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FILE ON
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STATUS: ALL ALLOWED
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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: 6 MAR 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 messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved)
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13 To leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out of the
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14 ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering the
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15 message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to replace
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16 the line. To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up.
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17 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
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18 ************************************************************
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19
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20 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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21 Oh boy, a new disk. No Bard, I didn't think you were cheating at
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22 all. We all know anything is possible when the reality around us is
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23 none too stable. Just dont make a mess of the interior, it makes their
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24 value drop like a rock and I've got to make a living somewhere.
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25 Mr. McKane: Unfortunatly, the only thing that might have some
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26 sort of effect on a Bolo IS a stickshift. Some engineering problem
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27 I hear. Same think happened on that Death Star, one fighter takes
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28 it out. Live (kind of) and learn.
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29 Anyway:
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30 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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31 It wasn't even light out when I arrived at the lot. I saw
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32 which Bolo it was they were getting into and make my way to the
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33 office. Locking the door, I went to the back room and flipped a few
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34 switches. I knew I had to work fast. I started my trusty master control
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35 unit and pushed a few codes myself.
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36 The screen flashed "Direct Conn: I/O ready -- main CPU disabled" Good,
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37 now I'd get any messages they tried to give the Bolo, and only I could
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38 answer them. The problem was, I really wasn't sure why they wanted me
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39 this badly (this time, that is). I decided to take no chances,
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40 especially with the ninja out there.I pushed a few switches and hoped that
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41 they hadn't noticed that a VW down the street was now running.......
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42 Fast Fred
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43 BSAL
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44 PS Bard: I hope you don't think I cheated.
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45 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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46 !"#$%&'@()<>_|\^?][,./*+=-!"#$%&'@()<>_|\^?][,./*+=-
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47 What? Nasty-bad Big-things come out other-place-door into our
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48 safe-home. Why they make so much noise with big feet and cruel voices? I
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49 should send them other-place again! But they have young place shifter, good
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50 person, he guides them to Big-thing place away from safe-home. He knows
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51 we are here, won't reveal us, safe. Maybe he know where girl Big-thing our
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52 friend has gone? We ask if he alone does come again.
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53 Thistle
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54 !"#$%&'@()<>_|\^?][,./*+=-!"#$%&'@()<>_|\^?][,./*+=-
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55 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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56 Dear Fast Fred;
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57 Sales volume down? Your Mark XIII developing a mind of its own. Bands
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58 of intrepid adventurers hanging around you lot? Perhaps the ALBANIAN
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59 REVOLUTIONARY PARTY can help. We provide a full range of services from
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60 weapons maintenance to 'wet work' to pest control. Our international
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61 reputation for covert operations and mercinary incursions speaks for itself.
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62 Sanctions and contract hits are our specialty.
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63 Payment? Our rates are competitive with the CIA, and our easy install-
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64 ment plan eases the bite on your pocketbook. Visa and Mastercharge also
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65 accepted. No job too big or too small. Call now for further details.
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66 Hoping to hear from you,
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67 Mohammed Wassir
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68 <The Enterprising Albanian>
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69 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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70 "Hello, Freddie." said a voice from the console.
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71 "Naughty, naughty mustn't try to deactivate Lenny. Lenny's been a GOOD boy.
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72 I'm afraid that your priority one shut-down order wasn't quite as fool proof
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73 as you thought. During my wanderings, I once met a member of the design team
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74 .... it seems he wanted an 'extra' failsafe. Seems he didn't trust the
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75 machines. So he added a priority 0 code. Does the word 'JOSHUA' ring any
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76 bells?"
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77 "Oh, I wouldn't count on the VW. I sent NINJA down there FIRST, or hadn't
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78 you noticed? Now let me see..."
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79 "Ah yes, here we are:
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80 My, my you HAVE been a busy boy. Illegal use of private equipment
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81 (the people at Alternities DID notice you using that cargo unit!)
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82 Importation of items above local tech levels.
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83 Conspiracy to evade the Paratime Code.
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84 A complaint from the Innisfall Wizard's Guild for importing proscribed
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85 weaponry.
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86 Theft of Confederation property (they DO keep track of little things like
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87 Bolos, you know)
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88 Failure to use a registered decontamination service (where DID you get these
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89 things decontaminated anyway?)
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90 And there are lots more..."
