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NUMBER OF LINES: 629
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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
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2 ******************** REMOVED: 19 JAN 84 ********************
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3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day System operator
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4 ************************************************************
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5 GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION
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6 PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM.
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7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privatly owned
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8 and operated system which is currently open for use by the general public.
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9 No restrictions are placed on the use of the system. As the system is
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10 privatly owned, I retain the right to remove any and all messages which
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11 I may find offensive. Because of the limited size of the system, it will be
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12 periodically purged of older messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved)
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13 To leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out of the
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14 ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering the
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15 message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to replace
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16 the line. To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up.
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17 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
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18 ************************************************************
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19 Ahh, But the insanity of it all remains... I.S.
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20 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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21 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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22 They can erase our minds but they can't erase our souls. They think they
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23 are in control but what little do they know.
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24 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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25 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 16 Jan 84 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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26 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 23:55 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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27 The shutters of Pam's cottage rammed home abrubtly, cutting off the
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28 voices intense in battle, and a shrill cry rose in indignant protest--
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29 there, the eyes that had been so rapt now shimmered with annoyance at
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30 this greivance! So quiet had this little creature been, the birds had
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31 not even noticed it, but now there was a sudden hush of awe pervading
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32 the forest, as it arched its silky length and swept out wings of incred-
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33 ibly frail appearance. How regal it looked, how stunning the shade of
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34 purple that glittered into burgundy and deepest ruby on its sleek body!
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35
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The fire lizard soared effortlessly from the evergreen where it had kept
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36 watch, mood changed to concern as swiftly as a vagrant breeze, and
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37 circled Pam's home, uttering chirrups soft and worried, prying for an
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38 open window. Finding none, it hesitated, hovering by the door, and
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39 its little brow furrowed--wha--? It disappeared! So unexpected was
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40 this occurance that all the birds fled as one, squawking in dismay!
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41
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She had found a sheltered streamlet where naught but the wild had
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42 stepped, where the sun had cheated the winter; where peace dwelt. There
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43 she loosened her bound-up hair and dipped her feet into the lazy stream,
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44 allowing the caress of the water to soothe her fears. Surrendering to
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45 sleep, she noticed not the wisp of lace that escaped from her hem to
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46 meander downstream...
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Her dreams were entwined with memories, cameos of
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47 old friends, images of welcoming faces--and a smile curled softly on
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48 her lips as she nestled closer to the fresh earth scent in sleep--the
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49 Inn in its many fascinating phases paraded past: the controversies, the
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50 storytellers, the voices of song, a kite and a man needing comfort from
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51 troublesome dreams, sassafrass tea and justice dealt to an interloper,
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52 a back room meeting...
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The awakening was dramatic, for she snapped bolt
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53 upright with a gasp, her eyes still dilated from sleep, and whispered
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54 in what was meant to be a shout of joy: "The Believer--'tis he!"
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55 Weaving unsteadily from so sudden an awakening, she sat for a moment,
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56 her face aglow with the steadily-growing recognition. "Yes, I'm sure
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57 of it!" Gathering her skirts, she scrambled to her feet in haste,
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58 for tonight she would dine at the Inn & renew old friendships!
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59 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> d <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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60 The runes were clear, but their meaning was clouded. Pam is home, that much
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61 is clear. And she is alive and well. Yet they will say nothing regarding the
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62 future, save: stay away!
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63 Sighing, he returned them to the bag and drew them forth again, this time to
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64 ask of d. What is this? She returns!
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65 Swiftly, he put away the stones. He then returned to his chores with a speed
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66 that would have impressed his master, had that worthy been present.
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67 An hour later, he was on his way to then inn.....
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68 ..............................................................................
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69 Milord BARD: Ah, then I do indeed know thee! Well met old friend. Remember the
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70 gostaks?
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71 .................at the hour of Tierce of this 17th day of January............
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72 .............................the apprentice...................................
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73 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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74
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75 Patrons of this fair Inn.....
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76 With the new year behind us my thoughts turn to what is yet to come.
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77
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78 My major preoccupation of recent years has been sailing....and after crewing
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79 for others I have decided to throw my fair craft into the fray. For better or
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80 worse. And since a majority of the sailing experience is dependent on the
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81 crew I can think of no better forum to make my inital request.
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82 I am looking for 4-5 sailors...and my requirements are few.
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83 (A) A working knowledge of sailing & its terms.
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84 (B) Availability; Tuesday nite SYSCO series, occasional Friday nite
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85 beer can race ( a la MT Bottle & Deli ) and a few weekend regattas.
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86 And the last which is open to individual interpretation because.....
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87 As is often the case , the conclusion of a race is frequently cause for
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88 celebration or solace.......So being of legal drinking age has its benifits
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89 Should any of you be so aquatically inclined leave a small note where & when
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90 you can be contacted.
