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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
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2 *********************** REMOVED: 11 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 Future Doctor: please us 80 columns for your uploads as the system is limited by
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21 the number of lines rather than the amount of text.
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22
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23 Jonathan Chance: I suggest you study the situation more carefully, an Ogre vs a
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24 Bolo is no contest. The Bolo will take minor damage, while the Ogre gets wasted!
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25 Please note that a MK IV Bolo (Continental Siege Unit) has a .5 Megaton/sec
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26 firepower and can withstand anything short of a direct hit by a nuclear warhead.
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27 The later model Bolo's make it even more of an uneven contest.
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28
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29 d:I believe that the original intention was to find out why all these weapons
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30 were being brought to the inn. Unfortunately, things got out of hand....
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31 As for the apprentice passing out, I believe he was using something known
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32 as a "reality pill" (see The Butterfly Kid by Chester Anderson, for details
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33 about these pills.)(I believe you might enjoy the book!)
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34 Briefly, they are a form of hallucinogen with the notable property that
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35 your hallucinations are real! With practice, some control is possible - however
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36 there is still a tendency to slip into the "wow! look at that...." state.
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37 _____________________________Leonard____________________________________________
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38 Oh GOD! He went & DID it! was Kenin's first coherent thought. Looking around
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39 he decide that they were safe for the moment.
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40 Taking a second, more careful look he saw:
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41 The piper apparently repairing some damage to his pipes.
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42 The Ninja lying on his stomach (& no doubt wondering what had happened to the VW!)
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43 The apprentice lying in the grass with a blissful look on his face.
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44 The traveller, also taking stock of the situation.
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45 The Man in Grey & FOTI arguing about whether or not any of this had REALLY happened!
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46 Several strangers.
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47 And ....
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48 "Hello, Freddie" he said as he grabbed the Bolo dealer's arm. "Why don't we
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49 have a nice LOOONG chat? Hmmmmm?"
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50 As he finished, he noticed that the person with whom Freddie had been talking
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51 was doing a fast fade. Too late, he realized that the familiar face had been
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52 McKane.
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53 Oh well, maybe next time...
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54 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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55 Freddie: all we want is some info. Co-operate and everybody'll be happy.
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56 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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57 d:The following seems an appropriate tune for your return!
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58
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59 The Tavern Song (by Baldwin of Erebor)
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60 There was a jolly Prince,
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61 In the tavern.
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62 There was a jolly Prince
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63 To the tavern he did go.
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64 He'd pitch his woo with grace and pow'r
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65 To someone different every hour.
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66 There's nothing can compare with the tavern,
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67 So the tavern is the place to stay.
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68
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69 A travelling bard came in,
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70 To the tavern.
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71 A travelling bard came in,
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72 To the tavern he did go.
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73 He ordered up a pot of stout,
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74 And played his harpstrings out.
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75 There's nothing can compare with the tavern,
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76 So the tavern is the place to stay.
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77
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78 (following lines are compressed to save space, expand as above)
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79 A knight came riding up
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80 He jousted a butt of sack
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81 So strong it laid him on his back
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82
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83 There was a saucy wench
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84 She'd serve you once upon her feet
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85 And then again between the sheets
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86
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87 There was a humble squire
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88 He bade his master come and sit
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89 Then went to make a knight of it
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90
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91 There was a pretty page
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92 The wenches thought, "What endless joy;
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93 A pity that he's still a boy."
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94
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95 A weaver did come in
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96 He drank away a pot of ale
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97 And wove us all a merry tale
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98
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99 A fop came mincing in
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100 The wenches thought him rather odd
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101 I don't think I'll complete this verse....
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102
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103 There was a mighty dwarf
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104 He gave us of his hard-won gold
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105 For ale and a wench to hold
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106
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107 A 'prentice did come in
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108 He ordered up one past his eight
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109 And ended in a sorry state
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110
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111 A monger then came in
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112 She ordered with a monger's call
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113 And scared the patrons from the hall!