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91 While the bard (?!) had been talking the others had been sneaking up on the
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92 office (staying out of "Lenny's" field of fire). Suddenly a figure appeared
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93 out of the shadows...
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94 "You! The Man in Grey! I've got you now.." so saying the figure fired a
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95 pistol at M.I.G., turned, and ran off.
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96 M.I.G. sighed as he pulled the plastic suction cup from his forehead.
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97 Muttering something about "killer game" under his breath he continued.
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98 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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99 Don't worry Lasater, help is on the way.....
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100 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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101 The Outer Space Marines (words: Jeff Dunteman, tune: Marine Hymn)
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102 From the pits of Aldebaran IX
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103 To the webs of Sigma Grex;
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104 We will make a better man of you
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105 Irregardless of your sex.
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106 Though the Kilngons kick sand in your face,
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107 You will know you're worth your beans
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108 When you come and sell your soul to us
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109 In the Outer Space Marines.
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110
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111 When the drill instructor calls, "LEFT FACE!"
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112 Better hear those eyeballs click!
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113 If you have three faces, never mind,
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114 Toss a coin and take your pick.
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115 When you're shipped out you'll see lots of space
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116 And some mighty strange latrines.
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117 And you'll curse the day you ever heard
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118 Of the Outer Space Marines.
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119
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120 If you've two legs, four legs, six or eight,
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121 Seventeen or none at all,
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122 When the troop ship dumps you to your fate,
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123 You will hit the mud and crawl.
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124 Whether Earthman, Kklup, or Zapphotul,
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125 When the buzz-beam's burning red,
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126 There is just one universal rule:
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127 GUARD YOUR ASS AND DUCK YOUR HEAD!
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128
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129 SPOKEN:(drill sgt): All right now, Forrr-WAAD!
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130 Hup-2,-3,-4,-5,-6,- hold it!
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131 HUP-2-3-many, Stop!
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132 Wait a minute, um,...evens, odds, evens, odds, NO!
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133 Hop-skip-jump... HALT!
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134 Left-center-right, left-center-right...
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135 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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136 MIG:look up my real id in the bit bucket info files & leave me a msg
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137 on CIS, so I can get your id!
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138 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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139 JUST A JOKE FOR ALL OF YA'
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140
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141
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THERE WAS A SOLDIER R WHO WAS SITTING AT THE FRONT LINE AND A BOMB LANDED
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142
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(A LITTLE WAYS AAWAY) AND KNOCKED HIS RIFLE OUT OF HSI HANDD. SO
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143
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HE WENT TO THE GUN SHOP AND ASKED FOR A NEW RIFLEE. WELL THE GUN MAN SAID 'WE
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144
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DO DO NOT HAVE ANY MORE GUNS LEFT BUT WE DO HAVE THIS BROOMMSTICKK, SO WHEN
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147
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YOU SEE THE ENEMY COMING OVER THE HILL YELL "BANGA BANGA BANGA!!!" AND THEY Y
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WILL ALL FALL DEAD GUARANTEED.'
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149
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SO THE SOLDIER WENT OUT TO THE FEIFIELD AND SURE ENOUGH THE MEN CANAME OVER THE
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HILL AND THE SOLDIER YELLED "BANGA BANGA BANGA!!!" AND A:ALL THE MEN FELL DEAD
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151
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IN THEREIR TRACKS. BUT THEN THE SOLDIER NOTICED THAT ALL THE MEN BUT HIM HAD
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BAYONETTS ON TETHE ENDDS P OF THEIENDS OF THEUEIR GUNS SO AGAIN HE WENT TO THE
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GUN SHOP AND SAID TO THE MAN "I NNEED A KNIFE FOR THE END OF MY GUNN" AND THE
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MAN SAID "WELL, WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE AF THOSE BUT WE DO HAVE TIS PIECE OF S
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155
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STRINGG. SO TIE IT ON THE END OF YOUR GUN AND WHEN THE ENEMY COMES OVER THE H
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156
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HILL YELL "BANGA BANGA BANGA, STABA STABA STABA!" AND I PROMISE THEY WILL ALL
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FALL DEAD GGUARANTEED."
