
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released the same day.)
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Filename : TANJ.001
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Description : How To Host A Bust
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Written by : Tal Meta
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File Size : 7684 bytes
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Date of Release : 12/28/91
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I originally wrote the first TANJ file more to NOT have to retell my tale
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of Search and Seizure for the nine millionth time than to do anything else.
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But, upon having written it, I decided that the whole story might make for
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a good series of files.
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Filename : TANJ.002
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Description : Words To Live By
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Written by : Tal Meta
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File Size : 11397 bytes
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Date of Release : 12/30/91
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For years, I'd been collecting quotes and various bits of doggerel. I
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decided to share the whole mess with the world.
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Filename : TANJ.003
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Description : The Last Mile
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Written by : Tal Meta
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File Size : 9226 bytes
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Date of Release : 01/17/92
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By the time this file was written, I'd finally managed to irritate the
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local gendarmes enough for them to actually arrest me.
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Filename : TANJ.004
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Description : This Ain't No Sanfile / I Hate Banks
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Written by : Tal Meta (82)
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File Size : 11157 bytes
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Date of Release : 02/21/92
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This file was mostly inspired by two things: the fact that my previous
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textfile group seemed intent on reprinting every issue of TANJ under its
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own banner, and my rage at a local banking conglomerate for its rather poor
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public relations strategy.
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Filename : TANJ.005
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Description : A Night In The Life
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Written by : Tal Meta
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File Size : 6519 bytes
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Date of Release : 03/14/92
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This was the first "Fictional" TANJ. Its set in a suitably sanitized
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version of my home town, and has alot of inside jokes that are sure to be
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lost on 99.9% of the people who read it. Oh well.
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Filename : TANJ.006
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Description : On The Origins Of Derf
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Written by : Tal Meta
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File Size : 8759 bytes
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Date of Release : 07/06/92
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This file has alot in common with TANJ.001, in that it was written so that
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I would not have to endlessly repeat the story of Derf over and over. Derf
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is a popular local ledgend, and the story continues to this day.
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Filename : TANJ.007
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Description : At The End Of My Rope
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Written by : Tal Meta
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File Size : 9418 bytes
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Date of Release : 07/22/92
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This file continues my "Bust" story, and details my entrance into the
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Criminal Justice System. Oh, joy.
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Filename : TANJ.008
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Description : I Couldn't Think Of A Name. So There.
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Written by : by Hairy Leech
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File Size : 13363 bytes
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Date of Release : 08/07/92
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This is the first TANJ not written by me. On reflection, this one SHOULD
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have been titled "Going Crazy in the Suburbs", but the phrase hadn't yet
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been coined, so to speak. Too late now, of course.
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Filename : TANJ.009
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Description : Blood Lust 01: The Awakening
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Written by : Anonymous Bosch
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File Size : 9220 bytes
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Date of Release : 08/09/92
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This is arguably the most successful TANJ file to date. What it lacks in
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story, characterization, and plot, it makes up in unmitigated gore. I'm
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pretty happy with it, to be honest. It sparked a new interest in textfiles
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in alot of people I can name.
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Filename : TANJ.010
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Description : Donkeys Can't Sleep In Bathtubs
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Written by : by Ffejtable?
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File Size : 16565 bytes
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Date of Release : 08/15/92
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By this point, I was starting to feel like an editor. I had three writers,
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and a slew of other people who were promising me files "soon". August was a
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busy month.
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Filename : TANJ.011
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Description : Blood Lust 02: The Consumation
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Written by : Anonymous Bosch
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File Size : 19802 bytes
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Date of Release : 08/16/92
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The second Blood Lust file. Not quite as popular as the first with some, it
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is the midpoint of a promised trilogy. Its been awhile, though, since I
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heard from the author.
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Filename : TANJ.012
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Description : The Family Pool
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Written by : Urethris
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File Size : 10173 bytes
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Date of Release : 08/21/92
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For awhile, it was beginning to look like TANJ had become a blood & gore
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mag. While I still think this file was good, I'm glad we did manage to turn
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away from the death angles for awhile.
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Filename : TANJ.013
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Description : Poems & Memories
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Written by : Donna Ivins-Cobain
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File Size : 8325 bytes
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Date of Release : 08/23/92
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This file was written by an ex-girlfriend of mine. I wonder if anyone has
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told her about it yet? I COULD call her, but.... nah.
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Filename : TANJ.014
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Description : Going Crazy In The Suburbs: 01
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Written by : Hairy Leech
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File Size : 32881 bytes
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Date of Release : 08/24/92
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This was the file that coined the phrase "Going crazy in the Suburbs", and
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I was beginning to detect a wee bit of continuity in Hairy's work. Not that
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I minded... his files go together well, and are a fascinating view inside
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the mind of Amerikka's youth.
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Filename : TANJ.015
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Description : Terrible Lies
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Written by : Tal Meta
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File Size : 7988 bytes
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Date of Release : 09/01/92
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This file was sorta inspired by TANJ.006. When the Immortal Derf found out
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that I'd written a file about him, he felt the need to obfuscate about it.
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So I chose to return the favor.
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Filename : TANJ.016
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Description : The Abduction Of A Social Geek
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Written by : Locutus of Borg
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File Size : 6328 bytes
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Date of Release : 09/13/92
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This was a file I asked for. I'd wanted it to be a compilation, but nobody
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else had the time to get theirs done. This was the first file I ever sent
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back for a rewrite. Hadda happen sooner or later.
