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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
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2 ***************************** INSTALLED: 14 JAN 85 *****************
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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 PLACED ON
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6 THIS SYSTEM.
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7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privately 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 privately 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 At the top ! ! ! .......ahem....pardon the out burst....
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21
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22 Guardian,
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23 What psionic abilities ???
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24 07-007,
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25 Is there a reason ?
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26 MiG,
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27 Know where I can get a Standex LG 1001-1-5 reed relay....I must beat
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28 this puppy to operate the devil...A pox on Hayes.
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29 Farley,
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30 It may be premature to jeopardize your postition with the NET by
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31 ur collusive efforts. However having no personal ties to the organization
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32 I can be afforded greater latitude than yourself....So with that in mind
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33 mark your steps well and be discrete.... There are many ears.
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34
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35 :::::::::Alex:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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36 HELP
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37 NOTICE: THE TELEPHONE HAS BEEN "OUTMDEM
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38 OFF
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39 ATHO
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40 ________________Melissa--------------------------------Melissa________________
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41 M A G E N (cont.-4)
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42
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43 As I walked slowly up the hill I tried to visualize where Raza was at this
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44 oment. I suppose I thought the calling worked better if I could picture his
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45 hereabouts in my mind. There was certainly no reason to think this. I had
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46 no idea why it worked, it just did, or at least it used to. He was most
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47 likely in that stuffy old office, with it's artificial light, artificial
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48 air, and artificial chores to keep him busy. How could anyone stand it day
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49 after day? It must be that the hum is affecting everyone's mind. I sure
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50 can't stand to be around it, it's one of the reasons I live out here near
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51 the bay.
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52 I breathed deeply as I settled down in the shade of a tamarind tree. Some
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53 f the fruits were almost ripe. Mixed with coconut they made wonderful
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54 preserves. We always told the tourists that there were two kinds, the ones
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55 with tart fruit and the ones with sweet fruit. Somehow they couldn't ever
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56 find the sweet kind. The tart ones eaten by themselves would twist your
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57 mouth into a knot.
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58 Viewing the bay and the ocean from up here on the top of the hill always
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59 ave me a thrill. I could see the color of the water change from white
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60 hrough shades of aqua and brown to deep blue as I looked out past the reef
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61 toward the open ocean. I sailed my boat out there almost every day to fish
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62 along the coral ledges. From up here my eyes glided along like the pelicans,
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63 swooping down the full length of the reef and back up here to the cliff top.
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64 The sun had become a huge red and orange ball that peeked through the puffy
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65 trade wind clouds, as they marched along the horizon. The day's warmth had
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66 brought the frangipanni blossoms to full bloom and the air was filled with
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67 their fragrance. Old memories of exquisite pleasure were stirred by the
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68 scent. I gave a sigh of pleasure and began forming my mind for the calling.
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69 Would Raza be able to hear it over the vibrations of the hum? If I could get
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70 him to come up here to watch the sunset and look at the stars just one time
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71 know it would clear his mind. I began to call...
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72
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73 Guardian---Thank you so much for the encouragement. I was hoping everyone
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74 wasn't bored to death, and too polite to say so. Being a new story writer I
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75 appreciate the comments, both favorable and critical. I really enjoyed the
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76 poem (song?). It touched on feelings I've had from time to time.
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77 Leonard---Again, my thanks for steering me toward the Inn. Have you read any
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78 of Dr. Lilly's work with dolphins. He has a more open minded approach.
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79 The Jiz---The compliment is appreciated. I presume you know the episodes are
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80 parts of one story & that the plural was a typo. The dreaded HUM goes on!
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81 All---I noticed that my episodes are longer than the average so I'm going to
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82 trim them down some. I don't wish to take up too much space. I enjoy all
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83 the wonderful writing here and wish to leave plenty of room for it.
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84 ----------------Melissa________________________________Melissa----------------
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85 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++;
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86 Melissa - Bravo! Your story was excellent!
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87 +++++++++++++++++++ fred +++++++++++++++
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88 |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
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89 (bars of the cage)
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90 MELISSA: Good work. I must admit I haven't caught your earlier works of it. If
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91 possible could you give me a brief summary on what has gone before?_|_|_|_|_|_|
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92 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
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93 Jello all,
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94 This is going to be my last message for a week or two. I am going into
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95 nfinate lurk mode. It's been real, real... (*FUN*).
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96 lex:Sure, how many boxes of them do you want?