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114
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115 A Welshman did come in
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116 He won himself tremendous fame
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117 Because he could pronounce his name
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118
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119 It's time we started home
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120 So pledge me in a bowl I pray,
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121 And wish me health in every way.
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122 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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123 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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124 Bard:
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125
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126 I'll be right with you when I get this leak fixed. (I hope there's a
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127 disk in the system tomorrow morning!)
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128 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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129 :*************************************************************:
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130 Mohammed Wassir
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131 Albanian Firebrand
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132 Albanian Revolutionary Party
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133
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134
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135 Dear Mr. Wassir:
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136
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137 Mr. Lawrence Henderson, of the Central Intelligence Agency,
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138 has brought some irregularities in your tax statement to the
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139 attention of the Internal Revenue Service.
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140
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141 Your attempts to write off your Latin American war debts are
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142 not acceptable under US tax law. We, at the IRS, are saddened
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143 to learn that Ecuadorian saboteurs destroyed your railroad
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144 bridge. Unfortunately, we can not allow you to deduct this as
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145 a transportation cost.
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146
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147 Also, war damage can not be written off as depreciation
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148 allowance and income from hostages is taxable income.
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149
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150 Your revised tax bill now stands at $6,597,201.37. Please
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151 contact Mr. d'Autun at our Portland office to arrange
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152 payment.
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153 Robert Winthrop
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154 Internal Revenue
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155 Portland Office
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156 :***********************************************************:
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157 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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158 Dear Monsieur d'Autun;
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159 Call off the dogs! I'm just a humble Albanian Freedom Fighter trying
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160 to make a living. I know you have something dangerous up your sleeve for
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161 me. It seems I have no choice but to take your assignment, whatever it is.
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162 Enclosed you will find several Polaroids of the BOLO's that I destroyed
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163 at Fast Fred's. I used Pershing missles, I hope that isn't cheating.
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164 Salazar says the Egg is worth somewhere in the neighborhood of 8 million.
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165 Hmmmm.... that might just cover my tax bill. Anyway, I'll do what you
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166 want. I have a sinking feeling in my gut that McKane's wrapped up in this
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167 somehow.
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168 My terms are write-off of the tax bill. A lifetime exclusion from
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169 paying any more income taxes, and $200,000 in gold bullion. Also have
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170 a Mark V BOLO at my disposal that (ahem) followed me home.
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171 Mohammed Wassir
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172 <The Humble Albanian>
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173 P.S. Grand Dragonmaster, nice to see you back.
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174 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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175 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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176 * * * * 03/06/84 1103 (48)
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177 1121 TRPD TR0260350 03/06/84 1104 (83RH)
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178 ALTERNITIES INC. (SECURITY SECTION)
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179
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180 REPORTS FROM EYEWITNESSES AND INFORMANTS REVEAL THAT SUBJECT KNOWN AS
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181 'THE BARD' AKA KENIN WAS INVOLVED IN THE BOLO BATTLE. INFORMATION
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182 FURTHER REVEALS THAT HE MAY BE THE LEADER OF THE BW EXPEDITION. IF
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183 CONTACTED WE WOULD LIKE TO QUESTION HIM ON HIS INVOLVEMENT IN THIS
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184 AFFAIR. ACCOUNTING HAS GAUGED THE DAMAGES AT 8,631,298,41 DOLLARS.
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185 DETAILED BREAKDOWN FOLLOWS.
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186 REQUEST ANY DETAILED INFO YOU MAY HAVE ON THIS MATTER. IN PROCESS OF
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187 ISSUING WARRANTS FOR PARTICIPANTS.
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188
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189 REFER: SGT. BANKS
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190 TRPD TRANSREALITY PD INNISFALL TR0260350 MB
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191 EOT
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192 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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193 Lt. La Clair
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194 INTERPOL
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195
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196 Dear Lieutenant;
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197 I know much about Natasha's death. What it boils down to, was that
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198 she was murdered by Leroy McKane. I'm still a little hazy on his reasons,
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199 but McKane's an enigma anyway. While not actively seeking McKane, if he
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200 crosses my path, I'll blow him away. (That dirty scum)
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201 Hope you have a nice day.
