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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
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2 ************************* INSTALLED: 21 OCT 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
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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 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 heh heh heh . . . clutter clutter clutter
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21
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22 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
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23 But as the creature emerged from the cave, the supposed stench of death
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24 still on his mind, he beheld a sight he could not believe. Hartleeb stood
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25 before him, untouched, unscathed, breathing, alive, and holding the most
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26 wicked electronic device he had ever seen.
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27 "You speak of knowing your enemies. You speak of revenge and death. You
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28 will soon know much more about death you over-inflated bit of epsilon
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29 material!" Hartleeb's words rang clear in Bear's frightened mind.
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30 "But...but how?" It was all Bear could do to stammer in disbelief. His
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31 mind was too slow to comprehend what raged in front of him.
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32 "You have your silly projectors. Simple writers tools not worthy of a single
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33 iota of disk space. You change the story to suit your own twisted ways. You
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34 kill for the sake of killing. You strike out at those around you in futile
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35 attempts at raising yourself above them. You disgust me! But yes you
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36 do exist, and therefore I must deal with you."
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37 "But...but what are you going to do?"
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38 "Not so brave now, oh flesh and blood creature. Now projection becomes so
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39 frightened he can not control his bladder. No image shakes in his boots
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40 because he is about to meet his maker. You are too pitiful for anything
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41 but the true Bear. Wild Kingdom notwithstanding. I have had enough of this
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42 rather one-sided conversation. I grow bored with your groveling."
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43 "But please don't hurt me. I didn't know what I was doing. Please sir, give
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44 me another chance......"
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45 But before Bear could continue his begging, the place where Hartleeb stood
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46 was replaced by a bright light, and then nothing. The only sounds above the
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47 breeze waving the grass was Bear's continued sniffles. Softly at first, and
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48 then with more force, laughter shook the air. Bear looked around, but could
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49 not determine the source.
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50 "Do not worry Bear, you are not crazy. I will not DESTROYER you, a worthless
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51 effort is an effort wasted. Travel onward and show your teeth to the fools
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52 you may meet along the way. I severe any connection with you. Any mention of
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53 me must be figments of your tiny imagination. I will no longer waste my
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54 time in your space, do not attempt to continue the waste. Good hunting
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55 cousin, and bare your true self often."
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56 The voice faded in Bear's head. He turned a continued his journey, not
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57 too much the worse for wear except for a pair of wet britches and a rather
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58 damaged ego.
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59 Hartleeb
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60 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
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61 (((*)))((( well I was close )))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))((( Ripple )))
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62 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< * >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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63 The tracks of capt'n barefoot make their way here from the warm tropical
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64 paradise of the Isle (sans) de' Virgins. Pleasant greetings to you all.
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65 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< capt'n barefoot >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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66 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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67 Adventureres -- are we going to continue? Or is the rather "uniquely"
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68 decorated Pell Mell going to float in space abandoned?
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69 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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70 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\THE DESTROYER\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\11
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71 'Crystal Palace' was more than just a name. Just the sight of it took James' breath away. Even from a thousand
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72 yards away, where the ship had set down. Behind him, Tariya said, "You're sure you left that cannon behind."
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73 "Yes." he said, a little irritatedly, still staring.
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74 "No technological devices are allowed within the Palace. They would upset the balance of the spell and that's
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75 something we don't want to happen." She didn't feel as matter of fact as she sounded. Almost unconciously they stayed
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76 close together as they approached the intimidating structure.
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77 It was easily the size of the Houston Astrodome, but looked a little like the Emerald City in the movie 'Wizard of
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78 Oz' but instead of emerald it was made of crystal. Perfect, tranparent crystal. It was possible to see entirely
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79 through the building, as well as all the rooms inside. The star Rigel shone clearly through the central tower, which
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80 must have been three thousand feet high. "We're not going to climb that sucker, are we?" He asked.
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81 Tariya was silent, but from awe or reverence or whatever he couldn't tell. He wished he could read people better.
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82 It was just as well he couldn't, or he would have been a hell of a lot more nervous.
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83 They climbed see-through stairs and passed through a huge crystal arch. James examined the arch more closely. He
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84 tapped his class ring against a pillar. A hollow note, low and pure, came back. Sympathetic vibrations spread until
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85 the whole building was humming. Tariya looked at him and he grinned sheepishly. "Sorry." He felt like a child who had
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86 gotten out of hand at a departmet store and was about to be scolded by his mother.
