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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
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2 *********************** REMOVED: 8 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 A new disk. If only I had something to say
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21 Mr. Tim
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22 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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23 * * * * 03/04/84 1752 (27)
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24 0738 TRPD TR0260350 03/04/84 1752 (38RG)
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25 APB NATIONWIDE BROADCAST
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26 ATTEMPT TO LOCATE ***CAUTION - CONSIDER ARMED AND DANGEROUS***
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27 '67 VW MICROBUS, GREEN/WHITE, PLATE UNKNOWN, LAST SEEN EASTBOUND FROM
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28 FAST FRED'S USED BOLO LOT AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. MAY BE OPERATED BY
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29 FAST FRED. THIS SUSPECT MAY BE IMPLICATED IN MULTIPLE HOMICIDES,
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30 ARSON, BOMB DETONATIONS, AND ILLEGAL POSSESSION AND TRANSFER OF WEAPONS.
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31 IF CONTACT IS MADE USE CAUTION, SHOOT ON SIGHT. NOTIFY THIS DEPARTMENT
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32 IF VEHICLE OR OCCUPANTS ARE LOCATED.
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33
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34 REFER: SGT. BANKS
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35 TRPD TRANSREALITY PD INNISFALL TR0260350
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36 EOT
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37 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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38
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39 TO ALL WHO SHALL READ THIS MESSAGE, THIS IS A CONFUSING PLACE TO BE. I
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40 THINK I'LL PLACE MY SELF ELSWARE......WHH JR. SIGNING OFF
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41 HELP
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42
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43 !!!!!!""""""######$$$$$$%%%%%%&&&&&&''''''((((())))))*****=====:::::===
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44 [gBARD...I recognized a couple of the song books you mentioned. I too
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45 enjoy the songs of parody, especially those of war, both earthbound and
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46 intergalactic. You see to be in some trouble at the bolo lot, would you
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47 and your group mind a little company? I myself am standing at the corner
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48 of the next block watching the whole sceen, and although the going is tough,
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49 the going looks fun. Let me know, since I don't like to reality-crash,
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50 but I don't like to miss out on a good time either. I might even have a
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51 few weapons and tricks up my short sleeve shirt that could aid you in
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52 your quest(no I DON'T know the wing span of an African Sparrow).
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53 Well I will let you get back to your battle, and watch out for bolos
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54 that LOOK like they are unoccupied!
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55 !!!!!"""""####$$$$$L'homme sans parity (we of the north spell it with a
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56 y, not an ie) %%% &&&&&'''((()))***===***:::---
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57
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58
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59 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(8>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)
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60
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61 I paused to survey my surroundings.
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62 Someone had just blown up the shack at the rear of the lot; had a
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63 bolo taken a shot at it? I wondered.
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64 Some automatics weapons fire was coming from some brush just ahead.
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65 A man in an orange robe crouched holding an AK-47 with his back to .
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66 "Boo!" I yelled.
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67
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68 The man in |he orange robe whirled with a surprIsed look on his face.
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69
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70 <Whump> <Whump>
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71
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72 The man in the orange robe fell face flat in the mud.
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73
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74 Where has everybody gone? The last I saw of the Ninja he was on top
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75 of a running VW, is that the Bard I see bellycrawling across the
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76 feild ahead? I call out...
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77
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78 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(>)(<>)(<>)(<>)Geo(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)
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79 I have decided on a better name for myself so hereafter Geo will be
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80 known as...
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81 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)The Traveller(<>)(<>)(<>)
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82 This system makes downloads frustrating... much more of this
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83 scrambling of my neatly written files and I'll go back to hand
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84 entry on the system... For now forgive the odd characters.
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85 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)
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86
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87 I took off into the night at what seemed like the speed of light. This
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88 VW can really haul! I I decided to go for it and slipped my tiger claws
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89 onto my hands. As I climbed down the side of the VW at 95 MPH I took a
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90 look inside. Surprise, surprise.
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91 The Ninja
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92 P.S. Does anyone know who's in this VW, where it's going, or what it's
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93 doing?
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94 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
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95 AS I OPEN THE DOOR I NEARLY FALL INTO THE INN. MY CLOTHES ARE RAGGED, MY
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96 APPEARANCE SUGGESTS SEVERAL DAYS OF UNREST.