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97 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?|? ? ? ? ? ? ?/~ ? ? ? ? ? ?/MiG/
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98 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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99 From Prometheus; Remotely Interesting
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100 Well, things get kinda iintersting after about three months aggo, the shortened gist of everything is that Man in Gray is
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101 leaving because he is donating hi last terminal to the Lady S who is infamous by now. Or at least She must be after I and
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102
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103 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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104
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105
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106 GOING THROUGH THE OCEAN WHERE 3 VICKING SHIPS. IN THE FIRST THE MEN WHERE
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107 STRONG AND THE OURS WHERE STRAIGHT, THE SAME WITH THE SECOND. BUT IN THE
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108 THIRD THE MEN WHERE WEAK AND THE OURS WHERE CHOPPY. AS THEY NEARED LAND
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109
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110 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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111 Hmmmm....
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112 It seems somebody here needs help more than I do.
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113 Dr. Frankenstupe
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114 +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_
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115
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116 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
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117
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Faces come and they go
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118 You think your thoughts are clear
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119 Driven Snow.
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120 And what you mean to say
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121 Somehow or other gets twisted
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122 The other way
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123 Oh! In the night
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124 There is confusion
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125 But it'll be alright
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126 In the daylight.
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127
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Do you know what it's like
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128 To look in the mirror for an answer
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129 And have the image laugh in your face?
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130
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And now the lizard has come
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131 To swallow the sun and its embers
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132 While the beast puts on satins and lace
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133 There are no winners in this race.
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134
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/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
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135
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Guardian: I didn't mean to cross your border without a visa. Forgiven?
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136 Besides, what's an Inn without a few boarders?
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137
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/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Jedeves 85/01/14 \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
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138 Robin: sorry but BW can't go 1200. The ENTIRE system is in ROM. We only
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139 have partial source code & the EPROMs are a type that we haven't found a
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140 programmer for yet....
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141 ______________________________Leonard______________________________________
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142 -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> ->
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143 I didn't have anything in mind but I think I do now. I will
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144 get on disk and send it in a while. Just thinking of a topic
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145 was sorta fun, maybe writing it will be even more fun. I'll
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146 have to get back to you on it.
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147 <- <- <- <- <- <- <- <- <- <- <- <- <- <- <- <- <-
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148 ______________________________________________________________________________
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149 O.k. all you so called assembly language programmers out there. You think
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150 you know all there is to know about programming huh? Well here are the
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151 specs on the latest processor from Motorola, the MC688134 macroprocessor.
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152
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153 A 220v power bus, along with a low-yield nuclear power plant for portable
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154 operation. And 161 easy to remember addressing modes. Some of the opcodes
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155 for the 688134 follow:
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156
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157 AAC Alter All Commands BRN Burn SAM Chip
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158 AAR Alter At Random BSW Branch on Slightest Whim
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159 AB Add Backwards BW Branch on Whim
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160 ABBA Play Swedish Rock
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161 ADGB Add Garbage CBNC Close, But No Cigar
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162 AFVC Add Finagle's Variable Constant CH Create Havoc
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163 AIB Attack Innocent Bystander CFP Call For Programmer
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164 AWTT Assemble With Tinker Toys CFPC Call For Programmer, Collect
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165 CDC Cool Down Chip
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166 BAC Branch to Alpha Centauri CMD Create Meaningless Data
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167 BAD Bark At Dog CML Compute Meaning of Life
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168 BAF Blow All Fuses CMS Catch MouSe
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169 BAH Branch And Hang CNB Cause Nervous Breakdown
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170 BCIL Branch Creating Infinite Loop CNP Call National Parts
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171 BBL Branch and Blow Lightbulb COLB Crash on Operator's Lunch
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172 BDC Break Down and Cry Break
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173 BDT Burn Down Tree CPB Create Program Bug
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174 BF Belch Fire CPM Create Program Manual
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175 BFEI Beg For Expansion Interface CRASH Continue Running After Stop
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176 BLI Branch and Loop Infinite or Halt
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177 - requires 5 less machine cycles CRN Convert to Roman Numerals
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178 than BCIL CS Crash System
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179 BMUS Beam Me Up Scotty CSD Create Static Discharge
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180 BPB Branch on Program Bug CSL Curse and Swear Loudly
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181 BPO Branch if Power Off
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182 BPM Begin Pirate Mode
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183 ____________________________ A WORD FROM THE WISE ____________________________
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184
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185 070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707
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186 FCL[N _FPDM FLCRR UDSXJ OE[MD _LXDZ CJYCZ A[LD_ A^AJU PTFLZ DCXO[ \D_LX
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187
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188 DPXDI AEPJX UHBPT ADALA \U[MD _FDZX PED\U DZGLD CLIDF DZXPE D\UDM JFALI
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189
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190 E[\D_ YJFLZ D[E_A \DXL[ LHB_S ARRD\ XFIAJ D[E_A \[MD_ EPFRR DLXDS XJIDM
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191
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192 JX\DM CJRAU [\D_F DPTFL ODUXG D\CUD TC^AH BJACR RUDIX LADFP DPTFE DPF\A
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193
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194 [\HB?