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91 ::::::::::::::Alex::::1-17-84::::9:00am:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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92 Thomas the Rhymer (based on a poem by Rudyard Kipling)
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93 True Thomas lay on Huntlie Bank;
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94 A ferlie he spied wi' his e'e
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95 And there he saw a lady bright,
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96 Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.
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97
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98 Her skirt was o' the grass-green silk,
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99 Her mantle o' the velvet fine,
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100 At ilks tett of her horse's mane
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101 Hung fifty silver bells and nine.
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102
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103 True Thomas he pulled off his cap
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104 And louted down low on his knee;
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105 "All hail, thou mighty Queen of Heaven!
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106 Thy peer on earth I ne'er did see."
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107
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108 "Oh no, oh no, Thomas," she said,
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109 "That name does not belong to me;
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110 I'm but the Queen of fair Elfland,
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111 That am come hither to visit thee.
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112
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113 "Harp and carp, Thomas," she said,
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114 "Harp and carp along wi' me;
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115 But if ye dare to kiss my lips,
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116 Sure of your body I will be."
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117
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118 "Betide me weal, betide me woe,
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119 That wyrd shall never daunten me."
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120 Syne he has kissed her rosy lips,
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121 All underneath the Eildon Tree.
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122
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123 "Now ye maun go wi' me," she said,
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124 "True Thomas, ye maun go wi' me,
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125 And ye maun serve me seven years
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126 Through weal or woe, as may chance to be."
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127
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128 She has mounted her on the milk-white steed,
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129 She's ta'en True Thomas up behind;
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130 And aye whene'er her bridle rang,
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131 The steed flew swifter than the wind.
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132
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133 Oh they rade on, and farther on,
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134 The steed gaed swifter than the wind;
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135 Until they reached a desert wide,
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136 And living land was left behind.
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137
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138 "Light down, light down now, True Thomas,
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139 And lean your head upon my knee;
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140 Abide and rest a little space,
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141 And I will show you ferlies three.
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142
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143 Oh see ye not yon narrow road,
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144 So thick beset wi' thorn and briar?
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145 That is the road of righteousness,
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146 And after it but few enquire.
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147
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148 And see ye not yon braid braid road
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149 That lies across the lily leven?
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150 That is the path of wickedness,
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151 Though some call it the road to Heaven.
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152
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153 "And see ye not yon bonny road
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154 That winds about the ferny brae?
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155 That is the road to fair Elfland,
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156 Where thou and I this night maun gae.
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157
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158 "But Thomas, ye maun hold your tongue,
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159 Whatever ye may hear or see;
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160 For if you speak word in Elfinland,
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161 Ye'll ne'er win back to your ain countrie."
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162
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163 Oh they rade on, and further on,
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164 They rode through blood aboon the knee;
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165 And they saw neither sun nor moon,
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166 But heard the roaring of the sea.
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167
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168 Syne they came to a garden green;
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169 She pulled an apple from a tree;
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170 "Take this for they wage, True Thomas,
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171 'Twill give thee a tongue that can never lie."
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172
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173 "Me tongue's me ain," True Thomas said;
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174 "A goodly gift ye'd gie to me!
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175 I'd neither dought to buy nor sell,
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176 At fair or tryst, where I may be.
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177
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178 "I'd neither dought speak to prince nor peer,
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179 Nor ask of grace frae fair ladye."
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180 "Now hold your peace," the lady said,
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181 "For as I say, so it must be."
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182
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183 He has gotten a coat o' the elven cloth,
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184 He's gotten shoes o' velvet green;
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185 And 'till seven years were gane and past,
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186 True Thomas on earth was never seen.
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187
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188 this song is dedicated to our own "Queen of Elfland", d
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189 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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190 Apprentice: thanks for the call! This board is fun!
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191 Piper: Having finished his song the bard sat and waved towards the piper.
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192 As the piper got to his feet the bard poured himself some more Drambuie.
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193 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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194 THERESA: NOTES ON RESEARCH REGARDING HI-TECH GREEN;
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195 By microscopic examination, I have discovered that it is not the carpet
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196 itself that is causing this insideous blight, but an organism which
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197 infects the carpet, and then mimics it as a form of camouflage. This
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198 orgamism is greatly affected by high wind velocities, so it only exists
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199 indoors. Also, the application of high wind velocity devices, such as
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200 the common household vacuum cleaner, can kill great numbers of these
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201 organisms. This is evident in the number of lost items found during
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202 application of the vacuum, and that for a short period of time after
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203 the organisms are removed, lost items may still be found on the floor.
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204 Since it is impossible to prevent re-infestation, however, the carpet
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205 will soon regain its voracious appetite.