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97 I MOTION TO THE BAR KEEP FOR A MUG OF ANYTHING COLD AND WET.
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98 AS I GRATEFULLY GULP DOWN THE DRINK I CAN FINALLY SPEAK.
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99 "WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND HERE?!?!? I JUST RETURNED FROM A LONG TIME
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100 SPENT AT AN ALTERNATE REALITY KNOWN AS "O.S.U.". COMING TO THE INN FOR
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101 SOME RELAXATION, I WAS NEARLY RUN OVER BY A SENTIENT TANK(I BELIEVE IT IS
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102 CALLED A 'BOLO'). I COULD HAVE SWORN I HEARD A VOICE INSIDE. I THOUGHT
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103 THERE WAS NO PASSENGER ROOM IN ONE OF THOSE? AS I CONJURE A BOOK TO ME
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104 (MY ONLY MAJOR PSEUDO-MAGIC TALENT), I EXAMINE THE BOLO TANK IN DETAIL.
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105 YES, THIS IS WHAT NEARLY HIT ME. SHOULD I UN-MOTHBALL MY 'GOTTLOS P1' TO
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106 PROTECT ME FROM THIS MENACE? I BELIEVE I WILL WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS,
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107 BUT IN THE MEANTIME I SHALL OVERH PAULOS(MY GOTTLOS) AND MAKE HIM READY.
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108 I CRAVE RELAXATION, AND WOULD GLADLY ACCOMPANY THE PIPER IF HE PERMITS.
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109 UNTIL FURTHER ACTION, I DELIVER A WARNING:
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110 I HAVE A FLEET OF 'OGRES' AT MY DISPOSAL. IT CONSISTS OF 20 MARK III'S
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111 (EXPENDABLE) AND 10 MARK V'S(VALUABLE). THESE WITH PAULOS CO-ORIDANATING
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112 SHOULD CAUSE SOME PROBLEMS TO YOU BOLO'S RUNNING AROUND OUT THERE.
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113 THIS IS A LAST RESORT, AS I KNOW HOW ONE CAN GROW FOND OF THE BIG KILLERS.
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114
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115 NICE TO BE BACK,
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116 JONATHAN CHANCE
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117 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
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118 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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119 As I neared the sound of gun fire it quickly
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120 changed from automatic to pistol? and then to nothing.
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121 I rounded a bush and found myself triping over a robbed man (dead I presume)
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122 Attempting to get up I saw two feet in front of me. I followed the course
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123 of the persons legs until I was looking into Geo's eyes. He then
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124 began mumbling something about Changing his name. I wasn't relly paying
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125 much attention. I was sick of being on the ground and just wanted up.
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126
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127
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128 FOTI
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129 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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130 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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131 * * * * 03/04/84 2352 (31)
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132 1211 TRPD TR0260350 03/04/84 2353 (41RG)
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133 APB NATIONWIDE BROADCAST
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134 UPDATE: BOLO BATTLE
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135 INFORMATION FROM RELIABLE INFORMANT REVEALS THAT SUSPECT VEHICLE, '67 VW
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136 MICROBUS IS MODEL MARK XIII BOLO. APPROACH WITH EXTREME CAUTION. SUBJECT
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137 KNOWN ONLY AS 'THE NINJA' MAY ALSO BE WITH THE VEHICLE. MILITARY
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138 AUTHORITIES HAVE INDICATED THAT AIR SUPPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE IF SUSPECT
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139 VEHICLE IS LOCATED. TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS REMAIN VIABLE ALTERNATIVE
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140 IF POPULATION DENSITY OF VEHICLE'S LOCATION IS ACCEPTABLE.
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141 ALSO WANTED FOR QUESTIONING IN REGARDS TO THIS INCIDENT ARE SEVERAL SUBJECTS
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142 WHO FREQUENT THE BACKWATER INN. ALIAS'S OF SUBJECTS INCLUDE THE BARD, THE
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143 POET, FOTI, THE NINJA, AND THE TRAVELLER. SEVERAL OTHER SUBJECTS WHO HAVE
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144 NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THE TIME MAY BE INVOLVED.