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195 070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707
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196
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197 `'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'
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198 Rising from his chair the practitioner gave an elegant bow, punctuated
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199 with a long sweep of his arm, toward the immaculately dressed gentleman
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200 seated a few tables away. "Thank you kind sir, a person of impeccable taste
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201 and appreciation. I have much enjoyed your weaving of tales and rapier wit.
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202 L'homme sans Parity I believe they call you, a title you wear well."
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203 On many occasions one hears people say that what is wrong with society
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204 is a failure to communicate. Many of these have nothing more to communicate
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205 except their feeling that they cannot communicate. They have communicated
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206 this very thoroughly.
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207 A complete understanding of evolution requires the recognition of a
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208 complete cycle of evolution within oneself. It repeats endlessly, offering
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209 continued opportunities for personal development.
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210 `'`'`'`' -alchemist- `'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'
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211 top
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212 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (hmmm, quite interesting)
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213 The trouble with bringing friends home from after work is that when they find out that you have a terminal and see you use it
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214 THEY want to start using it as well... So I've let a few, with limitations. Otherwise the disks might go by at a fantastic
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215 rate. (i.e. abacab's last entry)
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216 fa /\/\
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217 ooops, I didn't mean that, lost track I suppose.
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218 Melissa, The song was indeed a memorable one even though I didn't put it on the board. (see note on bottom of song)
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219 Jedeves, Boarder Wars are a dreadful thing, aren't they? A Visa with full employment abilities has been granted.
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220 On the other hand, I hate to tell you that you've done it again... A temporary residant at The INN, when not down at OSU,
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221 goes by the name of "Luingil" and uses the /\/\ border. Disgusting having to hop from border to border isn't it? Don't
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222 worry to much about it, if you still can't find a uniqe border three tries hence, you free to go back to the ^^^^ if you
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223 wish. The selections that you bring are a pleasure, and are welcome. (I still haven't figured out how you pick
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224 ones that have some pertainance to my emotions, though.) Keep 'em comin'!
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225 All: No, Jedeves is NOT one of my aliases. (Strange, huh?)
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226 Alex, If you don't have psionics as well, forget it. The note was intended for the *other* Alex; you know, Leo and Ontho's
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227 friend that has sent in an application to NET HQ via BWMS...
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228 Alex, Never mind, Jedeves answered my question... See you soon.
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229 Prometheus, How can MiG go into lurk mode when he won't even be able to call in?
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230 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->the Guardian 023503 15 Jan 85
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231 ^^^(so much for all allowed)^^^
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232
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233 CISTOP MIKEY---What happened? Six of the lines in the last episode of the
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234 Magen story have the first character missing. They were there when it was
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235 entered. Has someone been messing around? ---Melissa
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236 fred---Thank you very much. Aren't you the one who started the debate? I
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237 enjoy reading the give and take even though I have nothing to add.
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238 Synopsis of the Magen story for > |_|_|_|_ (bars of the cage):
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239 The story takes place on a beautiful, lush tropical island. Magen is a young
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240 island girl, a free-spirited child of nature. Five years ago a visionary
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241 experience dramatically changed the course of her life. Around that same time
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242 the worlds across the sea impinged on the island bringing economic development.
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243 Raza, Magen's long time friend and love of her life, has become a cog in the
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244 wheels of progress. After being sent to a mainland school he has been made
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245 supervisor of the new island power plant. Dixie, daughter of the wealthy
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246 investment baron (also financier of the island development), has just arrived
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247 for an island vacation. She is running her own number on Raza. ---Melissa
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248
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249 ^^^^^ My goodness, another late night computer-commuter... --->the Guardian
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250
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251 NO, there's no one else here, Guardian.
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252 ^^^^^ Oh, I thought that there was. Gee, this is almost like CHAT. --->S
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253 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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254 Melissa -- add my voice to the approbation you are recieving. I am
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255 enjoying your story immensley! (Luckily I am vacationing in a different
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256 reality where this clash of cultures does not happen.)