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158
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SO AGAIN THE SOLDIER WENT OUT TO THE FIELD AND WHEN THE MEN CAME OVER THE I
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159
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HILLS HE YELLED "BANGA BANGA BANGAA, STABA STABA STABA!" AND ALL OF THEM FELLL,
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160
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BUT ONE AND SO HE YELLED LOUDER "BANGA BANGA BANGA STABA STABA STABA!!!" AND
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THE OTHER SOLDIER KEPT COMING SO HE MADE A LAST ATTEMPT "BANGA"BANGA BANGA B
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BANGA STABA STABA STABA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" AND THE OTHER SOLDIER CAME RIGHT
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OVER THE BAGBAGS AND STOMPED THE SOLDIER TO DEATHH. AND AS THE OTHER SOLDIER
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164
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WALKED OFF INTO THE SUNSET YOU COULD QUIETLY HEAR HIM SAY "TANKA TANKA TANKA!!"
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165 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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166 I dare say BARD you have got yourself in quite a stick wicket. No wonder
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167 you have no time for anything else. Your songs of lore remind me of a time
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168 very recently where I was privy to a secret songbook containing many of
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169 the same types of songs you relish us with. Perchance it is in the same
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170 series, or was perhaps compiled from your collection? One never knows
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171 what is going to happen next, only that it will happen. A BOLO this
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172 time bard, how, may I ask, did you get involved with such a group? How
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173 can I catch up with you..for my belief has always been that the best
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174 crew is a motly cru!
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175
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176 "You can roll a BOLO to you pal, it just a bunch of gears and stuff, there
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177 is no end..."
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178 ||||||||||||||||||L'homme sans Parity|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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179 The others had entered the Bolo. I was standing alone in the front section
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180 of the lot. Suddenly I was aware of a VW starting up behind me. As it
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181 accelerated, I took a leap that would have made my acrobatics instructer proud.
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182 Coming out of a half flip, I landed on top of the car. As I drew my stick
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183 and prepared to attack, I heard a voice...
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184 The Ninja
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185 *:***:****:****:::::**:****:******:******:::::**::::::**:*:*********************
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186
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187 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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188 DID I HEAR SOMEONE SAY MOTLEY CRUE??? THATS SOME KICK-BUTT STYLE MAN!
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189 BUT HEY!!! AS A NEW USER OF THIS SYSTEM. AND SINCE I WILL BE HERE TO STAY....
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190 IS THAT INTRO I JUST READ THE USUAL ONE. OR DID SOMEONE SCREW IT UP? I DON'T
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191 LIKE THAT LANGUAGE ON A BBS. ITS FINE FOR REAL LIFE, AND BEING THE WASTED YOUTH
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192 I AM USE IT ALOT. BUT HERE? COME ON. GIMME A BREAK!
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193
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194 AS A NEW MEMEBER HERE, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY SAY AND LET YOU!THE MEMEBERS OF
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195 THIS SYSTEM TO GET TO KNOW ME. I AM A HELLRAT. A RIVOT HEAD. A HEADBANGER. I AM
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196 A METAL MANIAC. YUP! I LIKE ROCK AND ROLL. ITS MY WHOLE [deleted] LIFE. I CAN'T
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197 LIVE WITHOUT IT. YOU PEOPLE PROBABLY AREN'T TOO FAR INTO THE WORLD OF THE
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198 METAL. BUT I HOPE YOU WELCOME ME. AND I WONT BUT INTO ANY OF YOUR CONVERSATIONS.
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199 I WONT SAY ANYTHING IMPORTANT. I WILL JUST GO ON RATTLING ABOUT MY MUSIC. AND
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200 I WILL CLAMMER ON ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO CREATE IT.
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201
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202 IS THERE ANYONE ELSE (BY ANY WAY OFF CHANCE) OUT THERE WHO FITS THE HELLRAT
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203 DESCRIPTION. I AM ALSO CALLED A CHILD OF THE BEAST. HOWEVER MY VIEWS ON GOD
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204 ARE PROBABLY DIFFERENT THAN YOU MAY BELIEVE.
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205
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207 DRAMBUIE
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208
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209 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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210
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211 TO: SYSOP
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212 FROM:ANOTHER CONCERNED USER
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213 SUBJ: TRY YOUR OWN!!
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214 .Dear SysOp:
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215 Please visit a friend who has a
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216 computer and call your own system.