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145
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146 PROBABLE CAUSE EXISTS FOR THE ARREST OF MOHAMMED WASSIR. AN EYEWITNESS
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147 HAS STATED THAT SHE OBSERVED WASSIR DESTROY AT LEAST THREE (3) BOLO'S
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148 WITH PERSHING MISSLES. CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS. WASSIR IS A KNOWN
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149 TERRORIST AND HAS STATED THAT HE WILL NOT BE TAKEN ALIVE.
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150
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151 REFER: SGT. BANKS
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152 TRPD TRANSREALITY PD INNISFALL TR0260350 MB
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153 EOT
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154 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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155
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156 As I was sitting at my computer, checking to see what's new on the
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157 local bulletin boards, I heard the sound of a large explosion, what
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158 sounded like a small war, and computer-generated-type voices (BUT
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159 I DON'T HAVE AUDIO ON THIS COMPUTER!!!)
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160 Looking at the screen, I see flashes of light, what looks like the
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161 ruins of a building with dust settling around, and ---
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162 !A VW tearing down the street at an extremely high rate of speed, with
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163 a martial arts devotee hanging from the roof with one hand while
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164 waving a GEARSHIFT? with the other!!
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165 God, I've got to stop eating those pepperoni pizzas
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166 so late (or get a new computer).
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167
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168
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169 :::::::::::::::::::::::O O::::::::::voyeur:::::::::O O::::::::::::::::::
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170 The gunfire had subsided and the sun was rising through a heavy haze of
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171 smoke as the Poet peeked out from under the Bolo he'd chosen as his hiding
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172 place. This wouldn't do at all! Not only had their presence triggered an
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173 exchange of the very sort they were trying to prevent and endangered
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174 innocent lives (his included), but now a crowd was gathering.
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175 Thinking fast, he jumped up onto the Bolo and, pointing down the road,
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176 shouted:"They went thataway"! In the ensuing confusion he jumped down and
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177 grabbed the first familiar preson he saw. It was the Bard.
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178 "Help me round up as many as we can; the mob'll keep the fishnuts busy for
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179 a while. I think we'd best regroup back at the apprentice's gate."
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180 #You'll be Sorrrry...#
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181 There was that voice in his head again. If he got out of this alive, he
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182 was going to have to get that looked into.
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183 && The Mad Actor &&
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184 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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185 tThe piper wiped his brow. "Apprentice -- trying to reality shift a number
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186 of people is certainly difficult. Part of the problem is that no two persons
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187 see the same thing when they look at a scene. Wshhen a number began to agree,
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188 the details seem to get filled in. For example, I can see that we have stopped
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189 along a road, that we are near a stone bridge, but without turning I don't
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190 know what's behind me. Sometimes I think that I really shouldn't try to
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191 control what's happening so hard, but I keep on anyhow."
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192 He sank down for a short rest on the grassy roadside, leaned back and let
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193 the rising sun caress his tired face.
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194 Suddenly he rose. "Apprentice! The other group seems to be in trouble!
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195 Their reconnisance of the used BOLO lot seems to have sparked a full-scale
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196 armed confrontation! We've got to try to get them out of there before anyone
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197 gets hurt too badly. I suppose we should try to move the BOLOs to a more
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198 suitable reality for them also."
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199 He stood up and inflated the pipes, then groaned. "I've got an air leak.
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200 I'll have to try to patch it temporarily, but it'll not be to reliable."
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201 He took a length of yellow twine from his sporran, and tied off a section
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202 of the bag that surrounded the stock of the outer tenor drone.
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203 "There, that should hold it for a while, if the strain isn't too great.
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204 Apprentice, you should be careful about using too much klatha as we move,
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205 because if you pull in a vatch we could get into real trouble here. If I
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206 suspend us just far enough out of the reality of the battle that we do not
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207 get in the path of weapon fire, could you reach the members of the other party
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208 and pull them through to safety?"