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202 A. Salazar
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203 P.S. You wouldn't know anything about the disappearance of the Phoenix's
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204 Egg? I might be able to dig up a little more on McKane to trade for some
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205 information
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206 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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207
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208 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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209 Leroy;
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210 I'm leaving this message in our secondary drop location since our
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211 primary drop (the BOLO lot ) has been comprimised. Some heavy dudes are
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212 prowling around this area. The CIA, IRS, and God knows who else are putting
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213 the pressure on me to do a job for them. A gentlemen named d'Autun is
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214 my contact. Name sound familiar?
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215 Also talked to Salazar, he said Interpol is digging for information
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216 on you. Something big is going down. Salazar is still jerked about Natasha
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217 He's tied up right now on the case of the Phoenix's Egg, but would like
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218 to take you out if you get the chance. About the Egg, I heard from a
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219 wizard friend of mine that it's magical. Something about its owner
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220 being able to control the power of the ages. If you run across it, let
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221 me know. We may be able to cut a deal.
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222 MAQUID SALUDE
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223 Mohammed
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224 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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225
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226 ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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227 LIKE WOW,I haven't had drugs like this sence WOODSTOCK! here little paisly-
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228 print monohorn creature,here girl!! I better get back to the Inn if im going
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229 to stay sane.
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230
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231
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232 Future Doctor,which phenothiazine? chlorpromazine,prolixin,mesoridazine,
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233 prochlorperazine,mellarim or good old stelazine? and what doses,both cocaine
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234 and downers?
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235
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236 The Man in Gray
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237 ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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238 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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239 The Wizard thoughtfully put away some of his spells for later use,the rest
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240 were thrown away due to a need for avalible life-force.
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241 he wondered if anyone would think of him when the little hunk of carbon they
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242 call the phoenex egg was missing.strange,the egg was reacting with one of
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243 his spells...
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244 ::::::::::::WIZARD:::::::::::::::
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245 :*************************************************************:
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246 My Dearest Mohammed:
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247
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248 I was so saddened to learn of your difficulties with the IRS
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249 and CIA. Perhaps there is something I could do to help. I'll
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250 give it some thought.
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251
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252 Your friend
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253 LeRoy
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254 :*************************************************************:
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255 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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256 Overnight, I lose control of my Bolo's, have my building blown
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257 out of existance, get shot at, have you all attack with stickshifts,
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258 have my Bolo lot disspersed to some other reality, only to have it
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259 replaced by a mad artist who can't decide what colors they want
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260 the world to be, and they want to ask ME some questions ?!!?l
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261
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262 "I need a drink." With that I sat myself down on a tuft of pink
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263 grass and waited for the expected inquiries.
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264 Fast Fred
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265 BSAL
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266 (still out of work)
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267 <maybe for good, but...>
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268 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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269 The VW is still cruising along. Where it's going, I have know idea.
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270 By the way. I'm not on my stomach. I crawled underneath and am on my back
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271 hanging on with tiger claws.
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272 Until the VW arrives,
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273 The Ninja
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274 :**********************************************************:
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275 Hey Fred, don't dispair. I know it's been hard but I want to
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276 help. I can still give a real good deal on some NEW Bolos.
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277 Things have been hard for you, I know that, so why don't you
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278 do something for yourself. Something nice...like make a bundle
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279 of big bucks. Let's do business. Let's show em how it's done.
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280
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281 How about it Fred? What do you say? Oh sure, I know all the
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282 lies they spread about me. Don't believe them. They envy my
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283 success. They're petty and jealous. Pay them no mind. Let's
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284 show these suckers how big business is done.
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285
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286 Let me know what you decide. It could be the turning point of
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287 your life
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288 Your buddy
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289 LeRoy McKane
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290 :*************************************************************:
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291 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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292 I don't know why we must stay here and
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293 trip out over these freaky colors! Why
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294 don't we take Fast Freddie back to the Inn and dring to (our success?)
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295 Then we can question him (although I have nothing to ask, I was just along for
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296 the fun!).