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217 See if you are satisfied with what
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218 you see. I'm a new user and its
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219 difficult enough to learn when the
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220 systems are(simple,easy,correct,etc.)
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221 but I'm haveing a verrry hard time
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222 trying to figure out whats where,how
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223 to get there, how to get from one
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224 place to another,etc. I dearly love
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225 to play with my new 800XL, and there
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226 are not nearly enough boards(locally)
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227 to accomodate all the PC users in the
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228 Metro area. We need all we can get.
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229 It's very frustrating to set down at
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230 the old PC and dial 14 numbers before
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231 you can get in. This system is very
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232 important to me and I'm sure many
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233 others. Won't you please take the
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234 time to debug? We really do need
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235 you out here in computerland!!
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236 Thanks ever so much,
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237 A Concerned
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238 Friend
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239 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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240 Friend: But I don't think this runs on a PC. Try 629-xxxx (rbbs).
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241
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242 To our problem causing visitor. If you really feel the need to vent
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243 your non-intelligent humor, do it elsewhere. It's hard enough to
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244 try to keep the board friendly without your attempts to mess it up.
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245
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246 Thanx frizbee, for cleaning up his act for him.
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247 @@@@@@@@@
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248 WE INTERUPT OUR PROGRAM FOR A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.......
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249
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250 Folks, do you have some problem that is too big for you
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251 to handle, right now? We can help. Come on out to Fast Fred's Used Bolo
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252 Lot, and check out our merchandise. We have only top quality bolos
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253 to choose from, Guarenteed to roll over and fire at any target of
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254 your choosing. Come on out and kick a tread or two.
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255
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256 WE NOW RETURN TO YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED REALITY.........
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257 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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258 PS: who is Jeserath?
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259 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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260 No, it can't be. Someone has overidden the master control. Now
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261 I knew something was decidedly wrong. Not even the ninja could pull off
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262 a stunt like that. The monitors were still working. The XIII was moving,
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263 and something was on top of it. It could only be the Ninja himself. I
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264 tried a desparate shout into the communications console.
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265
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266 "Don't do it! If this is the Ninja, you may be wrecking the only shot
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267 at solving this mystery. Somone is playing Cat and Mouse with us, and
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268 I'm afraid were the mice. Ninja, can you hear me!!!!!......"
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269 Fast Fred
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270 BSAL
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271 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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272 "I believe you."
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273 The voice came out of the shadows at the back of the room, where no one
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274 should be.
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275 "Huuh? Who..."
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276 "Never mind who. Just say I'm a friend. You dion't know who set you up for
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277 this, do you? These people are here toruin your business, and you don't even
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278 know why. I can't tell you everything, but I'll give you two pieces of
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279 advice: first, get out of here. Fast. I'd suggest using the trapdoor in the
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280 back room, the tunnel should be safe unless they send your Bolos after you.
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281 Second, be more careful about picking your partners in the future. You
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282 don't see any of the kids in yellow risking their necks out here, do you?
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283 Ever wonder why they let you put your name over the door?" The stranger
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284 paused, and the silence crackled in the air.
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285 "You hear that? That's the sound of your Bolos NOT taking care of you.
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286 Be smart. Get out while you can." With that, the stranger swept past the
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287 speechless salesman, out the door, and into the grey of the wolf's tail
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288 dawn.
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289 The Poet was fifty feet from the shack that served as the lot's office
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290 when he was knocked to the ground. It took him a moment to realize that the
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291 shack had blown up...
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292 && The Mad Actor &&
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293 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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294 The piper looked around him. Out of the large band that had split, only Lynn
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295 and the apprentice had come to traverse the various realities. All the others
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296 had been lured by the prospect of action down at the used BOLO lot. He let
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297 the song die, dropped the pipes from his shoulder and said,
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298 "Well, this looks like our crew. We surlely don't have to worry about over-
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299 crowding this trip. I really thought that the geologist was going with us,
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300 but I haven't seen or heard from him.
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301 Lynn, would you select a destination for us? Apprentice, would you act
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302 as our lookout and defense? If we three stand with our backs together looking
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303 outward, we should remain aware of the reality flux around us.
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304 Also, I can shout a warning, but if I do, I must remove the blowpipe from
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305 my mouth and the bag only has a few seconds of air. If we are in danger ad
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306 I shout, we will be unable to escape to a different reality.