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209 Without waiting for the answer, the piper raised the pipes to his shoulder
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210 and carefully inflated them. He gently pressed the bag and raised the pressure
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211 until the drones started. The middle tenor was sounding an overtone, so he
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212 stopped it with his finger, then popped his finger in the opening and started
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213 the drone in the right register. Adjusting the tuning of the drones, he raised
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214 the pressure very carefully untin the chanter began to sound. He ran his
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215 fingers lightly over the holes, listining carefully to the notes. Finally,
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216 he nodded his head, then began the first notes of the Urular of the song
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217 "An cath gailbeach", or in English, "The desperate battle." With the first
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218 notes, the air around them seemed to turn silvery, then as the piper moved
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219 into the first variation, the silver began to boil and move. Dimly the sound
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220 of automatic weapons fire set the time to the tune. Moving closer, transparent
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221 figures became visible through the surrounding mists. Was that the bard,
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222 creeping on his belly through the mud? There was the geologist, and
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223 over there, the mad actor. Sweat was pouring from the piper's forehead as
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224 he fought to keep from being sucked into that reality of cannot blasts,
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225 whining bullets, and deafening explosions.
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226 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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227 :*************************************************************:
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228
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229 Lt. Salazar:
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230
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231 We have recently learned that you have important information
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232 concerning the murder of Natasha McKane. It is vital that you
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233 inform us immediately concerning what you know of this affair.
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234
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235
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236 Lt. La Clair
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237 INTERPOL
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238
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239 :*************************************************************:
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240 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
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241 I HAVE A HEADACHE, AND ALL THIS GUNFIRE AND EXPLOSIONS ARE NOT HELPING AT ALL.
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242 I REPEAT MY ULTIMATOM, AND GIVE UNTIL 11:00 PM PST TO WITHDRAW YOUR BOLOS.
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243 PIPER: IF YOUR NOTEWORTHY PIPES CANNOT TRANSFER THE BOLOS TO A LESS BOTHERSOME
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244 PLACE(I HOPE YOU SUCCEED!), MAYBE SOME WELL-PLACED TACTICAL NUCLEAR SHELLS
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245 CAN DO THE TRICK.
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246 I AM NOT LOOKING TO TAKE OVER THE AREA, BUT I DO NEED MY REST.
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247
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248 MESSAGE TO ATTACKCOM1: BRING TASK FORCE I UP TO READY STATUS, AND ALSO
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249 PREPARE TF2 FOR POSSIBLE ACTION. DO NOT ROLL UNTIL SPECIFICALLY TOLD. IF I
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250 AM NOT HEARD FROM BY 11:00 PM PST, CONSIDER MYSELF ELIMINATED, AND ATTACK
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251 WITH ALL FORCES IMEDIATELY. TRY TO SPARE THE PIPER, BUT BE SURE TO GET
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252 'FAST FREDDY'. I THINK HE STARTED IT.
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253 OVER AND OUT TO ALL,
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254 JONATHAN CHANCE
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255 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
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256 ##############################################
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257
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258 VOYEUR: TO GET AUDIO PRESS <CONTROL> A. TO GET
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259 STEREO HOLD DOWN <CONTROL> WHILE PRESSING THE
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260 S AND T KEYS AT THE SAME TIME.
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261
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262 JONATHAN CHANCE: PORTLAND IS A NUCLEAR FREE ZONE.
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263 ATOMIC WEOPONS WILL NOT DETONATE WITHOUT WRITTEN
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264 PERMISSION FROM MAYOR IVANCIE. HOWEVER, PERMISSION
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265 WILL BE GRANTED IF YOU MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO HIS
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266 POLITICAL SLUSH FUND.
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267
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268 MAX
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269
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270 ###############################################
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271 The fools were going to try to use nukes. Idiots! Even a Mark III
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272 could shrug off a 20-Mton blast. Assuming of course that it didn't use counter-
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273 batterry fire & destroy them in flight.
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274 #Bard! Can you hear me?#
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275 #Eric? Is that you?#
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276 #Yes, stand by. We're going to try to get thee out of the fix thou art in.#
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277 Thank the gods! Maybe this wouldn't turn into a disaster.
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278 "Take cover & FREEZE!"
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279 ALL UNITS PREPARE FOR REALITY SHIFT
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280 #Eric, how are you going to move the Bolos?#
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281 #Bard, you saw the vial. If all else fails...#
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282 #ERIC! ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND!!!!!#
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283 Reality blurred. The tracers overhead slowed down... one flew past his face...