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257 Another step to the "life" discussion. Can machinery -- metal and
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258 electricity -- ever be considered "life?" We have numerous cases of
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259 artificial aids being necessary to sustain human life. How distinct is the
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260 combination of human-unable-to-live-without-aid and the support machinery
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261 from a "normal" human? Is this combination, human and machine, each
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262 component dead without the other, alive and human? Most of us would agree
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263 that a person with a prosthetic is still human and alive, but let's
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264 extrapolate a bit. The trend in medical prostheses is to be able to take over
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265 more and more bodily functions. It is not inconceivable that eventually
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266 50% 60% or more of a person's body could be replaced by prosthetics. Given
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267 this, as much of the brain is concerned with regulation of the body, much
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268 of the brain's function may eventually be prostheticized into some form
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269 of automatic control system.
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270 I believe you can see where this is going. At what point, if we can
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271 eventually shed this fleshy corpus, do we cease being alive and human?
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272 Indeed, ta major ethical issue is -- when does life itself cease?
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273 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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274 ??? Aloha??? I'm sorry, I can't place the reference. ????
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275 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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276 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (restated)
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277 Or along the path you were taking, wouldn't "where" be a question with as much intrigue concerning ethics?
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278 ^^^^^ CBBS - Aloha 649 - xxxx was my reference.
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279 It is quite a bit like CBBS-NW, and almost identical to PCS-CBBS. Once you log in, you will be on the main board (a;0).
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280 But to go beyond mere appearances, the MIND of the system (o.k., sub-system) is on access level #1. At function, type "A;1"
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281 and you will be on the Discussion/Debate segment of the board. I think access level #2 is simular, although I haven't read
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282 it yet. There are a lot of bends to the topics that have been brought up. Your most recent disertations (sp) are not unlike
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283 those points/counterpoints tackled 'abroad'. I just thought that you might be interested...
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284 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->Sondargaard
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285
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286
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287 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911
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288
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289
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290 ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE...
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291 ------------------....................
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292 I GET THE BORING JOB TODAY, AS I GET OUT
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293 MY RADAR GUN, AS I HIDE MY POLICE CAR
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294 BEHIND THE BUSHES. IT SEEMS LIKE NO
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295 ONE IS SPEEDING TODAY, OH WAIT...67 MPH
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296 IT'S A BRIGHT RED MUSTANG, I START MY
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297 CAR, AND TURN ON MY LIGHTS AND SIREN,
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298 IT LOOKS LIKE I AM IN HOT PURSUIT. THE
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299 MUSTANG IS TRYING TO LOSE ME, I FOLLOW
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300 IT VERY CLOSELY. THE MUSTANG THEN
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301 FINALLY PULLS OVER AS HE IS SURROUNDED
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302 BY POLICE CARS. I TALK THROUGH MY
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303 MEGAPHONE, AND TOLD THE PERSON TO STEP
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304 OUT WITH HIS HANDS IN THE AIR. AS THE
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305 PERSON STEPS OUT... WAIT ITS A ROBOT.
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306 IT COMES STRAIGHT TOWARDS ME. I SHOOT
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307 IT BUT IT DOES NOTHING. THE ROBOT
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308 ATTACKS ME, AND THROWS ME TO THE GROUND
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309 KISSING ME, AND PLAYING WITH MY BIG,
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310 LONG AND HARD NOSE. IT FELT SO GOOD I
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311 COULDN'T RESIST. I COMED EVERYWHERE, AS
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312 SNAUGHT FLEW EVERYWHERE, AS SHE LICKED
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313 IT UP FASTER THEN IT WAS COMING OUT.
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314 I RUN MY FINGERS THROUGH HER HAIR,
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315 STICKING MY HAND IN HER BIG, JUICY HOLE
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316 ... WAIT THAT'S A WHOLE FROM THE BULLET
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317 AS BLOOD COVERS MY FINGER. MINUTES LATER
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318 THIS ROBOT DIES FROM HEMORRAGING.
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319 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911
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320 STAY TUNED TOMORROW..... THE POLICEMAN
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321 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911
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322
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323 m--------------------------------------------------------------------------m
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324 He stepped out of his apartment holding the small case. With his free
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325 hand, he closed the door behind him. The door was painted a clear white.
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326 It contrasted with the dirty walls around it, made it seem strangely out
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327 of place. It creaked as it was closed. The joints needed oil.
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328 The stairs from the third floor to the garage were heavily worn from
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329 years of climbing and descending. A drunken old man curled up in the
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330 corner of the lobby with his bottle asked for a quarter. He was ignored.