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206 In addition, it is not the items themselves which are needed by
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207 Hi-Tech Green, but the body oils and residues on the item are absorbed
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208 and used as food by the system. This startling fact leads us to have
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209 seconds thoughts regarding close contact between these infected flooring
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210 surfaces and any large amounts of unclothed body area. The organism
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211 has evolved, however, to closely simulate normal carpeting, and cannot
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212 infect rugs derived from animal hairs. Bear Skin rugs are safe.
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213 Finally, through extensive research, I have determined that light
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214 interferes with the digestive processes of Hi-Tech Green, and thus
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215 most edible items are quickly removed from the spots where they land
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216 on to the carpet, to darkend areas such as under chairs, sofas, etc.
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217 ------------------------daver---------------------------------------
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218
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219 The spectators found it hard to contain their emotions, for the
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220 day had not gone well. One child had already died on the platform
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221 that morning. Another child had struggled so long that brain damage
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222 had occurred, leaving him to wander on lonely paths of insanity,
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223 perhaps without cure. To be sure, others had survived and found the
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224 way out of that place, but the strain of another Initiation was
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225 telling on those who watched.
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226 Marcus stepped onto the platofrm and turned back to see Ben
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227 standing only a few feet away. it would be all right, he'd said.
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228 It was in that moment that Marc knew that men could lie.
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229 ---------------------------daver again--------------------------
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230 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
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231 THE DWARF SAT DANGLING HIS FEET OVER THE SEAT EDGE AS THE JET
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232 SILENTLY MADE ITS WAY TO MARAKESH. ON HIS LAP HE HELD AN ORNATE
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233 METAL BOX, WITH A LARGE HOLE WHICH WOULD APPEAR TO NEED A LARGE
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234 KEY. "THE OTHERS MAY NEED THIS" HE THOUGHT TO HIMSELF.
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235 AS INSPECTOR SALIZAR SLEPT ON THE NIGHT TRAIN TO MARAKESH,
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236 HE SEEMED UNDISTURBED, BY THE GLOVED, FEMININE HAND SLIDING
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237 THROUGH THE SLOWLY OPENING DOOR. THE GLOVE HELD A SMALL, BUT
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238 DEADLY PISTOL.
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239 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CONTREMON++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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240 REPEATING EARLIER MESSAGES: YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO THE FIRST
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241 SEMI-NOCTURNAL BACKWATER INNCOUNTER AND AMATEUR DEBAUCH (AND
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242 OPOSSUM HUNT?) 28 JANUARY, 21845 SW YORK, IN ALOHA (OFF TV HWY AT
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243 219TH). 6:30 MEET FOR MELEE AT THE BRIDGE (WASH SQ. HYDROTUBES)
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244 THEN 9:00 BACK FOR PARTY. SEE YOU.
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245 CONTREMON VALERIUS
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246 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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247
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248
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249 Sitting in
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250 the early dawn light,
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251 reassembling the pieces of self; after a
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252 night charitably described as confusing. The flow of
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253 awareness roams toward its limits.
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254 At one level there is
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255 the awareness that all
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256 is well and as it should
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257 be. It always was and
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258 always is. The question is
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259 how does one continue to make
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260 this awareness a reality in
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261 their own life? ...moment
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262 by moment ...day by day.
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263 As I place these thoughts into
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264 symbols and words, freeze dried into
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265 language, I look up just in time to see a
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266 beautiful Great Blue Heron as it walks along
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267 the river bank; only a few feet away. Elegance
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268 and beauty with its feet stuck in the mud. There
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269 it is sloshing along knee deep in water searching
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270 for food. How does this creature of such grace and
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271 stature rise up from the mud and soar, free on the
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272 wind? As if reading my thoughts, it chooses that
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273 moment to spread its wings. In a flash, with
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274 one swift motion this huge winged
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275 creature rises above it all
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276 and skims across the water.
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277 After witnessing such
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278 a sight, could I do
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279 less than give my
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280 awareness wings,
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281 that it might
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282 chance to
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283 soar,
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284 r b
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285 e e
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286 f a
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287 l u
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288 e t
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289 c y
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290 t
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291 i o
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292 n f
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293 g
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294 b
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295 t e
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296 h i
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297 e n
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298 ...... g
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299 ......
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300
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301 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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302 ----------------------------- Captn' Barefoot -----------------------------
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303
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304 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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305
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306 THE WEATHER IS DRY AND COLD, BUT THE SKY CLEAR AND THE SUN SHINES
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307 BRIGHTLY UPON MY FACE. MY PACE IS BRISK, SO MUCH SO THAT I BREAK INTO A
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308 RUN, AND CONTINUE FOR ALMOST A MILE BEFORE I STOP AND COLLAPSE, LAUGHING,
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309 INTO THE TALL WINTER GRASS THAT LINES THE ROAD. AM I OUT OF BREATH FROM
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310 THE RUN, OR IS IT MY LAUGHING THAT CAUSES MY BREATH TO COME IN GASPS? AH,
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311 THE WORLD IS GRAND! AND I AM A PART OF THAT WORLD, SO MY VERY EXISTANCE
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312 CAN BE GRAND IF ONLY I LET IT BE SO!