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297
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298 FOTI
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299 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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300 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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301 HOW LONG HAS POOR NATASHA BEEN DEAD?
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302 AS AN ANCIENT MEMEBER OF THE INN, I HAVE BEEN LURKING
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303 IN THE SHADOWS... ALMOST UNSEEN AND UNHEARD FOR MANY MONTHS.
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304 HOWEVER... I HAVE BEEN AWAY FOR A FEW WEEKS.
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305
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306 LAST I HEARD... LEROY WAS HIDDING OUT AS A PERSIAN RUG OR SOMETHING. AND
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307 POOR DEAR NATAHSA WAS INSANE. BUT I HAVE HEARD NOTHING OF HER DEATH. HOW DID
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308 HE KILL HER?
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309 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::ANON/20
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310
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311 The Poet was being ignored by all, and for once that was just what he wanted
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312 them to do. It was embarassing to him to be seen in this situation; until
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313 now he could only testify to the sunrise from hearsay. And as if it wasn't
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314 enough to be drugged, nearly kill himself bashing through miles of dark
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315 forest, be shot at by arms small and large, and nearly blown up by an
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316 exploding shack, now none of the colors would sit still. Wasn't that a
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317 plaid tortoise flying past? The reality around here had always been unstable
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318 but this was rediculous!
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319 #Gaius!#
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320 What? Not the voice again. Maybe if I ignore it it'll go away...
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321 #O.K. Ignore all you want. However, I think you might have a bit more
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322 difficulty ignoring the gentlemen now approaching from the southwest.
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323 They're carrying a very LARGE bill for damages and looking for someone to
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324 pay it. They also have descriptions of all of you, if not all the right
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325 names...#
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326 the Poet was never one to listen to voices in his head, however, better safe,
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327 etc.
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328 "Gentlemen and Lynn! I think we shall find it prudent to beat a retreat.
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329 May I suggest a northeasterly direction?"
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330 && The Mad Actor &&
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331
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332 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
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333 LEONARD: SORRY TO DISAGREE, BUT YOU CHECK YOUR FACTS. IT IS TRUE A BOLO CAN'T
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334 BE HURT BY MUCH LESS THAN A NUCLEAR WARHEAD, BUT AN ORGE MARK V HAS 6
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335 NUCLEAR MISSILES AND FIRES TACTICAL NUCLEAR SHELLS. I AGREE THAT THE OGRES
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336 ARMOR IS NOT VERY EFFECTIVE, BUT IT IS ENOUGH TO ALLOW AT LEAST A COUPLE OF
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337 SHOTS. IF YOU CAN COME UP WITH SOME RULES, I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING
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338 WHAT THE OUTCOME OF A BATTLE WOULD BE. THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION!
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339 MR. MCKANE: COME, COME NOW! BE REASONABLE. DON'T DEAL WITH FRED. HE HAS AT LEAST
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340 TWO FACES, PROBABLY MORE. I ALSO SUGGEST THAT YOUR BOLOS NOT APPEAR.
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341 RATHER THAN DESTROYING THEM, PAULOS WILL MEARLY ASK THEM FROM WHENCE THEY CAME.
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342 WITH THIS INFORMATION YOU WILL SUDDENLY BE OUT 1 BOLO FACTORY.
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343 WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE ILLUMNATI? I SUSPECT THEY ARE STILL AROUND SOMEWHERE.
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344 MAN IN GREY: THEY ARE LOOKING FOR YOU! THE SCHOOL OFFICE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT
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345 A RECIEPT? PLEASE CHECK IN. UNCLE EARL INSTALLED SCRAMBLER, AND I DEVELOPED
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346 A PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR PASCAL. TRY TO BREAK IT!!!!
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347 FAST FRED: SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MESS AROUND WITH HIGH TEC WEAPONS.
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348 TRY SELLING SOMETHING ELSE(HOW ABOUT FLOWERS AT AIRPORTS-IT SUITS YOU).
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349
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350 NOW THAT THE BOLOS ARE DONE, WHAT NEXT?