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331 The tall gaunt man in the worn tweed jacket stopped before entering the
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332 garage. Today he would start his campaign against NET operatives and
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333 other subversive organizations. He was known as Malcolm.
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334 He walked towards his car.
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335 m--------------------------------------------------------------------------m
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336 911: If you must enter your stories, would you at least be polite enough to
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337 stop adding two lines...turn your auto-linefeed OFF.
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338 Sondergaard: Are we having an identity crisis? Why the switch from "The
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339 Guardian"?....
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340 |_|_|_|_|_|__|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_
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341 REPLACE
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342 Damn enter only! I forgot and tried to replace that missing bar. Please
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343 excuse. Oh, well I suppose it has its uses.
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344 MELISSA: Thank you for the summary, it did help.
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345 ALCHEMIST: Thank you for writing such good stuff.
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346 PROMETHEUS: So when's Lady S going to log on and write something?
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347 MIG: That was awfully nice of you.
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348 Oh, I suppose you can't read that, can you? It's to late to delete now.
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349 Somebody, please tell him.
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350 911: $%^&*&$%#%&^(^%. I'm sorry, but I have trouble appreciating the sex
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351 and violence.
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352 |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
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353 66 66 66
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354 Gaius was swimming through molasses with Mount Rushmore strapped to the back of his skull. Stroke. Stroke. Stroke.
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355 His muscles strained against the viscous substance, he fought to work his way to the surface. Stroke, stroke, stroke,
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356 he thought, If I don't drown I'm gonna have a stroke, stroke, stroke. It seemed a hopless task. He tried to stretch
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357 for the surface, reaching his fingertips upwasr as if his salvation lay in breaking the surface tension that held
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358 him prisoner. As he fell short for what seemed the thousandth time, felt himself sinking back into the embrace of the
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359 goo, he found that his hungry lungs could stand no more. Traitors to his every desire, they expanded convulsively,
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360 and Gaius mentally prepared himself for a drowning death...
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361 Cold, stale air filled his being, stinking of grease and mildew and old rubber. It was the sweetest thing he'd ever
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362 smelled. He filled his lungs (so wise, those lungs) with the air once, twice, thrice...and opened his eyes. Or so
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363 he thought. I might just as well have left them shut, he thought, the view's the same. There was a rumbling noise,
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364 a feeling of movement, and something cold against his left cheek. His head hurt. His arms hurt. His hair hurt.
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365 Once he had catalogued his immediate sensations he was able to focus his concentration on more general aspects of
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366 his environment. His arms hurt, apparently, because they seemed to be tied tightly behind him. He was in a dark, cold,
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367 small (he thought as he tried to straighten and hit both head and feet), loudly moving place. Where? It came to him
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368 that he was in the trunk of a car. How had he gotten here? The last thing he remembered was being the target of a
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369 laser-bearing drone. So what happened next? And where was he going now? He felt that he might have missed something
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370 important...
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371 66 Gaius 66
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372 THE VICKINGS, I FORGOT TO FINISH IT..
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373
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374 APPERED LAND, THE CAPTAIN OF THE FIRST SHIP YELLED OUT LAND HOOOOOO.
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375 HE CONTINUED, THE FIRST SHIP.. SHALL BURN, THE SECOND SHIP SHALL.. PILIAGE,
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376 THEN FROM THE THIRD SHIP CAME A TREMENDOUS RORE.
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377
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378 " AHHHHHHH RAPE AGAIN!!!"
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379 THE GANG GREEN
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380 ::::::::::__________::::::::::_________
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381 __________::::::::::__________:::::::::
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382 ::::::::::__________::::::::::_________
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383 Hello all! I have a piece from an outline
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384 of a "Soap-Opera" type thing that I
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385 wrote awhile back. As for now, it is
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386 just a description of the events that
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387 go on, but if anyone cares, I will work
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388 out a complete story. Nothing special,
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389 but here goes, just to see if anyone's
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390 interested:
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391
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392 +++ Season One, Episode One +++
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393 -----------------------
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394
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395 Cindy Larson, Sue Clark, and David
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396 McPherson all work for Phil Jameson in
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397 his small-town accounting firm. At night,
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398 Cindy is secretly working as a prostitute.
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399 One evening, Phil, out looking for a
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400 lady, finds Cindy working and buys her
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401 services. The next day she is fired from
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402 her job. Cindy thinks that Sue knew about
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403 her evening job, and encouraged Phil
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404 to fire her. Cindy tried to file a lawsuit,
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405 but her case wasn't strong enough.
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406 David, who has secretly been in love
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407 with Cindy, tells her, and they have
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408 an affair.