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87 She (Tariya, not his mother) said nothing, though. She just turned back and continued on, almost seeming to be in a
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88 trance. James had to run to catch up to her. She was right about the power. He could feel its heat from everything in
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89 here. He wasn't trained at sensing energies, and wondered what she felt. All he knew for sure was that he was
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90 definitely out of his depth here.
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91 Finally they came to a large chamber directly beneath the tower. James looked up and saw that there was no physical
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92 way into the tower. Then he thought about all those tons of crystal that was situated directly over their heads and
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93 decided to think of something else.
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94 When she got to the center of the chamber, Tariya shook her head, clearing it. She looked and saw that James had
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95 followed her all the way in. She'd forgotten all about him. The power of this place had a way of overwhelming the
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96 unwary mind. Or so she'd heard. She would have to be careful. James seemed unaffected.
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97 James came up behind her. "Now what?"
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98 "Now you be quiet. I'm going to try a locater spell that will encompass the known universe and I can't have any
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99 distractions. The forces here are not to be lightly disturbed."
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100 "I'll bet not. Should I go stand outside?"
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101 "No." she said, just a little too quickly. She tried to conceal her nervousness. "I... want you here, with
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102 me."
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103 "Okay." he said, seemingly unworried. She envied him his ignorance.
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104 She settled into a crosslegged position (not easy in that robe) on the cold floor. Clearing her mind of all
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105 unneccesary thoughts, she tried to remember the spell. A few of the details were a bit fuzzy, but if they wouldn't
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106 come, she could improvise. She was (almost) totally confident in her ability to do so.
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107 Unfortunately, in magic, not being exact was somewhat akin to playing Russian roulette. And in this case, all the
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108 chambers were loaded.
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109 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\THE DESTROYER\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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110
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111 |^|=|^||^|=|^||^|=|^||^|=|^||^|=|^||^|=|^||^|=|^||^|=|^||^|=|^||^|=|^|
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112 :::::=====:::::=====
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113 lnhq......................................................................lnhq
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114 StormBringer: What is your site and login?
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115 All: how many Inn tennants haunt the usenet?
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116 Mikey: What about someone cleaning up and posting the disks to the usenet, I
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117 would volonteer as a gateway for that.
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118 All (again): anyone have the disk that was DB previous to the one that is DB
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119 now? If so, please mail it to address below or contact me here for a transfer
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120 at any speed up to 2400 bps.
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121 Blue: Thanks for the reminder, will probably miss today, but will be there
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122 tomorrow. Where will you be? Glad you are keeping a low profile, gives me
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123 a chance to work my feelings out, hopefully things will get better. Time
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124 does heel most wounds and other things.
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125 It's this big expance of water stretching as far as I can see in any direction,
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126 interupted only by an ocasional white cap in the moments when the wind gets
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127 stronger. Its been this way for days and days. I look where I should be, and
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128 there is nothing, my mind has lost all phisical connections and it feels good,
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129 the sort of feeling that can only come from total lack of sensory feed-back. It
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130 is peacefull. I can peel off layerers upon layers of myself and as I aproach
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131 my core, I find there is something new there. Something that has been so litle
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132 used it has become fresh and alive. It is something I need to give tender care
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133 and loving to, too far in for me to be able to aford killing it too.
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134 I'm a walking down the line<cr>I'm a walking down the line<cr
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135 Walking down the line, my feel 'll be a flyin', tell you 'bout my troubled mind.
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136 lnhq......................................................................lnhq
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137 Address mentioned above is: ..!tektronix!reed!nerd
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138 lnhq.. : I won't make it today either. But I will be there tomorrow and the
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139 next. Brothers should be there too. Hope to see you. Low profiles
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140 are best at this time. Hopefully all will pass and things will be
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141 able to start again. Tempers flair and things said at times regreted
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142 . Now that I know my youth is all spent, My get-up-and-go has
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143 got-up-and-went............Blue....
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144 ...After the Bear had traversed into the
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145 cave for some time, an echo rang through
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146 the darkened passage. It was faint, and distant, and sounded like it was coming
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147 from the entrance. Curious, the Bear retraced his steps back toward the entrance.
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148 (Author's note: perhaps we should mention that at the end of the 2nd install-
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149 ment, after Hartleeb's brutal demise, that the Bear had continued INTO the
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150 tunnel. The latest discourse written above somehow seems to have lost all track
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151 of the story line and began with the Bear EMERGING from the cave. The relevancy
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152 of this will soon come clear).