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313
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314 MY LAUGHTER CONTINUES, BUT LIGHTLY, FOR A FULL FIVE MINUTES, AND IT IS
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315 ANOTHER FIVE BEFORE I CARE TO RISE AGAIN FROM THIS MOST COMFORTABLE OF
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316 NATURE'S THRONES. O, GOOD BHARNAE, THE CHANGES YOU'VE HELPED BRING TO ME
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317 ARE MORE IN ATTITUDE THAN APPEARANCE, BUT EVEN APPEARANCE CHANGES WHEN
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318 ONE'S ATTITUDE IS ALTERED SUFFICIENTLY. WILL ANYONE AT THE INN RECOGNIZE
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319 ME? MY GRACIOUS INNKEEPER KNOWS MY MANY MOODS AND FACES, SO HE WILL NOT
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320 FIND SURPRISE HERE, BUT MANY OTHER INN-GOERS MAY WONDER WHO THIS STRANGE,
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321 HAPPY MAID IS.
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322
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323 I THINK OF THE YOUNG APPRENTICE WHO OFFERED HIS AID TO ME NIGHTS AGO.
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324 HE PROBABLY REMEMBERS ME AS AN UNHAPPY AND DOUR WITCH, FILLED WITH THOUGHTS
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325 OF DEATH AND TURMOIL. I BEGIN TO CHUCKLE AGAIN, THINKING OF HIS REACTION
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326 WHEN HE SEES ME NOW. I'LL KISS HIS CHEEK AND PULL HIS EAR, YOUTHFUL ROGUE,
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327 TO SEE THE SHOCK THAT WILL ARISE!
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328
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329 TURNING THE FAMILIAR BEND IN THE ROAD, I SEE THE FOOTBRIDGE AND THE
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330 INN BEYOND. I SUSPECT THAT THE USUAL TABLE AT THE BACK WILL NEED CLEANING,
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331 BUT I WON'T ATTEND TO IT JUST YET. I'LL STOP AND HAVE AN ALE MYSELF,
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332 RELAX, AND MERELY ENJOY MY SURROUNDINGS FOR AWHILE. I CAN TEND TO THAT
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333 TABLE LATER, AFTER I'VE TAKEN SOME TIME FOR MYSELF. MY THOUGHTS TURN TO
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334 BHARNAE, WHOSE NAME FIRST APPEARED TO ME IN THE FORM THAT WAS MOST
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335 RECOGNIZEABLE TO ME RATHER THAN ITS TRUE FORM. LIKE SHAKESPEARE'S PUCK,
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336 HIS SENSE OF HUMOR HAS BROUGHT ABOUT SERIOUS CHANGES IN A MORTAL, AND TO
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337 THE BETTER.
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338
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339 "Puck?" a voice cries in my ear, "Puck is a fag!"
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340
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341 "WHAT?!" I CRY, STOPPING DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PATH.
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342
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343 "You hoid me," THE VOICE RESPONDS, CHANGING TO THAT OF ONE ARCHIE
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344 BUNKER, "Puck is a simpering, limp wristed, pansy! A F-A-G-G-O-T!!!" IT
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345 FINISHES, SPELLING THE LAST WORD FOR EMPHASIS, AS IF THAT CLOSED ALL
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346 DISCUSSION ON THE SUBJECT.
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347
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348 LAUGHING AGAIN, I RESPOND "GO TO HELL, YOU ANCIENT FRAUD!" I CAN
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349 ALMOST SEE THE SARCASTIC GRIN ON BHARNAE'S FACE, THE GLEAM IN HIS EYE.
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350 SUDDENLY, HE IS WALKING BESIDE ME, STRUGGLING A BIT TO KEEP UP WITH THE
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351 PACE SET BY MY LONGER LEGS (WHAT JOY TO HAVE LONGER LEGS THAN SOMEONE!).
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352
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353 "You're learning," HE WHISPERS, "you're learning..."
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354
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355 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]PAM+[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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356
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357 !~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~
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358 The Marakesh Express rumbled along...the gentle swaying taking him to
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359 the land of fantasy he loved so much. He dreamed of the gentle 'd', the
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360 one he admired. Of Pam... once so reticent, but now a blossoming creative
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361 force, involving many patrons on the Inn in her adventures. Of bards and
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362 pipers...of melancholy, terror, and suspense... Of poetry and beauty.
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363 Suddenly, the soft click of a door opening brought the Inspector to
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364 full wakefullness. Without thought he moved as with the wind--flying to
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365 the door. When he arrived, no one was there.