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409
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410 (End, Episode One)
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411
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412 Let me know if you think I should continue this in its present form, work
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413 on making it a full-fledged story, or
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414 just drop the whole thing. Thanks!
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415
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416 ::::::::::_________:::::::::_________
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417 _________:::::::::_________:::::::::
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418 ::::::::: The Jiz /// _________
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419 _________:::::::::_________:::::::::
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420 :::::::::_________:::::::::_________
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421
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422 gang green seems to have made an appearence... which is bad... whatever did
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423 appen to all that twit hunting gear the net said it had...?
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424
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425 ttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt
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426
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427 the lady s... i think she is in lurk mode... it seems obvious... i mean...
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428 well... when i met her she seemed a bit self conscious in advance of her first
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429 time on... she seemed the type... a kindred spirit...
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430
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431 prometheus... a man in stockholm mentioneed you yesterday... ever been to
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432 the nobel prize awards...? i got the idea you had when the man mentioned your
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433 hat... and an incident with clocks and bomb squads...
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434 sondargaard watchers... i think he switches between guardian and his ?REAL?
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435 name sondargaard...
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436 soondargaard himself... man in gray can be in what he calld infinate lurk
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437 because the infinate mean how severe it is... simple... enough for a tac...
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438
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439 ttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt
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440
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441 s:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks
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442 hello,I am Sarah or the Lady S. Yes,I really do exist.
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443 About human v.s. animal intelligence/life: life and intelligence are not the
|
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444 same thing and emotions are different too. Amoebas are alive and can exhibit
|
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445 behavior which seem like emotions, but they are not intellegent.Humans (us, the
|
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446 good guys) are alive,intelligent, and emotional. However, the argument seems
|
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447 to be about the spectrum between the two. Life is proved by the presence of
|
||
448 DNA ,intelligence and emotions nobody knows about (if they do, they aren't
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449 telling ). I believe that we are more intelligent than any other species
|
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450 present or future; we won't let anyone else get as sma't as us. I don't know
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451 about other planets, the alleged spores on Mars are not comptition.
|
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452 I also believe ( bigot that I am ) that our emotions are more intricate
|
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453 than anyone else's. We have a habit of giving things we love our emotions.
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454 Murder, well how to say this without getting enemies, I only believe it is
|
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455 murder when the victim is aware of thier life , and only immoral when without
|
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456 good ( MY definition of "good" ,of course ) purpose.i.e. killing an unborn baby
|
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457 to save the mother from phisical, intellectual, and/or emotional destruction.
|
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458
|
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459 Ok,NET decifer this: a2l 'y m 2ds)(m : No, I did not get that from someone
|
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460 else; it's all my own. I'd show you another code , but it takes too much space
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461 (she say's after having writen a 1,000,000,000,000 word entry ).
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462 That mesage isn't long enough. But in respect for time and space I shall depart
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463 Tomarrow (if I can get on ) I'll leave a longer and fairer phrase.
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464 sarah
|
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465 s:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks:ks
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466
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467 #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$#$#
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468 And I was getting used to All Allowed... drat.
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469 L'homme: If the Level 4 is enciphered as I think it's enciphered, I believe
|
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470 I'll bloody scream. Simple, almost too simple. Just wait 'till the end of this week when I can work on it again.
|
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471 This week, of course, is the Dreaded Semester Finals Week, and I have about 4 essays to write by Thursday.
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472 I'm not going to bother writing down the last two Level 4 messages, they won't do me any good until I can finish
|
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473 cracking the first 3 that I have...
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474 My time constraints being as they are, and since I do have to go to school for 3 more final exams tomorrow, I'll
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475 skip the entry for now. Consider me unconscious. (I nearly am, sitting here yawning at my terminal.)
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476 #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$# Farley #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$# 01/15/1985 - 11:20pm #$##$##$##$##$##$##$#
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||
477 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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||
478 L'homme: How about sometime early Feburary? Can you think of a convienient date near then? Do not worry if it is
|
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479 a school day or not, I can get out if need be... Thanks again.
|
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480 As for the disk, you're welcome. Just don't let Chuck see the "title screen" of Graphics Basic. He'd have a fit,
|
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481 if I read him right. Just sort of skip over that part, and show him the dissembled code. I know there's the LINE,
|
||
482 DOT, TEXT, HIRES, and DIR commands in it... and more, but of course, the documentation seems to have disappeared.
|
||
483 +++++++++++
|
||
484 Life is the interaction between intelligent beings and other intelligent beings. 'Intelligence' is the relative
|
||
485 term here, not 'Life'. Find out what is 'Intelligent', and you'll know what 'Life' is. Of course, we all can
|
||
486 recognise intelligence when we see it, but can you define it? What makes up intelligence? Something that exhibits
|
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487 intelligence to a high degree can be called 'alive'.
|
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488 Now that I've created a lot of enemies who will say I'm full of bat guano, I'll finish the job:
|
||
489 Is Backwater intelligent? Not the system, the messages and the interaction between users. Is it then alive in a
|
||
490 special sense?