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153
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154 He walked slowly, sword withdrawn. He stepped gingerly over Hartleeb's limp
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155 body, still sprawled on the floor of the cave. As he walked over it, the body
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156 twitched just the slightest bit, a rattle of stale air emitting from its lips.
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157 The Bear walked on, noting the two green creatures also laying dead on the
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158 ground.
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159
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160 As he neared the entrance to the cave, he heard a raspy voice rattling in the
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161 wind, as if the trees of the forest were brushing together in a sickening
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162 harmony of a death song.
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163
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164 "... Not so brave now, oh flesh and blood creature..." the voice seemed to say.
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165 The Bear supressed a small gasp as he looked up into the sky. A wispy form,
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166 looking not unlike the Hartleeb corpse he had just seen, was wavering in the
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167 sky. The shadowy mouth was moving in time with the words.
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168
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169 "... I grow bored of your grovelling..." The mouth continued moving as the words
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170 "But please don't hurt me, I didn't know what I was doing!" came floating down.
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171 The Bear looked around himself, slightly confused. "Hmm, that sounds like another
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172 conversation, but the mouth is still moving! He must be... talking to himself!"
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173 The Bear shook his head, remembering a nearly forgotten curse he had heard many
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174 many years ago. The curse was spoken by the creaters of the atomizing laser
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175 cannon, which was now quite outdated, but was still in use by primitive bounty
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176 unters who still lurked about now and then.
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177
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178 In fact, it was the same gun which had been meant for his death, but fired at
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179 a simple yet effective image device instead. And the curse went something like
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180 this:
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181
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182 "... Ye who use this weapon, must take care to treat it wisely.
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183 For the mistreatment of this finely crafted gun shall not go unpunished.
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184 He who uses the gun for evil intent, and thereby is killed in just reprisal,
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185 Shall roam forever in the spirit world... thinking he is God, and condemning
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186 forever those who served him justice.
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187
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188 Your inflated pride shall cause you to believe all others are against you,
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189 And are not worthy of your time or trouble.
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190 And yet you will haunt them, and despise them despite your supposed disdain,
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191 And in your belief of being Goshall create images of your enemies, which
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192 you shall haunt... but in reality they shall haunt you.
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193
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194 Because they are not the true beings you seek, but nightmares which you will
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195 never be able to release for all eternity..."
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196
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197 The Bear shivered when he remembered those words, and looked with sadness at
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198 the figure floating above, talking to himself.
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199
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200 "Hartleeb was never a worthy foe, but that fate I would not wish upon even my
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201 worst enemy. And that enemy is still to face me... but Hartleeb roams in that
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202 terrible egoland forever," the Bear spoke aloud, knowing no one could hear,
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203 but the pain which filled his heart needed that small release.
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204
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205 He turned once again, sheathing his strong sword in his jewel encrusted sheath,
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206 and journeyed back in the tunnel...
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207
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208 0000000000000000000000000 THE BEAR 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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209 *%_@#*%@_)*%!#_&%!#_)*%@#_)*%_+)*_@)$#*^_)!#$*^_)#$*^_)#$*^_)*#^_)#**%@#_*%@
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210 Piper:Sorry about no call yet. I got some docs from a local user, but I
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211 still need to talk to you. I am wishing myself luck with the call forwarding.
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212 Mikey:Egads! Enough swords for a whole weekend of D-n-D. How goes the adventure
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213 business? Any new updates to COPYLINK? Any inquiries from Compuserve? Will
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214 stop by for a visit one of these days.
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215 !psu-cs!nelsons: Your disks are done, and I have some useful 8086/88 information
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216 for you. I'll keep the stuff with me in hopes that I may run in to you down at
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217 school.
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218 *%_#*%_)!*%_)!#*%_#@)*%_*%@#_)%*@_%*_)%*@_)^*_)*^_*@#)^*@+^*_)^*@)_*^_@^)*_@*^
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219
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220 OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI
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221
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222 The radio was silent. Low hiss replaced the sounds of human voices that
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223 had issued from the speaker only moments before.
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224 "What happened? Are they still there?" Bard asked.