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284 A *firefly*?! It figured. Other changes occured, the small arms fire was dying
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285 away. The scene faded.
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286 ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.
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287 The apprentice wished that Kenin hadn't thougt so loudly, it was going to
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288 be hard enough to maintain control. First, the bullets, fireflies seemed proper.
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289 Now for the guns... what would be good... Of course! One of those (what had
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290 they been called)... cap pistols! That was it!
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291 Now to shift the people........ done! (wow, look at all the pretty colors)
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292 (maybe he SHOULDN'T have taken that pill....)
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293 Oops, almost missed M. l'homme sans parity!
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294 NoW for thE difficult part, the Bolos.
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295 #Kenin, dost thou have any suggestions?#
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296 #Try Third Level, Humano-Robotic Alliance Subsector. About AD 2500...#
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297 #All right... I 'see' it#
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298 There that was done. He paused and then decided to straighten up a bit
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299 as piper eased them away from the scene. He was really starting to feel the
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300 effects now, though. The last thing he heard before he passed out was:
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301 "I can understand removing the damage. I can accept replacing the asphalt &
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302 things with grass & trees. But RED grass? ORANGE trees with PURPLE leaves! And
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303 those animals... I'd never seen a paisley print unicorn before....."
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304
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305 ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.
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306 To: whom it may concern.
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307 We (BARD and the apprentice) decided that we had better co-author this
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308 installment. Otherwise we might not get out til NEXT week.
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309 Yes, we do know each other. Quite well in fact. (Some of you even know
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310 who we are, the rest will have to guess)
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311 ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~BARD~.the apprentice.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.
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312 To: Inisfall PD
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313 From: Alternities, Inc (Security Section)
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314 Please forward all details regarding the involvement of BARD
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315 AKA Kenin. We believe he may be one of our officers who has gone freelance.
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316 Please forward a list of damages to Accounting. Since some of our
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317 equipment may have been involved we will pay for repairs/cleanup.
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318 Chief of Security
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319 Alternities, Inc.
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320 Ouray, CO
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321 :
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322 :
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323 :
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324 end transmission
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325 --------------------------------------------------------------
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326 :*************************************************************:
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327 Lt. LaClair
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328 INTERPOL
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329
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330 Dear Jean Paul:
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331
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332 Ah, my friend, it's the same old story. LeRoy McKane hits town
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333 and within a month all hell breaks loose.
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334
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335 How many times have we seen this happen? A dozen? Two dozen?
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336 When will it all end?
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337
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338 Before this is over half of Portland will be destroyed and
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339 McKane will retire to South America with another fortune. Did
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340 you know he owns a Bolo Manufacturing plant in Jatai? He's
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341 going to make a bundle out of this one.
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342
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343 Good luck in straightening this mess out. You'll need it.
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344
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345 Bill Broonzy
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346
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347 :************************************************************:
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348 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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349 The sun was now up, and surveying the scene, I almost wished
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350 it wasn't. The lot was gone. The Bolo's were gone, and obviously
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351 my color perception was gone as well. Mother wanted me to be a CPA, but
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352 noooo, I had to be a Bolo salesman. It's obviously time to retire. I
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353 stood and surveyed the area. Oops, those
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354 people are still around. Wait, isn't one of those the person who
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355 warned me about the blowup?
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356
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357 Fast Fred
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358 BSAL
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359 (now out of work)
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360 *
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361 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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362 :*********************************************************:
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363
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364 Fred:
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365
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366 You needn't be disheartened about losing your stock of used
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367 Bolo's. Face it Fred, there's no real money in dealing in
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368 used merchandise. You need to step up to the real profits
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369 that only running a NEW Bolo lot will assure.
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370
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371 Things may look bad on the surface but things are about to
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372 look up. I've had a factory over run and I can give you a
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373 real deal on some really nice new model Bolos. Not only that
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374 but I can put together a financing package you can't resist.
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375
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376 Step up from the small time to the big time. If you're
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377 serious about making some real money for a change give me
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378 a call. I can turn your tragedy into a deal of a lifetime.
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379
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380 Your Friend
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381
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382 LeRoy McKane
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383
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384 :************************************************************:
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385 +\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+
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386 THE FUTURE DOCTOR BRINGS YOU:
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387
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388 The second in a series of self
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389 written articles for interested
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390 persons!