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491 ++++++++++++++++ Milchar ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 11:32 on 1/15/85 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
|
||
492 <+|+> {492} 01160024
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493
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||
494 Milchar: Mere interaction alone is not sufficient for BWMS to be declared alive since all things interact
|
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495 with their enviroment...all things decay and as they decay, they
|
||
496 release sub-atomic particles which change other particles. I often use this as a reason why my
|
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497 programs don't act like they should: "cosmic rays must have ruined
|
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498 the algorithm, Professor, since I always write perfect prorams..."
|
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499 (prorams...programs) How about intelligence defined as the ability
|
||
500 to respond properly to affection? An animal that allows you to
|
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501 pet it would therefore be intelligent, while something that growls at you is not...of course,
|
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502 this may be a mere reflection of the "Prime Directive" of humanity
|
||
503 --survival. An interesting(to me) side effect if my definition is
|
||
504 accepted: What does this say about people who involve themselves
|
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505 in disastrous love-affairs? Men and women who continue in a rel-
|
||
506 ationship that harms that physically and/or mentally...
|
||
507 Eavesdropper
|
||
508 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (Zzzzzzzzzz)
|
||
509 Excuse me if i don't reply all at once, I just ignored my call for bedtime another 24 Hrs and its catching up to me.
|
||
510 The i.d. crisis is due to my lack of sleep AND so tha Piper, etc., could see the name I use on Other systems...
|
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511 The keyboard is a pillow, the keys but feathers... I'll respond by tomorrow... (8-10 Hrs.)
|
||
512 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->the Guardian 020114 16 Jan 85
|
||
513
|
||
514 *****************************************************************************
|
||
515 Jack and Tony were both working on their Lone Stars when the girls
|
||
516 showed up. Heads turned as the finely dressed woman strolled thru the
|
||
517 bar. Marci caught sight of Jack and motioned to Tina. They first stopped
|
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518 and the counter and ordered cognac.
|
||
519 Marci and Tina were executives at two competative firms. Marci worked
|
||
520 for Peter Pan and Tina worked for Jiff.
|
||
521 Tina and Tony were at one time dating regularly and had remained close
|
||
522 friends. Thru Tina, Tony learned of problems devoloping at Jiff and had set
|
||
523 Jack to work hacking.
|
||
524 Marci and Tina were roomates in collage and had always been in contact.
|
||
525 They thought it ironic at first that they both had the same job handling
|
||
526 stocks and different companies. But, now they had different idea's on how
|
||
527 to use their knowledge.
|
||
528 ******************************************************kathy******************
|
||
529 Guardian: Yes, Alex did comment receiving some information from you., but
|
||
530 the transmission was garbled, we both put our heads together and tried to
|
||
531 reach you but you must have been out of range. (or asleep, have real problems
|
||
532 getting messages to persons in REM state.)
|
||
533 la homme: I do have quite a bit of experience with snow snakes, althought
|
||
534 the past couple of years i have been avoiding them quite well. Save a couple
|
||
535 of face plants into deep powder about a month ago. how refreshing!!
|
||
536 *******************************************************kathy******************
|
||
537 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
|
||
538 Sarah (or would you prefer Lady S?) -- My humble apologies, but somehow
|
||
539 two of my concerns are entwined in previous communications. One is the question
|
||
540 of "just what in the world is 'life' anywhy?" and the other is "just what is
|
||
541 this concept we know as 'intellegence', 'sentience', 'self-awareness',
|
||
542 'conciousness', or perhaps in a non-religious way, 'soul?'". I am coming
|
||
543 to the point where I believe that non-DNA based life is possible. In fact,
|
||
544 I feel that in some cases, such diverse things as nations, businesses,
|
||
545 social organizations, computer programs, and thoughts all either are alive or
|
||
546 move perilously close to that razor's edge which divides the two.