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225 "I don't believe this!" Emu said still staring into the scanner. "The
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226 thing that was in our hold is now gone. It just vanished off my screen. One
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227 second it was there, occupying space and taking mass, but now the methane
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228 hold is as empty as when we took off. But that's not all." Switching his
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229 gaze from the internal scanner to the exterior unit, Emu continued his
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230 series of startling revelations. "The convolution that swirled around us
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231 has dissipated. We are in..... we are in....."
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232 "Yes Emu?" Four voices spoke as one.
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233 "I recognize these numbers! This is were we left off, just before
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234 piper disappeared into the ZEB creature!"
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235 "Let me see that." Trainor moved quickly to the screen. His eyes
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236 widened in disbelief as he too recognized the coordinates. "Emu is
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237 right. We are certainly back in known space. No convolutions. No spatial
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238 rips. Just plain ordinary multi-reality space!"
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239 "Something else is not right." The others turned as Cragmore once again
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240 spoiled the party with bad news. "The entity we once called ZEB is also gone.
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241 It is evaporating as its life force dwindles. Nothing much remains of it now
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242 but an empty shell."
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243 "You mean we have done it?" Bard said excitedly.
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244 "We have destroyed the hive, but the deadly queen escapes, my friend."
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245 "Deadly queen? You don't mean the woman we brought on board with
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246 Piper do you?"
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247 Cragmore didn't have to answer, the other's now knew Cragmore's secret.
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248 Nearly pushing him over, Trainor started on his way back to the chamber, with
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249 Emu and Bard following behind, this time with far more determination.
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250 Cragmore tried to stop them, but he knew it was useless. He followed at a
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251 slower pace, knowing the field surrounding the room would stop them, at
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252 least momentarily.
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253
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254 Piper rested outside the chamber door. While the soreness in his arm
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255 reminded him of the near-tragedy he had taken part in before, a renewed
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256 sense of being surrounded him. Piper felt not the power of fear the others
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257 seemed to have felt from the shield around the door, but more an energy of
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258 rebirth, as if the process of age and death around him had suddenly
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259 reversed. He could not pin down the feeling, but nevertheless it was there.
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260 His time of reflection was disturbed by the hurried sound of footsteps.
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261 He looked up to see Trainor, Emu, and Bard charging his way. He was about to
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262 speak to his companions when he noticed the look in Trainor's eyes. They
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263 were wild with hate, a sense of loathing covered his whole face.
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264 It didn't take long for Piper to realize why Trainor was in such a
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265 state.
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266 "Please move aside Piper." Trainor said as calmly as he could. "I
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267 would like to get in to the room."
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268 "Ah, shouldn't we wait for Cragmore?" offered Emu, now for the
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269 first time noticing Trainor's mood.
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270 "No, we don't need him. I have got to get into that room!" And with
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271 a scream Trainor lunged at the door.
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272
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273 OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI
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274 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++still lurking+++++++++++M+++++++++++++
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275
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276 As a casual observer of the Hartleeb-Bear battle, it seems to me that the Bear
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277 is winning this war of words... especially now that Hartleeb apears to have
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278 rested his weary pen.
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279 But strive on, oh bear, I enjoy your style, and look forward to your adventures.
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280 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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281 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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282 L'homme: Great! If we don't collide this week, why not drop it by in a
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283 plain paper bag Friday eve or this weekend if you're in the area. If
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284 I'm not around, the front porch is safe enough (put my name on it). I'm
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285 anxious to return to the dungeons, not to mention everything else on
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286 those magnetic marvels.
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287 StormBringer: Yes, that is my USENET address, but no, I don't use it to
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288 access BWMS (that would be some trick, eh Mikey!). I don't haunt the
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289 net much, tho', as I've got *too* much else keeping me out of trouble.
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290 Hartleeb-Bear: Not another one of these battles on BW, please?
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291 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>...(!tektronix)!psu-cs!nelsons<>
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292 +++++++++ ln 301 here +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ lurk, lurk. Milch +++++++++
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293 :I
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294 [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
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295 To: Hungry Tiger and Jason Themnax
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296 From: RHD inc.
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297 Concerning a cooperative continuation to THE WANDERER story, I need to get in
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298 touch with you, on some board to talk.
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299 Leave me the name of your favorites, other than BWBBS. Lets get something
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300 ready by Saturday, latest. Sorry I was not more prompt, but my wolf had pups,
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301 and they are a time consuming chore.
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302 To: Any other intrested parties
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303 From: RHD inc.