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Filename : TANJ.017
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Description : A Parody Of Star Trek:The Next Generation
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Written by : Mr. Wizzard
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File Size : 19940 bytes
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Date of Release : 09/13/92
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This file is still one of my favorites. But then again, I like parodies.
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Shoot me.
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Filename : TANJ.018
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Description : The 69 Laws Of Bbsing
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Written by : Spartacus
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File Size : 7528 bytes
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Date of Release : 09/17/92
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This was orignially only 59 laws, but everyone felt that a more
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"interesting" number of laws ought to exist. So we (read I) added some.
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Filename : TANJ.019
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Description : Man Of Steel / Woman Of Kleenex
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Written by : by Larry Niven (typed and editted by Spartacus)
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File Size : 15706 bytes
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Date of Release : 09/17/92
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Okay. I once said I didn't want anyone else's work appearing as a TANJ. I
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made an exception in the case of this file. I used to laugh myself silly
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over this file in my teens, when I saw it published. And Spart just
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happened to have it already typed up. I just couldn't resist.
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Filename : TANJ.020
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Description : God Save The Children / Home Crucifiction Guide
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Written by : by Spartacus & Locutus of Borg
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File Size : 9724 bytes
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Date of Release : 09/28/92
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This file was the first actual "compilation". God Save the Children was a
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file I originally intended to write, but could never get past the first few
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sentences of. So, I tossed it out on the GODNet TANJ Writer's Echo and
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asked someone else to run with the idea. Spartacus took it, and in my
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opinion, did a better job with it than I would have. I still think it
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should have had rats in the dumpster, but thats just me. The Guide resulted
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from a common "amusement" offered on a local chat system.
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Filename : TANJ.021
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Description : Above And Beyond
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Written by : Spartacus
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File Size : 14411 bytes
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Date of Release : 10/02/92
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A serious subject, given an interesting spin.
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Filename : TANJ.022
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Description : Going Crazy In The Suburbs: 02 : Relationships
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Written by : Hairy Leech
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File Size : 9494 bytes
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Date of Release : 10/05/92
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I told Hairy once that his life would change once he got involved with
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someone. I told him his writing style was likely to change as well. This
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was his way of saying "Sorry, but I'm still waiting to see a change..."
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Filename : TANJ.023
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Description : A Mind's Eye View Of Paradise
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Written by : Spartacus
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File Size : 6607 bytes
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Date of Release : 10/05/92
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Life in a layered Universe. Virtual Reality with a twist.
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Filename : TANJ.024
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Description : The Night That Changed My Life
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Written by : Locutus of Borg
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File Size : 8054 bytes
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Date of Release : 10/07/92
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It has Elvis. It has Jesus. It has a travelling salesman. It has
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a car chase. What more could you ask for?
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Filename : TANJ.025
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Description : Another Poetry Interlude
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Written by : Cat Eye
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File Size : 9595 bytes
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Date of Release : 10/10/92
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I believe in variety. So, from time to time, I can and will toss out things
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that break the mold. This is one of those files...
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Filename : TANJ.026
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Description : 101 Ways To Wash A Brain
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Written by : Mystic Journeyer
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File Size : 9331 bytes
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Date of Release : 10/12/92
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A fascinating look inside one of the world's largest cults, and its popular
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form of brainwashing Amerikka's youth.
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Filename : TANJ.027
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Description : Going Crazy In The Suburbs: 03 : Broken
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Written by : Hairy Leech
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File Size : 12018 bytes
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Date of Release : 10/14/92
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Hairy is still telling me nothing has changed. In a sad, twisted sort of
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way, I'm glad. His writing style is unique, and I'd hate to lose it.
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Filename : TANJ.028
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Description : Life Is Pain
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Written by : Tal Meta
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File Size : 8863 bytes
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Date of Release : 10/14/92
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The answer to the question; "Does Tal still write for this thing or what?"
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is yes. My view of the world is a bit more jaded than my younger crowd of
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writers, but then again, I've seen a whole lot more real estate than most
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of them. Age hath rank priveleges, or something like that.
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Filename : TANJ.029
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Description : An Off-Road Brain
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Written by : Spartacus
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File Size : 12,208 bytes
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Date of Release : 10/17/92
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Intense. A world view situated somewhere between mine & Hairy's. But shared
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by a good portion of the loyal readership, I should suspect.
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Filename : TANJ.030
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Description : TANJ Index #1
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Written by : Tal Meta
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File Size : 14,223 bytes
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Date of Release : 10/17/92
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You're reading it. If you need me to tell you what its about, please go
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open a few arteries now, before you breed more of your kind. Sheesh.
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---------------------------------------------------
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Okay. Whats coming up for TANJ in the future? Well, for one thing, the
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final (?) Blood Lust file. Malachi has a sister, I am told... Also, a
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sequel to God Save the Children. The forces of Karma aren't done with
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Martin Chandler. Also, coming "soon" the final (or next to final) chapter
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of Tal Meta vs. U.S. Sprint. Alot has happened with my case, but I'd really
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like to get it all ended before I write another file on it. Or maybe not.
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I've got a horror story kicking around too... one of these days I'll be in
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a demented enough mood to put it into text. Plus, MAYBE another Larry Niven
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story. Depends on if anyone wants to type it up. I'm gonna go hunt for an
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old "questionare" I once was aked to answer... given the distance of a few
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years, its now hillarious as hell. Look for it soon!
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