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366 A low, sweet chuckle came from his right; "Alberto, I see you're still
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367 as quick as a tiger. But you're getting a little careless."
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368 The tenseness drained from Salazar's body. He knew the one before him
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369 could kill instantly and without remorse, but he knew she would not. "Ah
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370 Serena, I had a feeling we would meet again, but not so soon. As for
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371 carelessness," he shrugged, "I would have killed a normal human being the
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372 moment the door opened."
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373 Serena switiched on a small reading light revealing her beauty. "Yes,
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374 I guess I'm not normal, am I? Neither is the Ninja...Beware, he will be
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375 your greatest challenge."
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376 Salazar smiled, "Where is he? Tell me what you know of him."
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377 "He has retired to the abandoned monastary known as the 'Rat's Nest'
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378 to do battle with you. First you must grapple with his minion in Marakesh.
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379 Philippe will help you; look for him at the Inn of the Blue Parrot. As for
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380 the Ninja himself... they say that his Iron Palm did in Bruce Lee."
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381 "Hm," Salazar speculated, "I always thought there was something
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382 strange about that affair... the delayed death technique would explain alot
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383 of things. What about McKane and the Russian?"
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384 "I'm not sure, the last I heard they were in South America. We
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385 received payment from the Afganistan Freedom Fighters to keep the Russian,
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386 but I don't know what McKane plans now."
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387 Salazar's eyes flashed; "I've missed you, Serena."
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388 "And I you, Alberto. I have something for you." She moved close to him
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389 taking a jeweled amulent from her neck and placing it around his. "It is
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390 said to ahve been a talisman of an ancient and powerful wizard."
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391 He took her in his arms, "Let's forget murder and intrigue for a while
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392 and create our own world of love."
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393 She smiled softly, "We'll have to do without the donkey and the dwarf.
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394 Does that matter?"
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395 Laughing, "I think we'll manage." He reached for the light.
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396
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397 (Fade to Black)
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398 !~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!Valinor!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~
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399 Contremon: I'd like to attend your Inncounter, but happen to be one of
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400 those unfortunate souls that works Saturday night. Will try to take it off,
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401 I'll let you know my status later. -Valinor-
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402 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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403 The piper swung his pipes to his shoulder, took a deep breath to inflate
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404 the bag, then paused. Someone was talking to his new acquaintance, the
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405 bard who had just finished an old song of surpassing beauty. A ref-
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406 erence caught his ear.
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407 "Gostak??"
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408 Quickly he stepped over to the bard and whispered:
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409 "Quietly, I don't want to start a riot, but please ask your
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410 friend if he is one that holds that a relationship between the
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411 Doshes and the Gostak is defined by the act of distimming. If
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412 so, to which persuasion does he hold?"
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413 ------------------------------------the piper-----------------------------
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414 ############################################################################
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415 ############################################################################
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416 IS THERE LIFE IN THE GALAXY
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417 OF PARADOX ??????
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418 IT IS ANOTHER DIMENSION ..... THE GREATER THE DISTANCE TO TRAVEL
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419 THE FASTER THINGS HAPPEN...GREAT DISTANCES ARE FOUND IN SMALL
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420 OBJECTS.
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421 ############################################################################
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422 ############################################################################
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423 ================================================================----------------
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424 WHERE IS HE??? I HAVE COME ALL THE WAY FROM THE DEPTHS OF MY DOMAIN TO
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425 SEEK HIS LEAVINGS OF EXISTANCE AT THE INN. HE IS NO WHERE TO BE FOUND ON THE
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426 PREMISISE. AHHHH, WHERE CAN HE BE. MY HEART LONGS FOR HIM.
|
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427 WHERE IS MY JIMMY C.?
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428 =========================THE AUBERN HAIRED **MAIDEN**===========================
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||
429 ------------------------------------------------------
|
||
430 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
431 ---------------- Dragon's Flame & close on the Starboard bow--------------
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432
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433 Oh! lovely creature of intelligence & style...
|
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434 Careful with thy dragon's flame.
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435 I am but a poor sea captian following the siren's song...pray that I
|
||
436 do not fetch up on the reef.
|
||
437 Oh you who fly on dragon's wings do act as guide for in truth
|
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438 it is safe harbor that I seek, and a chance to pause
|
||
439 Perhaps to pass the time in idle talk of freedom & adventure.
|
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440
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441 -----------------------------------Captn' Barefoot------------------------
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442 *****************************************************************:
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443 AHH, DEAR PAM, IT DOES MY HEART GOOD TO SEE YOU SMILING ONCE MORE!
|
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444 TO SEE YOU SKIP ACROSS THE BRIDGE TO THE INN. AYE, THERE IS NOTHING
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||
445 MORE BEAUTIFUL THEN A HAPPY LADY. INDEED DOES IT BRING A SMILE TO
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446 MY OWN FACE! BE HAPPY! BE GAY! FOR IT IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY!
|
||
447 ************ CISTOP MIKEY *******************************************
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448 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 17 Jan 84 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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449 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 23:33 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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450 A sprightly tune came cavorting out into the forest, with snatches
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451 of song intermixed; some voices melodic & flutelike, some throaty with
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452 emotion, yet others bellowed out heartily. The general effect was quite
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453 cheering, if somewhat ludicrous; in fact, the whole Inn generated an
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454 aura of joyousness and a curious expectancy...