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304 I believe that there are enough of us for the wanderer story now, Thanks for
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305 your continued support.
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306
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307 ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]***RHD inc.***]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
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308 (((*)))((( lurk )))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))((( Ripple )))
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309 *=*=*=*=*=*Semi-lurk...
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310 RHD:I don't yet know what happened on messanger but aloha sounds good if msgr
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311 not enough. Also on 777-xxxx (the once an former T.A.W)
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312 Zypher:Max seams to be back on line but if you left me a message there I can't
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313 seem to find it now.
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314 *=*=*=*=*=*=*Real entry next time I hope*=*=*=*=*=*=*(s)*=*=*=*=*
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315 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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316 The wound in the piper's arm was throbbing in time with the beat of his
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317 heart. THROB twinge....THROB twinge...THROB twinge-- the steady rhythm
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318 seemed to fill the air around him. Somehow, by imperceptible degrees, the
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319 sound changed to that of footsteps coming down the long, highly-decorated
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320 corridor. The oncoming footsteps, ringing on the ornately inlayed floor,
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321 seemed to carry with them a sense of urgency. With a sigh, he began the
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322 long struggle to stand erect as three hurrying figures came into view.
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323 The piper felt a strange sense of bemusement at the confrontation, a
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324 feeling of "not quite there," that he laid on the effects of loss of blood
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325 and sleep, as though the words and actions that he went through were somehow
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326 in response to a large script that called for the players to follow a set of
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327 infinitely detailed stage directions. Somehow the words were said, but the
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328 meaning escaped him. People moved, more words, then the piper felt himself
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329 thrust aside by a careless shoulder. The flash of pain as his wound tore
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330 open ripped the fog of incomprehension from his mind. He grasped at the wound
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331 to staunch the gush of warm blood as he saw Trainor approach the door. The
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332 twisting of his face betrayed his internal torment as he lunged for the
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333 warded door.
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334 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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335 ^"^" "^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^" ^"^"^" ^"
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336 Here's the character description sheet:
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337 Krakus Jacob: Earth Captain; Leader Of
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338 R.A.T., A Lunar Skramble
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339 Force
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340 Rasoi: Prisoner Of War; Longing
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341 To Make Love To Jacobs
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342 Gladinoids: Large Furred Creatures;
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343 Fairly Muscle-Bound
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344 Names: Po & Mia
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345 I gotta go, but I'll finish later...
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346 ^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"
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347 Digita lian
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348 ^"^"^"^"^"^" ^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"
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349 Digitalian and others: lines here are precious and few, make the most of them. lnhq
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350 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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351 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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352 As the Bear strode into the cavern, he took one last look out into the light
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353 beyond. The apparatition was disappearing now, the only thing left was the
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354 fading light of that strange planet's two setting suns. Night was coming, and
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355 Bear realized that he'd better catch some sleep before venturing back into the
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356 cave... and the adventures which lay in waiting beyond.
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357
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358 He also realized that the foul stench of the three bodies further back in the
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359 tunnel might attrack some of the less appealing creatures of this world, and of
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360 course leave a trail which might be followed. With a shiver, he realized that
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361 two objectives could be accomplished with one act.
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362
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363 He sat with his back against the craggy rock near the entrance of the cave. The
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364 fire before him flickered high into the night, casting eerie shadows upon the
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365 trees of the forest beyond.
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366
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367 As he chewed on his Lipare' - a nutritious Quarian food perfect for long
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368 journies- he gazed upon the fire. This was one fire he dared not cook any food
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369
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370 in... for in it sizzled the three bodies of his recent enemies. He mused that
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371 the warmth they were giving him now, was as warmhearted as they'd ever been in
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372 all their lives.
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373
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374 As he drifted off to sleep, one corner of his eye detected some movement, just
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375 out of the dancing shadows of the fire. His body moved nary an inch... there it
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376
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377 was again! Pulling himself to complete consciousness, and gripped his sword
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378 tighter, and gazed through near-closed eyes at the increasing number of shadowy
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379 movements beyond...
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380
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381 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 THE BEAR 000000000000
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382 ?/\?
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383 THE BEAR and Hartleeb, you should be ashamed of yourselves wasting BW disk space
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384 with your egotistical thrashings of pseudo-machoism one upmenship. Take your
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385 personal battles elsewhere. Face it, neither of you will admit defeat. You
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386 simply twist the other's words, be proud of your infantile accomplishment, and
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387 wait until the other does the same. Cycle onward like an endless screw. Visit
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388 some unsuspecting AE board with your trite maneuvers for superiority. We don't
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389 need it. We don't want it.