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351 RELAXEDLY YOURS,
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352 JONATHAN CHANCE
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353 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
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354 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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355 The piper had the drones, chanter, and blowpipe completely removed from the
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356 bag of his instrument. He had a length of yellow hemp cord tied around a
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357 stick held away by his feet, wrapped several times around one of the wooden
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358 tubes tied into the bag, and wrapped around a stick held in his right hand.
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359 He was rolling the stock (wooden tube) and bag back and forth with all the
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360 tension his strength would allow, seating the leather of the bag into a groove
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361 in the base of the stock. Feeling it set in the groove, he added several more
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362 turns of cord, working each down under great tension. Finally tying off the
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363 cord, he drew 4 corks from his sporran. He put the blowpipe into its stock,
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364 then plugged the chanter and drone stocks with the corks, then blew the bag
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365 up till it was firm to the touch.
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366 "There, let's see how that holds." he muttered to himself, then looked
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367 around. The apprentice was still blissfully unconcous, a smile on his lips
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368 and vagrant wisps of brilliant color drifting from his aura. The best thing
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369 for him was a rest after that effort. The bard was sitting a ways from the
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370 rest looking into space. The piper walked over to him and asked, "How did
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371 that quick look get turned into a full-scale firefight?" He sat down and
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372 pulled a bottle and some glasses from his sporran.
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373 "Here, you look like you could use a bracer. This is Laphroige, another
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374 single malt." He poured them each a drink and put the bottle away.
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375 "I found that the apprentice and I could just barely keep several of us
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376 together when moving through realities on the pipes. Congratulations on your
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377 work together in getting the last mess cleaned up as well as you did. It was
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378 well done to consult on that particular episode, although the apprentice looks
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379 like he will be out of action for a while. Are you going to participate in
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380 any more (hopefully non-violent) attempts to do whatever it is we were going
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381 to do?" The piper sat silent for a time. "Sad to say, I can't really remember
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382 just what was going on. I was headed to find the wizard (but don't remember
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383 why) while you folks were looking into the connection between the used BOLOs
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384 and the hairy fishnuts. What did we hope to accomplish? How? What next?"
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385 He walked over to his pipes, and checked the bag. It was still firm, so
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386 he removed the corks and replaced the chanter and drones in their stocks.
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387 Hearing silvery laughter, he turned and saw a slight figure moving toward
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388 the party. Smiling, he made a bow and began playing "The Fair Maid of
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389 Glendaurel", the pipes singing sweetly in the bright spring air.
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390 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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391 :*************************************************************:
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392 Mohammed Wassir
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393 Albanian Firebrand
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394 Albanian Freedom Party
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395
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396
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397 Dear Mr. Wassir:
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398
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399 There has been a terrible clerical error. On behalf of the
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400 Internal Revenue Service I offer our deepest apologies.
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401
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402 In reviewing your tax records we have discovered that you have
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403 overpaid. Not only is your overpayment sufficient to cover the
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404 $6,597,201.37 we thought you owed us but is sufficient to
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405 cover your tax bill for the rest of your life.
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406 Once again, my deepest apologies for our error.
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407 Robert Winthrop
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408 Internal Revenue
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409 Portland Office
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410 P.S.- As a consequence of this embarrassment Mr. Henderson, of
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411 the CIA, has been transfered to Raipur India where he has been
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412 placed in charge of half a dozen sacred cows.
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413 :*************************************************************:
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414 JONATHAN CHANCE: I will not have you bad mouthing Fast
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415 Freddie, the freeway fanatics friend. Fred is an upstanding
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416 and totally reliable American. I would be proud to do business
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417 with him.
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418 ANON: There is no truth to the persistant rumors that I
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419 murdered my sister Natasha with the stickshift from a brown
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420 and white 57 Chevy Sedan. This is a cruel rumor perpetuated by
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421 Lt. Salazar, scumbag of the world.