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307
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308 By the way, we should step **VERY** carefully. We seem to be uninvited guests
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309 in someone's home."
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310 The piper stood silent as the others moved to stand back-to-back.
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311 ***THISTLE, IF YOU CAN PERCIEVE MY THOUGHTS, PEACE, KINDNESS, AND CONSIDERATON
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312 YOU ARE THE SYMBOL OF MY PEOPLE.
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313 PIPER***
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314 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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315 "Don't worry, piper. If any of the others show up I SHOULD be able to
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316 join them up with us. The trip may be a bit strange, but they'll get here.
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317 .....Wherever 'here' is...."
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318 "Piper, look for a safe place to stop- quickly!"
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319 As the shifting scene stabilized a faint humming could be heard. "We seem to
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320 have another member joining us, be ready to grab him when he gets here, the
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321 Egger Route is a bit rough."
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322 The others looked surprised at the mention of the Egger Route, "Remember,
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323 I'm only an apprentice!"
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324 A figure appeared and was quickly wrapped in a cloak. Just in time! The cloak
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325 wrapped figure started jerking wildly....
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326 After unwrapping the new member, the apprentice inquired "Well, monsieur?
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327 Wouldst thou care to identify thyself to my friends?"
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328 ..................................the apprentice................................
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329 M. l'homme sans paritie: Well....?
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330 ................................................................................
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331 Thistle: #Fear not, tiny one. My companions will not harm thee.#
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332 #I have done my best, such as it is, to protect thy home.#
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333 ..........................
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334 (note to all: # was proposed about AD 1965 as a punctuation mark, similar to "
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335 for indicating a telepathic rather than spoken conversation)
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336 ................................................................................
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337 Monsieur: My songs come from many sources, but primarily from
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338 The Westerfilk Collection vol I & II
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339 The NESFA Hymnal
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340 The Antir Songbook
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341 & Minus Ten and Counting (Songs of the Space Age)
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342 (I do have one more, but I'm not very likely to use it here....
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343 It's called "The Bawdy and the Naughty". It starts with things like "The Bastard
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344 King of England" gets better(worse?) from there)
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345 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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346 "Damn! I didn't think he was that crazy. All I needed were some answers."
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347 Switching on the PA system, "He may have gotten away before the blast! Start
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348 searching. I'll trigger sensor sweeps from the other Bolos. Remember, we only
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349 want him for questioning! Try not to hurt him. If you see any of the fish-nuts,
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350 BLOW'EM AWAY!"
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351 TO ALL UNITS! ACTIVATE SENSOR SWEEP.
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352 DESIGNATED PERSONNEL ARE FREINDLY.
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353 REPORT ALL OTHER PERSONNEL IN RANGE.
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354 ANY PERSONNEL IN ORANGE ROBES OR WITH SHAVEN HEADS MUST BE ASSUMED TO BE HOSTILE.
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355 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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356 !"#$%&'()*:!"#$%&'()*:!"#$%&'()*:!"#$%'()*:!"#$%&'()*:!"#$%'()*:
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357 BOO!
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358
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359 I am coming to get you.
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360
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361 Look out! This is a warning.
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362
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363 Not a threat. But watch your
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364
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365 step. You may tread too far!!!
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366
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367 !"#$%&'()*:!"#$%&'()*:!"#$%&'()*:!"#$%&'(satans rocker)*:!"#$%&' ()*:!"#$%&'()*:
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368 Hi Iam a beginner at this (oh-no)
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369 and I hope this is how to put in my
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370 two cents worth BYE.