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390 French Toast
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401 Up yours French Toast. Who dyed and made you king anyway? Hartleeb is a jerk
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402 and he started it anyway, so leave us alone.
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403 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 THE BEAR 0000000000000000000
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404
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405 Wait a minute! Someone's using my name! This is the REAL Bear, and just as I
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406 started feeling bad about my Hartleeb war, here comes some faker egging everyone
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407 on again... oh, well, so it goes with a public board.
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408
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409 Anyway, for the real record... at first I was just poking a little fun. When
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410 my character got blown away by H., I had two choices: stay dead or fight back.
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411 As any proper adventurer would, I fought back. The words grew unexpectedly
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412 nasty... and I regret that. For all I
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413 know H. is a very nice guy (I have my honest doubts tho), and I'd simply like
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414 to continue on with my story (as long as others are enjoying it). It was pretty
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415 fun while it lasted... but I'm ready to make amends and go on....
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416 0000000000000000000 the REAL bear 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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417 Brought to you by
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418 Trent Dudley
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419
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420 here
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421 nu y
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422 hi
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423 lost
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424 ma 40
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425 exit
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426 ma 40
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427 help
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428 EXIT
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429 HELP
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430 kj*ofgv>obv
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431 OFF
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432 _>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>
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433 NEPOOHAMA
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434 _>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>
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435 The Brats Acroos The Street...
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436
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437 I was walking up the street one day after school... What do I have to listen to? Anna, head brat, telling everybody
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438 that they had to play house, like it or not. (these are kids of about 7). And boy she said it loud. About half an hour
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439 later I was forced to hear Megan crying about something and theen hearing another brat saying, "Ha ha ha ha, ha." Then
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440 as I walk down to get a big gulp, I notice that all the kids are on one poor
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441 mothers porch who only has on of the 9 kids who frequently stay there. I feel sorry for that peticular mother because
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442 all the other parents duump their kids at that house so they can get some peice and quiet. It goes on like this all day
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443 until the kids have to go to bed and I hear them crying about that. Usually thats what I wake up to also.
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444 I tell you people who hate your younger brothers and sisters...
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445
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446 YOU GOT IT EASY!!!!!!!!!
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447
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448 _>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>
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449 MR SYS
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450 _>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>_>
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451 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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452 This time the trip was much more pleasant than the last. I had read somewhere
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453 that the human body objects to travelling over .4 lightspeed, and that the
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454 internal jumping-jacks that your stomach does after using a Door is the
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455 evidence supporting it. I don't really know, but I still shudder for a second
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456 at the thought of making just one more jump through what the common man called
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457 'hyperspace', 'nil-space', 'the void', 'elsewhere', and 'unspace'. Almost
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458 always is thetrip slightly unpleasant. This time, my stomach stayed in its
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459 rightful place, unpreturbed by my Passkey's unabashed twisting of the laws
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460 of the universe into so many pretzels. Apt analogy, I thought to myself.
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461 I had jumped to the coordinates of a known planet: Dihlator, of the Centauri
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462 Sector. I had hoped that I could begin with a short hop, become accustomed
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463 to the modified Passkey, then work my way up to larger jumps.
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464 I took out a tube of synthetic nutri-pudding, and began to suck on it as I
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465 looked around. I began to walk slowly toward a huddled group of buildings,
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466 just beyond a footbridge spanning a slowly flowing stream.
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467 %%%%%%% rebalsa %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 10/23/85
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468 ascii chart 0n
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469 #%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%
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470 Falls the water from the sky
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471 falls our hopes and dreams
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472 as we tumble into darkness.
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473 Our senses fail us
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474 as we fail to care.
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475 Into blackness and into light
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476 a rubicon in the twilight.
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477 Fellow wanderer hail to thee,
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478 but seek no solace
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479 for banished are we.
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480 Fall into night,
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481 fall into the void,
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482 Nirvana, my home, my hell,
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483 all is nothing and nothing is all.
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484 From hell we arise,
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485 to conquer,
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486 to fail.
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487 To be one again.
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488 Fellow wanderer of this void,
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489 let us go together,
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490 and travel the seventh wind,
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491 forever more.
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492 Fail me no longer.