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422 LeRoy McKane
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423 :**************************************************************:
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424 A mental vioce rang out to all assembled at what used to be the Bolo lot:
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425 #In case you don't recall, your whole purpose ( as authorized by the King
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426 of Innisfall ) was to find out who was importing the heavy weapons to this
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427 reality and put an end to their activities AS QUIETLY AS POSSIBLE. Needless
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428 to say, he's very disappointed in you.But he's willing to give you another
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429 chance. It's been entertaining to watch your flundering efforts, but as the
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430 King's appointed representative in this party I've got to say YOU'D BETTER
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431 GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME. Now that d is joining us I hope we'll see a little
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432 sense here. Now let's get going before the trail gets too cold.
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433 #Freddy, you, I think, can help us. !*<WHO ARE YOUR SUPPLIERS?>*! #
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434 Lynn
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435 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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436 Dear friends, I must correct an erroneous assumption that most of
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437 you have made. We are NOT in the BOLO lot. I am not certain where we are as the
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438 piper was handling that end of things. A summary of events (as well as I can
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439 recall them) follows.
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440 IMPRIMUS: I transformed the bullets and weapons.
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441 SECUNDUS: I shifted the Bolos to another reality (I *thought* I got the VW too,
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442 but I will have to ask the Ninja for confirmation)
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443 TERTIUS: I "grabbed" all the involved parties so that they would accompany us to
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444 our destination. (Remember, piper was holding us where the lot could
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445 be seen, but we were "out of phase", so the gunfire didn't affect us.)
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446 QUARTUS: I *attempted to repair the damage. (It may have come to thy notice that
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447 my control was slipping badly by this time)
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448 QUINTUS: I lost conciousness.
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449
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450 I had assumed that the piper would have shifted us elsewhere, if only
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451 to avoid the authorities (who are, no doubt, swarming over the scene even as we
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452 speak).
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453 I hope to regain conciousness soon, but in the meantime be prepared for
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454 minor manifestations of whimsy.
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455
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456 Ninja: If I *did* move the VW, you are in a rather strange reality where the VW
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457 has rights as a citizen. You are also in about the 25th (or was it 30th?)
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458 century AD.
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459 .......................................the apprentice...........................
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460 alternities corporation
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461 operations center
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462 ouray colorado 81427
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463 phone 303 555 0203
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464 magno 836 927 cable alteco
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465
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466 Sgt Banks
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467 TRPD
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468 Innisfall
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469 TR0260350
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470
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471 We regret that our original msg was slightly garbled. As you know we will be
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472 recovering from the effects of the Fracture for at least 4 or 5 more years.
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473
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474 Our information on the subject (Kenin Lirison aka BARD) is somewhat sketchy. He
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475 has been reported on many of our lines. He is known to have claimed NEMSEC
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476 status in several cases. We are unable to confirm this due to the many records
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477 lost in the accident. His abilities would seem to suggest at least level 4
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478 training.
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479
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480 If he is one of our personnel, he may not be aware that recovery efforts are
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481 being made. However he is making use of Alternities equipment if rumor can be
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482 relied upon. How much and of what type is unknown.
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483
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484 He is not unduly aggressive, but all reports indicate that EXTREME CAUTION is
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485 advisable when dealing with him on an adversary basis.
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486
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487 end transmission <alteco sec>
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488 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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489 :*************************************************************:
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490
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491 Mohammed:
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492
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493 Your mission is to steal the piper's pipes, help Salazar get
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494 the Phoenix egg from the Wizard (we'll take care of Salazar
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495 later), and convince Fast Freddie to do business with us.
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496
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497 Are the rumors true that you have taken PAM hostage and are
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498 holding her for ransom? If so, as your employer, I get a
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499 percentage of the take.
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500
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501 You've done good...so far. I'll be keeping an eye on you.
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502 McKane
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503 :***********************************************************:
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504 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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505 WIZARD: I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT WASSIR IS IN LEAGUE WITH
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506 INTERPOL. PROCEED ACCORDINGLY....................
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507 GEEZER
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508 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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509 This VW sure looks real to me. Try and take us both back together. Fix it so
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510 the VW doesn't know. That way, I can find out the information for the King.
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511 When I get there, I'll radio.