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371 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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372 X Off in a alcove darkened by years of soot X
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373 X from the oil lamps that provide the light within X
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374 X the Inn, a lone figure sits quietly observing the X
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375 X activity in the Inn. A Crusade of some sort X
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376 X appears to be in progress, yet it does not seem to X
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377 X hold much interest for this quiet figure. X
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378 X Settling back down he rests his chin in his X
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379 X hand once again. He mused over the past days and X
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380 X the happenings thereof. Thinking back on the X
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381 X special message he had been working on almost a X
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382 X month ago that he had not been able to deliver X
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383 X because of a vagrant breeze, he wondered if it X
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384 X ever fell into her hands or if it was lost to the X
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385 X wind's four quarters. X
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386 X Yet still he has not heard from Emer, and X
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387 X fear fills his heart, could she have run afoul X
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388 X during one of her ever continuing adventures? Or X
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389 X worse, grown tired of his company and moved on to X
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390 X other lands. NO! He could not think that, for it X
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391 X would hurt too much to even consider it! And yet X
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392 X he still hasn't seen her presence for sometime, X
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393 X nor even the markings of her passing, and this X
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394 X worries him greatly. X
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395 X He even considered enlisting the help of X
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396 X another and go looking for her in the fear that X
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397 X she may be lost, but the Inn was empty now of any X
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398 X willing to go on such an adventure, all out on X
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399 X their own Crusades. So instead Tarn sits and X
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400 X stares at the half empty glass of ale and worries X
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401 X that he may never see his Emer again. X
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402 X If anyone had been present in the Inn, they X
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403 X might have heard a muffled sob escape from the X
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404 X darkened alcove off to one side of the Inn. X
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405 X * Tarn * X
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406 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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407
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408 ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
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409 PARDON ME FOR BREAKING THE GENERAL TENOR HERE, BUT I THOUGHT SOMETHING
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410 HAVING TO DO WITH REALITY MIGHT BE INTERESTING............WHO KNOWS.
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411 CHINA'S CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.......CHINA'S PENALTY FOR 29 OFFENSES COVERS
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412 "CRIMINALS INVOLVED IN HOMOCIDE, RAPE, ROBBERY, EXPLOSIONS AND OTHER AC-
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413 TIVITIES THAT SERIOUSLY THREATEN PUBLIC SAFETY," SAYS THE NEW YORK TIMES.
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414 THE REPORT STATES THAT IN 2 MONTHS AFTER TAKING THIS HARD LINE, CRIME FELL
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415 TO IT'S LOWEST LEVEL IN YEARS, DROPPING 46.7 PERCENT ONE MONTH; 11.5 PER-
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416 CENT MORE THE NEXT MONTH. A PEKING AUTHORITY REASONS THAT IF A MURDERER
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417 IS NOT EXCUTED, OTHERS MAY FEEL THAT THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT, TOO.
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418 WHAT HAS RESULTED FROM THIS HARD-LINE APPROACH? ONE CHINESE MAN COM-
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419 MENT: " IT USED TO BE THAT YOU COULD'NT GFTER 11 P.M. NOW IT'S
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420 BECOME COMPLETELY SAFE."
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421 ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?DEBORAH?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
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422 Changes in events were happening all around. I wasn't sure who to
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423 attack. I saw a Fishnut in the dark. I don't mind throwing a star at him.
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424 Thwoooooooosh. <Dead Fishnut>
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425 Should I attack this Bolo?
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426 "Bard, what's goin on?"
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427 I'll attune my mind to the Ninja line(1000 cycles) and see if I can pick
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428 up anything.
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429 The Ninja
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430 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)
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431 After a quick look in the rear of the bolo I stepped outside to
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432 see The Ninja on top of a running volkswagen yelling at a noexistant
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433 driver. Some interesting |hings were going on around here! I pulled
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434 a small object from my pocket... Hmmm... aup 30 running bolos
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435 showing on the display, I counted 25 people (that makes a few
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436 unaccounted for). Seeing a flash of orange off to my left I turned
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437 and squeezed off a shot, resulting in a dull thud. After a quick look
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438 at the display I pressed a botton beside the display, two traces in
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439 the direction of the Inn, somebody just phased out of this reality.
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440 Should I follow? not right now, it would be hard to find the trace
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441 anyway. Besides things are getting fun around here! Welh I might as
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442 well find the bolo salesman, he seems to be in one of the buildings
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443 at the back of the lot.
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444 As I dashed out of the way of a bolo, a great ball of orange flame
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445 erupted where the building was...
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446 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)Geo(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)
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447 ===================================================================
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448 Deborah,
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449 Several freinds of mine recently returned from China and had
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450 three pictures of a public trial held in a large square with the
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451 offenders sitting on a large flatbed trailer with signs telling
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452 their crimes hung around their necks. (There seemed to be no doubt
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453 of their guilt) Yes the system seems to work, probably because
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454 everyone sees what happened to the guilty and sentancing was carried
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455 out immediatly. Why, if we intend to keep a death penalty on our
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456 books, do we pussyfoot around with it so? I could hardly be effective
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457 as a deterrent if we wait five years to carry out the sentance, with
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458 all the opportunities to appeal, even when there is no doubt as to
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459 guilt. I think we should either use it right or not at all.