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493 #%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%# Kapeli #%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%
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494 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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495 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*Themnax of Lananara*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
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496 Was uncertain as to just what HAD happened. He could analise the record-
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497 ings later. For now it was sufficiant to be on his way. Elxtia sat beside him
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498 in stunned silence.
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||
499 He remembered communicating with several of the crew of Pell-Mell when for
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500 no appearent reason his readouts went almost totaly wacko. One blinking light
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501 told of an interferance linkage betteween the field of that ships warp gen-
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502 erators and his own. His own plasma flywheel had all but wound down to its
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503 bottle, only the qork remained when some unknow sense prompted him, unthinking
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504 , to initiate emergancy restart proceedures. Had the nonmaterial effects of
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505 his unusual 'stabelizer' played some part? He'd know that when he played back
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506 the automatic log. Or would he?
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507 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*Meanwhile, back at the INN*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
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508 Dreamtoucher was struggling to keep Snowrunner from rending the already
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509 unconcios cat-like creature to small bloody shreads.
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510 Only partialy calmed, he let her help, a fold of its nape in her strong
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511 jaws, like some recalcitrant cub, to half drag, half carry, the now loudly
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512 snoring form to the edge of the entry, ware it was uncerimoniosly droped.
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513 For all his quivering rabbit nerviosness, they found Zypher straingely
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514 un-moved by the frightening spectical, brief though it was. Eather the usagi
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515 was scared stiff, or made of sterner stuff than eather the elf or his four
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516 footed companion had realized.
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517 What had become, he wondered half out loud, of the INN's tranquill
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518 sanctuary? How many more such violant outbrakes would be tolerated or go un-
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519 noticed? Maybe trying to ignore them would cause them to go away. He could
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520 only hope. That and stay alert.
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521 Obviosly thair attacker had been unawaire of the elvin mystic's small
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522 number of modest tallents. Perhaps there were others here who did not realize
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523 that though he had grown to maturaty and long passed on a world ware death
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524 unexpected, was a common backdrop, thanks to his abilities, unusual even among
|
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525 his own people, ware sharp blades, strength of will, and magical inhieritance
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526 were common, he had never killed, nor had to. Nor would he lower himself to
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527 do so now. In time the intruder would awaiken, non the worse for wear and
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528 hopefuly just a tiny bit wiser. At anyrate he hoped it was enjoying the dreams
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529 he was sending it: from the dark side of its own conciosness. A hard lesson
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530 but some would learn from no other.
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531 person, undisturbed by any of this had settled self closer to Wanderer, to
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532 hear better the tale unfold.
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533 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
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534 (((*)))((( Juggler : will tomorrow ever come? )))(((*)))(((*)))((( Ripple )))
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535 [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[LURK***RHD inc.***LURK]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
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536 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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537 The piper, weak from blood loss and exhaustion, sat on the elaborately inlaid
|
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538 floor of the Pell-Mell, clutching his freshly opened wound, staring at Trainor's
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||
539 actions. He watched for long moments as the actions repeated themselves over
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||
540 and over again -- first, Trainor would approach the door, hate twisting his
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||
541 otherwise pleasant features into a grotesque mask. Unsure of his intentions,
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||
542 the piper, nevertheless, felt a slight twinge of worry as his hands raised to
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||
543 the height of his chest to thrust open the door. The look changed from hate
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544 and rage to surprise as the door did not yeild easily to his push, changed to
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545 determination as he drew back from the door and assulted it with his shoulder.
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||
546 Even rage and determination could not completely disguise the change in his
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||
547 face when pain first overlay the hate. The impact of flesh on the unyeilding
|
||
548 material of the door echoed through the Pell-Mell's hallway, the door slowly
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||
549 swung partway open, releasing what seemed to be a glowing purple fog into the
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||
550 hallway. Then, smoothly, the purple radiance would withdraw into the room,
|
||
551 the door would close, first slowly, then more rapidly, throwing Trainor
|
||
552 back to his starting point with an unpleasant sound. The awkward steps to
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||
553 the door and twisting of features back through surprise to hate was not
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||
554 pleasant, but the rapid backward walk down the hallway was unnerving. The
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555 piper watched the sequence repeat several times before he finally realized
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||
556 what was happening: walk down hallway, palms to door, back up, assault door
|
||
557 with shoulder, door opens slightly, purple mist appears, purple mist
|
||
558 withdraws, door returns Trainor to hallway, forward to door, palms on
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||
559 door, walk backward down hallway. Time after time the sequence repeated
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560 itself, until the piper realized that Trainor had become caught in a
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||
561 causation loop.