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512 The Ninja
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513 :.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:
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514 A SUDDEN RELIGIOUS-SOUNDING TONE WAS HEARD FROM AFAR:
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515 HAIRY FISHNUTS, HAIRY FISHNUTS
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516 FISHNUTS FISHNUTS, HAIRY, HAIRY
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517 PEACE, FLOWERS, FREEDOM, HAPPINESS!!
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518 :.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:
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519 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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520 I really need to get out of this place. The colors swimming about and every-
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521 thing an odd color. I THINK I'M GOING TO....
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522 < Massive pukeing sound >
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523 Ooooooh! Hey, now I know what is ment by
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524 tecnicholor upchuck!
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525 FOTI
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526 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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527 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)
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528
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529 MAY I BE OF SOME ASSISTANCE IN SORTING OUT REALITIES?
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530 I HAVE A PLANE SHIFER MODEL XI-AC1. MAYBE A LITTLE OUT OF
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531 DATE, AND ONLY WORKS RELIABLY IN AREAS OF UNSTABLE REALITIES
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532 LIKE AROUND THE INN. (NOTE- THIS IS THE DEVICE I EMPLOYED AT THE
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533 BOLO LOT, IT ALSO HAS A BUILT IN SCANNER TO HELP IDENTIFY AREAS
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534 OF INSTABILITY, BUT IT HAS OTHER USES AS WELL... )
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535
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536 ALSO I FIRED ONLY THREE SHOTS WITH MY AUTOMATIC PISTOL
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537 (A REALITIVELY SMALL WEAPON) ONCE IN DEFENCE AND TWICE TO
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538 KNOCK OFF A HARI-KRISHNA THAT WAS FIRING AT ONE OF US. THIS I
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539 CAN HARDLY CALL STIRRING THINGS UP!
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540
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541 WHERE SHALL WE GO FROM HERE? AND WHO IS THIS COMING
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542 TOWARDS US?
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543
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544 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)THE TRAVELLER(<>)(<>)(<>)
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545 PHASING IN--"WHY YES, I'LL HOIST A
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546 GLASS AND LISTEN TO YOUR TALE--WAIT
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547 A MINUTE!! EVERTHINGS CHANGED!! WHAT
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548 THE"--PHASING OUT (HEARD IN THE BACK-
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549 GROUND "DAMNED CURSE")--PHASING OUT
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550
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551 ORNAC
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552 #####################################
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553 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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554 STRANGE, I COULD HAVE SWORN I SAW A GROUP OF MESON POWER WEAPONS IN EXISTANCE
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555 JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO. WHERE DID THEY GO? OH, WELL, I GUESS I MUST REPORT THIS
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556 TO THE OLD MAN.
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557 ...............
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558 GREAT! I GET STUCK WITH INVESTIGATING THIS SCREWED UP WORLD WHEN I SHOULD BE
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559 ON MY R&R TIME! LET'S SEE WHAT THE COMPUTER SAYS ABOUT THIS PLACE.
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560 HMM.."NAME:TERRA TECHNOLOGY LEVEL:PRIMITAVE NUCLEAR. UNEXPLORED. LAST CHECK
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561 MADE ON 19934." THAT WAS ONLY 12 YEARS AGO. THEY COULDN'T HAVE DEVELOPED MESON
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562 WEAPONS IN THAT SHORT OF A TIME. I GUESS I MUST INVESTIGATE. MORE TIME WASTED!
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563 ..........
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564 LOG ENTRY: HAVE LANDED IN AN AREA HICH SENSORS REPORT TO BE THE FOCUS OF THE
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565 DISTURBANCE. APPEARS TO BE PRIMITAVE. ONLY HAND WEAPONS, NO FIREARMS!
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566 THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE! ATMOSPHERE CHECKS OUT OK, SO I WILL GO OUT AND TRY TO
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567 COMMUNICATE. I SHALL TAKE MY BLASTER TO INSURE MY SAFETY, AS THOSE TOADSTICKERS
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568 CAN STILL BE DEADLY.
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569 ...........
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570 AFTER 10 MINUTES, THE TRANSLATOR HAS DECIPHERED THEIR LANGUAGE. MOST CONFUSING.