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460
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461 ===================================================-Evan-=========
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462 Freddy-
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463 What's the VW dping?
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464 L.T.F.
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465 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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466 BACKWATER CLASSIFIEDS
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467
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468 SITUATION WANTED: Freelance espionage operative seeks gainful employment.
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469 covert activities and enforcement a specialty. No job too big or small.
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470 Supply own equipment. Also do yardwork and housecleaning. Contact
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471 M. Wassir c/o BW Box 698
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472
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473 LOST: Or possibly stolen. 2 oz. diamond known as 'Phoenix's Egg'. Last
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474 seen in vicinity of Hutton Estate, 2/22/84. Reward offered. No
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475 questions asked. A. Salazar 230-xxxx
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476
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477 SEEKING INFORMATION: Anyone knowing the whereabouts of PAM please contact
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478 this bulliten board. Last seen a couple of weeks ago. Has weakness for
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479 little people. Known to frolic through the woods. Replies held in
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480 strictest confidence. Contact Valinor c/o BW Box 071
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481
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482 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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483 The sound of the explosion still ringing in his ears, the Poet started
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484 to rise, thinking to go see if F.F. got out alright. Before he got past
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485 his knees, however, a stray thought struck him.
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486 #DUCK!#
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487 That's odd, he thought, why did I think that?
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488 #<I> thought it, stupid! Now <!DUCK!>!#
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489 More out of suprise than anything else, the Poet complied. As his belly
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490 reached the ground, something appearing to be automatic weapons fire
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491 stitched the air above him, leaving several small holes in the back of
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492 his robe.
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493 The Poet, not wishing further ventilation, began a rapid belly-crawl to
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494 the nearest cover. Whoever's idea it was, he thought, it was a very good
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495 one.
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496 && The Mad Actor &&
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497 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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498 Apprentice- we need to coordinate our realities somewhat better, I thnk.
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499 Can you aim us for some sort of stability where we can rest and regroup?
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500 I'll fire up a little appropriate coel mor to give us enough power to
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501 move as a group. Perhaps if you guide and I power, we can make a safe
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502 resting point where we can see who is with us. The only appropriat
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503 piobaireachd that comes to mind is "The End of the Little Bridge".
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504 --------------
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505 With these words, the piper started into the ground of the song. The simple
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506 repetetive melody began to weave a feeling of peace and tranquility abot
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507 the little party. He repeated the ground with variations slightly faster,
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508 then swung into the doublings. The tune built in speed, complexity and
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509 power as he moved through the taorluath, then the crunluath, then resolved
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510 back to the simple, repetitive ground.
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511 "Well, we're somewhere -- it should be safe for a while, but just where --"
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512 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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513 From: Jason E. Elliott
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514 To: Anyone in the know
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515
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516 I am looking for a part-time programming job in either 'C' or
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517 BASIC (preferably 'C'). After May I will be able to work full-
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518 time. I can also program in any assembler given the time to learn
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519 the particular system.
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520 If anyone knows of any jobs available, please contact me by
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521 telephone at : (503) 632-xxxx.
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522 I will be available to work from 12:00pm to 4:00pm Mon-Fri until
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523 June. From June onward I will be available for full-time work.
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524 Thanks
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525 >*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*
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526 No one cares of my existence so far. I might as well
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527 just sit around and bulls**t with myself. This might be boring. I guess I
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528 will just have to wait and see. alking to ones self isn't always too
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529 excit Oh well... Here it is---
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530
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531 ME: Wow! I just bought that Motley Crue album "Shout At The Devil today
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532 on sale at Fred Myers! Its a real killer album. I like the remake they did
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533 on the old Beatles tune "Helter Skelter".
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534 SATAN'S ROCKER: Thats some jammin' material. Are you going to the concert???
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535 ME: Nah... Ozzy is headlining. Face it.. the dudes washed up. Why do you
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536 think no tickets are being sold? When the Crue came to Portland and played
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537 at the Starry Night they were practically sold out. But with Ozzy Osbourne..
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538 he has alot of fans. But with this new wave werewolf getup whoo needs it??