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She wondered why, as her
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455 steps became hesitant, as they ever did upon approach to the Backwater.
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456 It had become almost a ceremony, this timidness; and she drew close to
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457 her usual waiting post, where she could look upon the patrons, observe
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458 whom had come to sup and study their faces as they laughed and drank...
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459
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Ah! There by the rough-hewn door, a familiar figure with eyes bright
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460 and penetrating: 'twas the apprentice with a knot of friends clustered
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461 about him; he kept twisting around as if looking for something. Oh!
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||
462 She flushed and drew back from the window, for their eyes had met. Just
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463 a trace of a smile tugged at his beard, however, and he turned back
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464 slowly to his mulled cider.
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His elaborate show of unconcern elicited a
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465 grateful smile from the maiden, and she vowed to pluck up courage to
|
||
466 speak to him some time later.
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Her eyes were drawn to the modest table
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467 back near the kitchen...why, where was Pam tonight? The Innkeeper did
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468 not seem perturbed, in fact, he was whistling along with the piper as
|
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469 he brought out a tray of foaming glasses. Tarn was nowhere to be found
|
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470 either, but the young blond storyteller called Daver had his audience's
|
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471 attention riveted, his eyes intense and his slim hands dramatically
|
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472 high as if describing anguish and great tension...
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||
Eyes traveling on,
|
||
473 she nearly burst out laughing at the comical faces of a group who had
|
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474 just walked in. They clustered together, stock still & wide-eyed,
|
||
475 with utterly bewildered looks. "What is it?" whispered one; another
|
||
476 just wordlessly shook his head. Alex, having come in behind them,
|
||
477 slipped quietly around the befuddled group, noting their expressions
|
||
478 with a sidelong look, but he couldn't quite conceal the grin that
|
||
479 chased across his face as he wound his way through the crowd.
|
||
Cloth
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||
480 obstructed her view as a cloak was flung on the back of chair stationed
|
||
481 near the window, and the flame of red caught her attention: a monogram
|
||
482 stitched into the breast "IS"--and she glanced straight up into the
|
||
483 grey eyes of its owner! He made a gesture as if to speak, but suddenly
|
||
484 there was a commotion by the front door--"Its Pam!"
|
||
The rippled reaction
|
||
485 dashed through the crowd, and all eyes turned towards her, for she was
|
||
486 a sight to behold! Her face was aglow and her hair was finally loose,
|
||
487 and the shining tresses that reached nearly to her waist were nothing
|
||
488 short of breathtaking! Upon her shoulder was a fire lizard of royal
|
||
489 hue, chattering excitedly, flashing out his wings to maintain his
|
||
490 balance as she strode in the entrance.
|
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"So that is why!" murmured the
|
||
491 girl as she keenly enjoyed the distraction. "I hope Daon wasn't a
|
||
492 nuisance, the way he's clinging to her as if she were going to escape!"
|
||
493 No longer unsure, she entered the Inn like a whisper, and melted into
|
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494 the background contentedly to enjoy the unique entertainment of the Inn.
|
||
495 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> d <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
|
||
496 ================================================================
|
||
497 Several of the lurkers in the shadows picked up their ears.
|
||
498 The apperentice, the piper and the bard were speaking in soft
|
||
499 tones, but a word was spoken slightly too loudly.
|
||
500 The apprentice, spoke just a trifle too loudly and asked the
|
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501 bard about the Gostak. The piper repeated it, and mentioned the
|
||
502 Doshes! Heads turned. The merry atmosphere took on an air of
|
||
503 tension!
|
||
504 Hands loosed daggers in their sheaths. Tension was building,
|
||
505 and whispers passed through two opposed groups.
|
||
506
|
||
507 One patron, far gone in his cups muttered
|
||
508 "The Gostak distimms the Doshes..."
|
||
509
|
||
510 Silence fell for a moment.
|
||
511
|
||
512 "Heresy!" muttered another drunken patron.
|
||
513 ============================dusty===============================
|
||
514 She who is happy wears seven league boots +++ I.S. +++
|
||
515 ===============================================================
|
||
516 "Pam!" The word cut through the conversation like a knife. He
|
||
517 looked up and saw her by the door. Ah! Now THAT is how a witch should look.