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391
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392 This week:
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393
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394 DEPENDENCE OF THE COCAINE TYPE
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395
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396 Cocaine is the prototype of stimulant drugs that in high doses can produce
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397 euphoric excitement and, occasionally, halucinatory experiences. These proper-
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398 ties are highly esteemed by the experienced drug abusers and lead to
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399 high degree of psychic dependence. The
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400 characteristics of drug dependence of the cocaine type are a strong psychic
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401 dependence but not physical dependence
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402 and therefore no characteristic
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403 abstinence syndrome when the drug is withdrawn. Tolerance does not develop
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404 ; rather, some patients may become
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405 sensitized to the drug's effect.
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406 There is a strong tendency to continue
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407 taking the drug or to rapidly repeat
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408 the dose. Cocaine is probably the
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409 example of a drug which neither
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410 tolerance nor physical dependence
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411 develops, hich psychic
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412 dependence develops tht can lead to
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413 addiction.
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414
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415 Quantitatively, the effects differ
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416 strikingly with different modes of use.
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417 When injected or inhaled, cocaine
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418 produces a condition of hyper-
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419 stimulation, over-alertness, euphoria,
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420 and feelings of great power. The
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421 excitation and "high" are similar
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422 to that produced by injection of high
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423 doses of amphetamines. Since cocaine
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424 is a very short-acting drug, heavy
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425 users may resort to injecting it
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426 IV q 10 or 15 minutes.With this
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427 repetition, toxic effects such as
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428 tachycardia, hypertension,mydriasis
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429 , muscle twitching, formication
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430 (the so-called "cocaine bugs"),
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431 miniturized visual hallucinations,
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432 sleeplessness, and extreme nervous-
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433 ness appear. Hallucinations and
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434 paranoid delusions may develop,as
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435 well as violent behavior; the
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436 individual may be considered danger-
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437 ous at this time. The action of the
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438 drug, however, is sufficiently
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439 brief to prevent sustained
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440 aggressive activity. The pupils
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441 are maximally dilated, and
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442 elevations of heart rate, blood
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443 pressure, and respiration result
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444 from the drug's sympathomimetic
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445 effect. An overdose of cocaine
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446 produces tremors, convulsions
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447 with a temporal lobe seizure
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448 pattern, and delirium. Death may
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449 be due to cardiovascular collapse
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450 or respiratory failure.
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451
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452 Treatment of acute cocaine
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453 intoxication is generally
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454 unnecessary because of the
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455 extemely short action of the drug.
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456 If an overdose requires intervention,
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457 IV barbiturates or IM phenothiazines
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458 may be used. However,the respiratory
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459 depression that accompanies cocaine
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460 poisining can be worsened with
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461 large doses of sedatives. Anti-
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462 convulsants do not effectively
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463 prevent convulsions in cocaine
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464 overdose. Discontinuing the use
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465 of cocaine requires close supervision
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466 and treatment.
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467
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468
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469 ONCE AGAIN I HOPE THAT I HAVE BEEN
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470 INFORMATIVRE AND HAVE KEPT THE
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471 CONTENTS AT AN INTELLIGENYT BUTNOT
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472 INCOMPREHENSIBLE LEVEL.
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473 COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ARE
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474 ENCOURAGED.
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475
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476 P.S. I apologize that I was not
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477 able to return after may past
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478 article and read the post discussion.
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479 I will make a point to return soon
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480 and will take comments/questions
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481 on the SMOKING article also.
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482
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483 signed:
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484
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485 the struggling,
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486
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487 FUTURE DOCTOR
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488 +*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
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489 Whoooooooooooooooosh!
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490 Jet engines coming from the over the horizon. Being hit with a sudden
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491 strike of genius, I climbed under the VW and clipped my tiger claws unto the
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492 side. I was now lying down with my face pointing up. [I got that trick from
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493 Hollywood] Now I would be able to find out where this VW was headed.
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494 I ripped out my mini-transmitter and sent a message to Ninja HQ:Portland.
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495 "Do not nuke the van. I am aboard. Send messenger to Innisfall."
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496 The Ninja
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497 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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498 HI YOU ALL. NEW COMPUTER!