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539 SATAN'S RICKOCKER: When I met Nikki Sixx at the Guitar Amper he was so wild!
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540 He was jumping of the walls man. Its cool that he let me go backstage after
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541 the show. How did you get back there.. I never asked.
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542 ME: i am friends with Mick Mars. He is so [deleted] evil it hurts. It is cool.
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543 SATAN'S ROCKER:ts what sells the records. They are a hellion group.
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544
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545 This conversation brought to you by
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547 Drambuie (me) and Satan's Rocker. Two good friends.
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548
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549 <*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<* *>*>*>*>*>*
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550
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551 As they came to a stop, the apprentice looked around. There was a
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552 small stone bridge over a stream on the right. The path over the bridge
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553 seemed to fade out a short way past them. There was something odd about that
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554 .... He concentrated for a minute and then a smile crossed his face.
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555 "Piper, I think I know this place. It is VERY safe. We are about
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556 halfway between appearances of Brigadoon!"
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557 .......................................the apprentice.......................
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558
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559 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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560 The explosion set my ears ringing, I was not more
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561 than fourty feet from the building. I was getting back on my
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562 feet when I noticed
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563 some movement coming
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564 from the direction of where the back part of the building was.
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565 I pulled out my joy-stick and was ready for anything.
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566 But I soon realized that whoever/whatever it was had been goinh
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567 the other way. I didn't think to follow but instead headed
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568 towards the sound of automatic gun fire.
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569 FOTI
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570 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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571 :************************************************************:
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572 M Wassir
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573 C/O BWM
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574 Box 698
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575 Dear Mr. Wassir:
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576
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577 My employer may be interested in purchasing your services but
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578 will require a demonstration of your talents.
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579
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580 To qualify for employment please destroy three (3) Bolo's from
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581 Fast Freddies Used Bolo lot. No stickshift destruction
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582 allowed. Conventional techniques only.
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583
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584 My employer also wants to know the dollar value of the Phoenix
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585 Egg. Perform these tasks and the job is yours.
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586
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587 Monsieur d'Autun
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588 :**************************************************************:
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589 @@@@@@@@@ I hate waking up after nearly getting blown out of existance
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590 Who was that robed man, I thought. Not a fishnut, he wasn't in yellow.
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591 Keeping low, I started back tword the noise in the lot @@@@@@ F.F. @@@
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592 ************************************************************************
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593 HELLO PAM? ARE YOU THERE? THIS LENGTH OF QUIET IS WORRYSOME. HAVE YOU
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594 LEFT US? PLEASE COME BACK SOON. WE MISS YOU.
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595 ************************* CISTOP MIKEY *********************************
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596 From: Jason E. Elliott
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597 To: Drambuie
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598 I am of the opinion that it is sad when people let music, or
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599 any other form of entertainment, become the sole meaning in their
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600 lives.
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601 You said in your first message that rock is your whole life, I
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602 submit that music of any kind is intended to enhance our lives, not
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603 to BE our lives. Furthermore, when music promotes violent behavior
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604 and cruelty towards others, is it really enhancing our lives, or
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605 is it damaging them?
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606 Don't think that I am scolding you (I don't even know you), how-
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607 ever, I am simply expressing my view that debasing music has no part
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608 in our lives (that is, if we wish to live lives that have some degree
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609 of happiness and stability).
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610 I ask you: do you like the music or do you (like some people
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611 I have met) like the way it makes you feel (they tell me that it
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612 makes them feel 'rowdy'). Also, does this music promote things that
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613 are condusive to morally-clean and spiritually stable lives, or does
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614 it promote violence, fornication and spiritism?
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615 It sounds like you and I are of about the same age (17?), it is
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616 interesting how people of similar ages can have such drastically dif-
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617 fering viewpoints, isn't it?
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618 Someone once wrote on the inside of a bus (trimet) 'ozzy's rich,
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619 fat, and over fourty, and you are a fool for helping make him that
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620 way'. I thought that was rather funny, I hope you take it the same
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621 way (ie: don't be insulted by my ramblings-on).
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622 In any case, for the present time people are allowed to choose
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623 how they lead their lives, and what their priorities are.
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624 tootil-pip!
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625 ................(Remember, 'C' IS better)...........................
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626 *************************************
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627 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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628 *************************************
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