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||
562 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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||
563 \=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\
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564 HARTLEEB:
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||
565 I RECENTLY GLANCED BACK AT SOME OF THE TRANSCRIPTS FROM RECENT BWBBS STUFF...
|
||
566 AND BOY DO YOU GRIPE ALOT. IN FACT, IT SEEMS THE ONLY TIME YOU SHOW UP IS TO
|
||
567 CRITICIZE. FIRST THE DESTROYER. THEN THE PHILISTINE. AND NOW BEAR. IT APPEARS
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||
568 THAT THE ONLY TIME WE HEAR FROM YOU IS WHEN YOU WANT TO CRITICIZE SOMEBODY. I
|
||
569 DONT KNOW IF YOU'RE USING A DIFERENT NAME OR THAT'S THE ONLY TIME YOU BOTHER...
|
||
570 BUT I'M SURE I SPEAK FOR MORE THAN JUST A FEW WHEN I TELL YOU TO SHUT THE H+++
|
||
571 UP! GOODBY AND GOOD RIDDANCE!!!!!
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||
572
|
||
573 \=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=
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||
574 bottom bottom bottom is coming near!
|
||
575 its fateful footsteps i can hear!
|
||
576 don't be afraid, we'll turn another page!
|
||
577 and on with the wars we will all rage!
|
||
578
|
||
579 bottom bottom bottom is near!
|
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580 we'll continue on, so never fear!
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581 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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582 A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A=7
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||
583 "Emu, Bard! Stop Trainor before he hurts himself!" Cragmore's words echoed
|
||
584 down the halls of the Pell-mell. Emu and Bard were still a bit stunned by
|
||
585 Trainor's outbursts, but they complied. Bard grabbed Trainor by the arms,
|
||
586 fighting back the flailing limbs as Emu, the shorter of the two, attempted
|
||
587 to entangle Trainor's legs. Like a man insane, Trainor fought his two
|
||
588 friends, but their efforts only redoubled as Trainor increased his resistance.
|
||
589 Finally, with the help of Cragmore, they subdued him, and with words of
|
||
590 reassurance, tried to calm him. Throughout this whole ordeal, Piper sat next
|
||
591 to the door, clutching his blood-soaked side, unable to render assistance to
|
||
592 the others because of his injuries.
|
||
593 "It is THAT woman in there! She destroyed my home and my people!" Trainor
|
||
594 sputtered like a man possessed, which he was, with hatred and desire for
|
||
595 revenge. "I have to kill her. There is no sanctity on my ship. She can not
|
||
596 hide from me or shirk her responsibility!"
|
||
597 "He's crazy!" Bard blurted. "Listen to him."
|
||
598 "Imagine youself put in his situation Bard. Everyone and everything you
|
||
599 know and love destroyed. He has kept his emotions under control until now. He
|
||
600 is focusing all of his hate on zeb because she is the one thing he relates to
|
||
601 the entity he released during his experiments with the Pell-mell. It may be
|
||
602 illogical but such a transfer is not uncommon in similar emotional situations.
|
||
603 Do you understand?"
|
||
604 "Yes I do understand Cragmore." replied Bard, applying slightly less
|
||
605 force to Trainor's shoulders to keep him pinned to the metal floor of the
|
||
606 ship. "What can we do with him?"
|
||
607 "We must try to reason with him. We must try to explain how things really
|
||
608 are, not how he sees things through eyes tinted with rage. And then we must
|
||
609 allow him to confront his nemisis alone. He must make the decision for himself.
|
||
610 We can only aid him in his journey, but we must leave him alone at his
|
||
611 destination."
|
||
612 "I agree, but it is dangerous. How can we be sure he won't hurt himself
|
||
613 or somebody else?" Emu asked.
|
||
614 "We can't, but we must risk it. First let's get Trainor into another one
|
||
615 of the sleeping chambers, and then we must get the door opened."
|
||
616 "Are you sure we can? Trainor nearly broke his neck trying to force
|
||
617 that door."
|
||
618 "Force is not the answer. It never is. There are other ways to get behind
|
||
619 a green door. Believe me."
|
||
620 A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= CRAGMORE A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A= A=7
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