|
||
518 Not like those drawings he had seen, of old withered crones, but bright and
|
||
519 cheerful, full of life. Ah, yes. Glinda the Good, not the 'Wicked Witch of the
|
||
520 West'. It was strange, but none of the witches he knew looked anything like what
|
||
521 common folk seemed to expect.
|
||
522 My, this is going to be quite a day, he thought after spying d. He did not have
|
||
523 to try to avoid drawing attention to her for long, however. It seemed that a
|
||
524 chance remark of the bard had drawn an astonishing amount of interest. Quickly,
|
||
525 he spoke, "Gostaks and doshes, distimming? By the Lady! Please Sir, I beg you,
|
||
526 do not resurrect that old feud. It has been debated by far better than any here."
|
||
527 Continuing, "As for MY opinion, I am but a humble apprentice. Surely thou
|
||
528 knowest that apprentices have no opinions. Such tend to result in tender
|
||
529 backsides, sir!" Amid laughter he reseated himself. Inwardly, he was trembling.
|
||
530 Smaller things than that had caused fights he had no wish to see the likes of
|
||
531 again. Most especially, not in the Inn!
|
||
532 *****************************************************************************
|
||
533 Dateline --- HOLLYWOOD
|
||
534 *** PREVIEWS OF COMING ATTRACTIONS ***
|
||
535
|
||
536 Coming soon to a CRT near you ---> "DRIVEL: The Terror from Beyond". Yes, soon
|
||
537 you too can see the epic struggles of our heros, the Bruise Brothers, in their
|
||
538 never ending fight against the advance of the dreaded DRIVEL. Starring:
|
||
539
|
||
540 Stan Dolson as Billy Bob Bruise
|
||
541 and
|
||
542 Steve Den Beste as Orville Ray Bruise
|
||
543
|
||
544 Don't miss Billy Bob and Orville Ray battling against the number one driveler
|
||
545 of our time: the teen-aged female. GASP as Billy Bob gets his feet stuck
|
||
546 in BUBBLEGUM... SHUDDER as Orville Ray is deafened by ROCK AND ROLL...
|
||
547 Will our heros triumph?
|
||
548 See it on a green screen near you!!!!!
|
||
549 ******************************************************************************
|
||
550 P.S. MIKEY - You may have to delete the above, but I just couldn't resist.
|
||
551 ................................................................................
|
||
552 He sat up with a start as he realized that he had been so distracted as to slip
|
||
553 into the "other world". Swiftly, he glanced about... good no one else had
|
||
554 noticed.
|
||
555 ............................................
|
||
556 Milord Bard: I suspect that you will be singing the other lay of the set next,
|
||
557 but might I request that you sing "I dream of Unicorns" soon?
|
||
558 ...................by my (somewhat distracted) hand, at midway twixt Tierce and
|
||
559 ...................Sext on this 18th day of January.............................
|
||
560 .................................the apprentice.................................