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571 NOT AT ALL STRUCTURED. OH, WELL I MIGHT AS WELL TRY MY BEST AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS
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572 "I AM COMMANDER LACELLS FROM THE STAR CRUISER REGULON. WHO ARE YOU?"
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573 SEVERAL NAME POUR FORTH. STRANGE ONES, LIKE PIPER, TRAVELLER, BARD, ACTOR,
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574 AND SEVERAL OTHERS I DIDN'T CATCH.
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575 "DO ANY OF YOU KNOW ABOUT SOME HIGH ENERGY FLUCUATIONS IN THIS AREA?"
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576 I CAUGHT SOMEONE SAY,"ASK THE PIPER."
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577 I TURN TOWARDS THIS ENTITY, WHO IS CARRYING A BAG WITH SEVERAL STICKS IN IT.
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578 HOW STRANGE. I HAVE A BAD FEELING I WILL LEARN LITTLE FROM THIS GROUP.
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579 "WOULD YOU CARE TO EXPLAIN, MR. PIPER?"
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580 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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581 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
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582 I WAS NOT SLANDERISING FRED, JUST MAKING AN OBSERVATION. IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T
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583 HEARD, MR. MCKANE, OTHER PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR YOU. IF YOU HAVE PAM,
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584 RELEASE HER NOW!!! IF YOU DO, YOU MAY GET OUT OF PRISON BEFORE YOU DIE.
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585 IF YOU HAVE HER AND DON'T RELEASE HER, WE SHALL SEE HOW GOOD MY KNOWELDGE OF
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586 MEDIEVAL TORTURE PROCEDURES ARE.
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587 ALL: WHAT IS THE DEAL? WHY THE BIG SLOWDOWN? LET'S PICK IT UP, PEOPLE!!
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588 JONATHAN CHANCE
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589 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
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590 "Piper, I think this fellow looks as if he's mislaid his proper reality.
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591 Sir, from whence come you?" The Poet turned an inquisitive eye to the
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592 gentleman in the silve suit who'd just appeared in their midst.
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593 "Well, I'm originally from the agriworld of K'n'ssas," the stranger began.
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594 "Well, you're not in K'n'ssas anymore," snapped The Poet, "so stand back,
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595 we've got work to do here. Piper, what did the Wizard have to say?"
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596 "We never got that far. We were testing the pipes' limits, but realized
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597 your trouble and went to save your lives before we got there."
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598 "Damn! I guess this means we're all off to see the wizard..."
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599 && The Mad Actor &&
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600 -------------(I suppose that nearby you will find a path of hardened clay, reflecting light of aprox 6000 angstroms?::voyeur::)
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601 Dear Mad Actor:
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602 You should be ashamed of yourself. "Off to see the wizard" <Groan>
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603 Dr. Frankenstupe
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604 too close to the end to get involved on this disk. Catch you on the flip
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605 flop.
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606 Whisper
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607 *************************************************************************
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608 PAM: ARE YOU GOING TO HIDE OUT FOREVER? THE ROWAN TREE AWAITS THY RETURN.
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609 ************************* CISTOP MIKEY *********************************
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610 GA?
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611 WHERE IS THE END OF THIS MADNESS?
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612 IS POWER THE ANSWER TO ALL OR IS
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613 POWER SIMPLY AN OPIATE FOR A MUCH
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614 GREATER NEED?
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615 WHY IS IT THAT ALL MUST DESIRE STRENGTH
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616 IN PLACE FOR SERENITY?
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617 IS IT NOT MORE DESIRABLE TO ACCEPT THE STATE OF CONDITIONS AND NOT INTIATE
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618 STIFE BY CHANGING THE CONDITIONS OF SUCH STATE TO BE WHAT ONE MAY CONSIDER
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619 TO BE AN IMPROVED SITUATION. ARE ALL SITUATIONS NOT THE SAME WHEN ONE ASSUMES
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620 RELATIVITY?
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621 I ASK THIS OF ALL WHO CONSIDER.
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622
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623 the digital man
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624
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626 <----------------------------------------------------------------------------->
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