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499 :**************************************************************:
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500 Mohammed Wassir
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501 Albanian Revolutionary Party
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502 C/O Shirley's Hair Boutique
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503 Portland, Oregon
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504
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505
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506 Dear Mr. Wassir:
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507
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508 We are currently conducting a major investigation of the
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509 activities of a Mr. LeRoy McKane. Our sources inform us that
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510 you and Mr. McKane have entered a business relationship.
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511
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512 Our agency is most interested in learning of the nature of
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513 that relationship. We strongly request that you do not leave
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514 the country until we have completed our investigation.
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515
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516 Cordially
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517
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518 Lawrence P Henderson
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519 Central Intelligence Agency
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520 Portland Station
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521
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522 :***********************************************************:
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523 ########################################
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524 FUTURE DOCTOR: WHY DON'T YOU STOP COPYING
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525 MATERIAL OUT OF YOUR TEXTBOOKS AND START
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526 TALKING TO US. HOW DO YOU SEE SMOKING AND
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527 COCAINE USE? WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT
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||
528 MARAJUANA? LET'S HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY
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529 FOR A CHANGE. MAX
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530 ########################################
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531
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532
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533
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534 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)
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535
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536 The sound of gunfire suddenly stopped.
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537 Looking around I see trees, grass, and the sun in the sky, and
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538 not one bolo.
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539 Why does everything seem like a band of insane painters went wild?
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540 "Ok, who the heck is playing reality games?!!," I yelled...
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541
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542 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)The Traveller(<>)(<>)
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543
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544 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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545 Well, I'm now standing, I THINK! No bolos, no gunfire, no explosions. BUT MAN!
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546 I think I'm color blind (or insane).
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547
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548 HELP!!!!
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549
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550 FOTI
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||
551 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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||
552 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
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553 ATTACKCOM1: STEP DOWN FROM ALERT. ALL IS WELL ON THIS END. E
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554 NEW MESSAGE..I HEAR PAULOS IS GETTING BORED. I MAY HAVE AN ASSIGNMENT FOR
|
||
555 HIM. MCKANE HAS REPORTEDLY TAKEN OVER A BOLO PLANT. LET'S KILL THREE BIRDS
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556 WITH ONE STONE. READY PAULOS FOR IMMEDIATE JOURNEY TO THE PLANT.
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557 WE SHALL DESTROY MCKANE AND THE BOLOS AT THE SAME TIME, AND THIS WILL
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558 GIVE PAULOS SOME FUN. MONITOR FUTURE CONVERSATION FOR MESSAGES AS TO WHERE
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559 THIS PLANT IS.
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||
560 PATRONS: IF YOU KNOW WHERE THIS PLANT IS, PLEASE TELL ME, AND WE ALL CAN
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561 RELAX. IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING CREATIVE(DESTRUCTIVE?) WITH YOUR ENERGY,
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562 HOW ABOUT CONDUCTING A GAME OF OGRE VIA ONE OF THE MAIL SYSTEMS(IE CBBS OR BB).
|
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563 LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.
|
||
564 I FIND THE COLOR CHANGE SOMEWHAT RELAXING, AND A NICE CHANGE.
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||
565 BEING SOMEWHAT COLOR BLIND, I REALLY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE COLORS,
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||
566 AS A COLOR IS WHAT YOU PERCIEVE.
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||
567 AND NOW, BARTENDER, A NICE SMOOTH DRINK FOR THE RELAXMENT NOW HERE.
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||
568 HAVE SOMETHING IN THE WAY OF SHERRY?
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||
569 GRATEFULLY YOURS,
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||
570 JONATHAN CHANCE
|
||
571 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
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||
572 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 05 Mar 84 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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||
573 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 23:32 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
|
||
574 Her eyes were radiant and her hair was a-swirl as she danced amidst
|
||
575 the new-blooming trees, joyously capering under the sunshine that deigned
|
||
576 to filter through them; her feet deliciously bare as they arched above the
|
||
577 earth's softness; her meandering, spritely song melted into croons whenever
|
||
578 she discovered new buds on the familiar trees, or when she chanced upon
|
||
579 a whiff of lilac. Each time her song bubbled forth afresh, she tilted her
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||
580 head back with closed eyes, bathed by rays of gold, and made up the words,
|
||
581 her hands sometimes lifting eloquently to complete a phrase that defied
|
||
582 words...and the affection and appreciation glowed in her face even though
|
||
583 some notes were errant, for she sang to her Creator, endeavoring to return
|
||
584 what she could for all the loving care that he'd put into this forest,
|
||
585 this earth...