|
||
561
|
||
562 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
|
||
563
|
||
564 A YOUNG DRAGON CIRCLES, THEN PERCHES UPON MY SHOULDER, FLUTTERING IN A
|
||
565 GRACEFUL MANNER, AND MY SPIRITS LIFT EVEN HIGHER! JOY, GOOD FRIEND d MUST
|
||
566 BE HERE! I WILL SEARCH HER OUT AT FIRST OPPORTUNITY, AS I KNOW THAT SHE
|
||
567 WILL NOT BE APPARENT AT FIRST GLANCE. AH, SHY AND UNOBTRUSIVE, WELL DO I
|
||
568 KNOW THOSE MANNERS! THEY HAVE BEEN MY COMPANIONS FOR MANY YEARS, AND THOUGH
|
||
569 I SEEK TO BREAK FROM THEIR HOLD, THEY STILL DOMINATE ME MORE THAN I WOULD
|
||
570 WISH.
|
||
571
|
||
572 AS I ENTER THE INN, THE LEVEL OF COMMOTION IS HIGH. IT APPEARS THAT
|
||
573 THERE IS AN HEATED DISCUSSION OF GOSTAKS AND DOSHES, ONE WHICH THE YOUNG
|
||
574 APPRENTICE TRIES TO STEM. HE IS WISE, SUCH AS THAT COULD RUIN THE MOOD OF
|
||
575 THE INN, AND PERHAPS RUIN SOME FURNITURE IN THE BARGAIN. PASSING THE SAVAGE
|
||
576 ARGUMENT BY, I APPROACH THE APPRENTICE, AND I NOTICE THAT HE IS AWARE OF MY
|
||
577 ENTRANCE.
|
||
578
|
||
579 "WELL, I FIND YOU AGAIN HERE, AND I HOPE THAT YOU FIND ME HERE BUT IN
|
||
580 BETTER FORM THAN BEFORE!" I TEASE. "WE MUST TALK AGAIN OVER TEA, NOW THAT I
|
||
581 MAY SPEAK WITH A LESS TROUBLED MIEN. I HAVE ONE OTHER I MUST SEE NOW, FOR
|
||
582 SHE HAS BEEN AWAY LONG AND I HAVE FELT THE LOSS MOST SEVERELY, BUT YOU CAN
|
||
583 BE ASSURED THAT YOU WON'T ESCAPE MY TONGUE IN THE FUTURE!"
|
||
584
|
||
585 PLAYFULLY, I TUG HIS BEARD, KISS HIS CHEEK, AND SPIN AWAY LAUGHING. I
|
||
586 KNOW SHE IS HERE, BUT WHERE? MY EYES SEARCH THE CROWD OVER, BUT I FAIL TO
|
||
587 SEE HER. THERE IS A TUG AT MY SHOULDER, AND I LOOK TO SEE THE YOUNG DRAGON
|
||
588 IS TRYING TO PULL ME TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE INN, TO MY USUAL PLACE. I LET
|
||
589 HIM GUIDE ME (HIM? HER? I'M AFRAID THAT I AM UNABLE TO TELL!), AND HE IS A
|
||
590 GOOD SHEPHERD, AS THERE IS d WAITING AT MY USUAL TABLE. SHE RISES, AND I
|
||
591 EMBRACE HER AS THOUGH SHE WAS LOST AND FOUND AGAIN. I THINK WE WILL SPEAK
|
||
592 FOR A GREAT AMOUNT OF TIME THIS EVE!
|
||
593
|
||
594 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]PAM+[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
|
||
595
|
||
596 [][][][][][][][][][] 1219 01/18/84 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
|
||
597 ***** I GOTTA START GETTING HOME EARLIER, THESE DISKS ARE GETTING TOO FULL TO QUICK! I CAN'T HARDLY KEEP UP! **MIKEY****
|
||
598 He looks at his watch, as if in a trance, while he crosses the bridge.
|
||
599 Perhaps the Inn is uncrowded at this time.
|
||
Untrue !!!
|
||
600 The inn is bursting at the seams with patrons. In his three piece
|
||
601 suit, white shirt and a tie, he doesn't fit at the Inn. Perhaps a
|
||
602 back door exists, and he can sneak in and leave his message.
|
||
603 He spies a side door, and slips in. The days when he came in the front
|
||
604 door, brash and full of argument, are gone for a time. This new
|
||
605 character (old character?) of the inn is not within the abilities of
|
||
606 a common Business Analyst.
|
||
607 He looks about, and spies PAM, talking softly with d in the back of the
|
||
608 Inn. Now a chance, I know that Pam will be cleaning this table soon, and
|
||
609 perchance will see this message if I just leave it here. He opens the note
|
||
610 and reads through it, seeing if it is the right slip of paper.
|
||
611 It is. "I am still around, let's talk later. - DJJ". He folds and sets it down.
|
||
612
|
||
613 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
|
||
614
|
||
615 IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU HERE, DJJ! I HAD BEEN WONDERING IF YOU HAD JUMPED
|
||
616 SHIP FOR GOOD. WELL, BWMS IS A VERY CHANGEABLE BEAST, AND WILL CHANGE OF
|
||
617 ITS OWN ACCORD. DON'T WORRY, THE DEBATES WILL RETURN AT SOME FUTURE TIME,
|
||
618 THOUGH WHEN I REALLY CAN'T SAY (OR WANT TO). IT IS AN INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT
|
||
619 THING TO TRY TO DIRECT THE CONVERSATION ON BWMS, AND THE BEST THING IS TO
|
||
620 JUST JOIN IN. I DID, AND I HAD A LOT OF FUN IN THE PROCESS.
|
||
621
|
||
622 I REMEMBER WHEN OUR DEBATING SOCIETY WAS IN FULL FORCE, AND THE COM-
|
||
623 PLAINTS ABOUT "LACK OF IMAGINATION" ECHOED THROUGHOUT THE LAND. NOW THAT BW
|
||
624 IS IN A FANTASY MODE, WE HEAR FROM SOME THAT IT'S "WEIRD" HERE. MARK TWAIN
|
||
625 WAS WRONG, YOU CAN'T SATISFY ALL OF THE PEOPLE SOME OF THE TIME. YOU CAN'T
|
||
626 SATISFY ALL OF THE PEOPLE ANY OF THE TIME! I'M ALMOST OUT OF SPACE, SO A
|
||
627 QUICK QUESTION: WHEN WILL BASBBS BE BACK? I MISS IT!
|
||
628
|
||
629 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]PAM.[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
|
||
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