|
||
547 On the other subject -- I firmly believe that animals are conscious and
|
||
548 self-aware (and vastly more intellegent that most people give them credit
|
||
549 for). I have been raising animals for food for quite a while -- in part
|
||
550 because I have felt the ethical necessity for accepting the fact that I have
|
||
551 not chosen a vegatarian diet. When I sit down to the table to eat a steak,
|
||
552 I know WHO I am eating. This adds a dimension to that meal that is hard to
|
||
553 explain -- I can't rationalize away my personal responsibility for the death
|
||
554 of that animal. Either I personally dispatched it, or caused it to be done
|
||
555 for my benifit (my preference, as less of the carcass is wasted -- much of
|
||
556 the non-edible internal organs are processed for hormone content and end up
|
||
557 in cosmetic preparations). I have been literally bloody to the elbows
|
||
558 carving the corpse into meal-sized portions. In addition, I know the life of
|
||
559 that animal -- and insofar as I can, I ensure that it is as happy as possible
|
||
560 while it still lives, and that its death is quick and painless. A bite may
|
||
561 carry with it the memory of the first time that the calf tried to eat an
|
||
562 apple -- warm sunny summers in the meadows -- or the irritation and disgust
|
||
563 the creature caused when it tore down a length of fence.
|
||
564 However, I digress. I know that animals each have a unique personality.
|
||
565 And, as I stated before, I feel that they are self-aware and much more
|
||
566 intellegent than we realize.
|
||
567 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
|
||
568 Why must we define intelligence anyway? It seems as if everyone is fuzzy on
|
||
569 the concept, that they make their own definitions.
|
||
570 Regardless of whether they're true or not, it seems this is futile with every
|
||
571 person making up his/her own definition of life.
|
||
572 Well, perhaps I am only debating this opinion since I must attend school in a
|
||
573 bit, but how about life being defined as having the power to imagine?
|
||
574
|
||
575 nonononononononononononononononononnononnonononnonononnonononnoonnonnononnononononnononononnononononnonononnono
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||
576 m--------------------------------------------------------------------------m
|
||
577 Great! I make the big leap into the NET story line, and no one notices.
|
||
578 Have I missed the mark, or are new-comers not allowed to start into the
|
||
579 action? Everyone claims that stories are so highly regarded on this system.
|
||
580 It is my personal experiance that one has to be a horrible writer or a
|
||
581 social misfit ( such as Frank ( I've been lurking that long! )) to be
|
||
582 noticed by the population of BWMS.
|
||
583 Well, is it possible that someone of authority could tell me if I'm
|
||
584 wasting my time trying to get in the story. If so, I guess I'll debate or
|
||
585 go back into lurking mode. Sigh...
|
||
586 m----------------------------------------------Malcolm---------------------m
|
||
587 Melissia: the First letter being missing is the result of the line being
|
||
588 deleted and later recovered. Thus the reason for enter only again.
|
||
589 ********** CM ***********
|
||
590 ________::::::::::________::::::::::::
|
||
591 ::::::::__________::::::::____________
|
||
592
|
||
593 Well, I expected some unfavourable "reviews" on my "Soap-Opera", but not
|
||
594 to be totally ignored! Is it really that
|
||
595 bad? If I don't get any responses then
|
||
596 I'll just take that as a "drop it" vote
|
||
597 and cut out for good.
|
||
598 Write soon, All!
|
||
599
|
||
600 ::::::::________::::::::________:::::
|
||
601 ________::::::::________::::::::_____
|
||
602 :::::::: The Jiz /// ________:::::
|
||
603 ________::::::::________::::::::_____
|
||
604 ::::::::________::::::::________:::::
|
||
605
|
||
606 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< I88ACICFP< 8ACIC
|
||
607 The Hawkwind Party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!
|
||
608 To all space * cadets
|
||
609 This is just to let you know we are back on course. Last year was
|
||
610 the worst year for us finding us in debt and out of touch with the
|
||
611 modern world. If you leave us a message it will get to us through a
|
||
612 devious route which we will have to find. THEY WILL BE READ AND DEEPLY
|
||
613 APPRECIATED,
|
||
614 now that were back from the dead. We'll try and get the motors running
|
||
615 AND TAKE OFF
|
||
616 soon I will be leaving you many messages from my good friends
|
||
617 */\*HAWKWIND*/\*
|
||
618 they would like to talk to you but. They have no eyes and can not
|
||
619 f. ITherefore I will speak for us.
|
||
620 8ACICFP<
|
||
621 fable of a failed race.
|
||
622
|
||
623 our legends tell
|
||
624 we came from a seed
|
||
625 that travelled at
|
||
626 a whirl-wind speed
|
||
627 till it came to rest
|
||
628 upon this land
|
||
629 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP<
|
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