|
||
She plucked a frail blossom, nestling it in her hair, and
|
||
586 considered the beginnings of a path before her, trailing her fingers on
|
||
587 the bark of a rowan tree. But what is this? The ivy sheltered a scrap of
|
||
588 paper at the tree's base--'twas the pathetic remains of a note, tattered
|
||
589 by the winds, bereft of its ink by the rains--with only the signature
|
||
590 intact, that of "Tarn."
|
||
Ah yes, she knew this fellow: his brow was
|
||
591 creased with worry, and he was often to be found slumped asleep in the
|
||
592 back room of the Inn amidst empty glasses. With gentle fingers, she
|
||
593 tried to smooth the sorry paper, but only could trace a letter here and
|
||
594 there, written by a hand familiar: her eyes widened suddenly, and she
|
||
595 breathed: "The Believer! My old friend."
|
||
But her thoughts were torn
|
||
596 asunder, because a flurry of paper abrubtly came tumbling down the path,
|
||
597 scurrying in front of the wind, just as if a writer had torn his journal
|
||
598 apart in grief and thrown it to the earthly forces! Concerned for his
|
||
599 loss, she tried to catch the vagrant pieces as they dashed by; her small
|
||
600 hands captured only a few.
|
||
Once her breath came back from chasing them,
|
||
601 she began to read...and the forest rang with merry laughter, for it was
|
||
602 an account of wild adventure, bewildered faces, and colour gone mad...it
|
||
603 was a tale of a mob that didn't know where it was crusading to, and leaders
|
||
604 who passed out while trying to conjure peace from chaos, and a Volkswagon
|
||
605 about to bump off a violence-crazed hijacker for his presumpteous act of
|
||
606 resurrecting himself...
|
||
Why, look what happens when women cease to grace
|
||
607 the Inn: the menfolk try to create a nuclear war to ease the boredom!
|
||
608 Once again she was taken by laughter, and by the time the peals could be
|
||
609 reduced to chuckles, tears were trickling down her cheeks! "How we need
|
||
610 Pam, our beloved peace-keeper!" she remarked aloud, in the fading hope
|
||
611 that some winged creature might overhear, and convey it to her. Sobered
|
||
612 by the memory of Pam's absence, she glanced back to the freshly-inked
|
||
613 paper. "So they're meeting by the bridge, are they?" Her feet turned
|
||
614 that way, picturing as she traveled a group of confused travellers all
|
||
615 facing different directions, and the distant sound of her chortle drifted
|
||
616 back to the rowan tree, ruffling the abandoned note.
|
||
617 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> d <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
|
||
618 VERY NICE, d. THANK YOU. ::::::::::O O:::voyeur:::::O O::::::::::::
|
||
619 TO SATAN'S ROCKER:
|
||
620 HAVE YOU SEEN THE KGON BBS?
|
||
621 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
|
||
622 NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK, D. YOU ARE CORRECT ABOUT MEN IN THE ABSENSE OF WOMEN.
|
||
623 MOST MEN HAVE ONLY TWO OR THREE PLEASURES. ONE OF THESE IS MEARLY THE
|
||
624 PRESENSE OF WOMEN AROUND HIM. WHEN HE IS DEPRIVED OF THIS, VIOLENCE OFTEN
|
||
625 RESULTS. I DID NOT WANT TO FIGHT, ONLY TO END THE FIGHTING. I DO MISS PAM.
|
||
626 IF YOU KNOW WHERE SHE IS, PLEASE TELL ME. WELCOME BACK(HOPEFULLY TO STAY!)
|
||
627 JONATHAN CHANCE
|
||
628 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QUITE A TALE ON THE FLIP SIDE! +++++++++++
|
||
629 TRANSREALITY PD: SEE MSG TO THE WIZARD (OVER) .......... GEEZER
|
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