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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask...
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2 ************************* INSTALLED: 12 MAR 86 **********************
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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 @#$#@$%$%#%$#%$^$^$
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21 GUESCS WHAT FOLKS?? I'M AT THE TOP AGAIN!!!
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22 @#@#@'@#$%$% TANK``@"$$@$@#$% %$#%$#%$#%
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23 C/GUESCS/OUGUESS
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24 Now that's the first change I have seen where the change-to is also wrong. Tsk
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25 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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26 What comes from my computer is solid gold, didn't you know?
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27 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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28 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\THE DESTROYER\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\Epilogue 1
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29 The Inn.
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30 James sat at the scarred wooden table, a mug of ale before him. It was the same table he had sat at when this whole
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31 fiasco began. He looked across at the empty chair and then closed his eyes, wishing. But when he opened them, the
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32 chair was still empty. She was still in her bed on a planet a thousand parsecs away. By now she had given him up for
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33 dead. He should have taken the bargain. Now it was too late, and he had nothing left.
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34 Nothing. Even his power was waning rapidly. The wounds he had aquired on Kadan would not heal completely and every
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35 breath racked him with pain. His belly was a cold ball of lead and the thought of eating made him want to retch.
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36 Still, he managed a composed outward appearance to the patrons around him, who ignored him just as intently as he
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37 ignored them. None of them knew, and he was sure they wouldn't have cared if they did. It's a tough old world out
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38 there, an if you didn't take care of yourself, nobody would.
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39 He did have something: his memories. He closed his eyes again. A moment later he opened them when something soft
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40 brushed his hand. He looked down at a large grey and white rabbit, who was looking back up at him with big, soulful
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41 eyes. Somehow the animal must have sensed his pain and came over to him. Whether that was the case or not, James felt
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42 touched.
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43 He stroked the rabbit's soft fur gently. "Hey, there, fellah. It's nice to have one friend, even if he is fuzzy."
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44 Damned if the rabbit didn't almost seem to understand. His hand encountered something around the rabbit's neck. It was
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45 a small shoulder pouch. What was a rabbit doing with a handbag? Around this place, nothing surprised him.
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46 Who cares, anyway. Sinking back into his melancholy, he let his chin drop to the table while he continued petting
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47 the rabbit. "Zephyr." he mumbled. The rabbit's ears went up instantly. Not noticing, James mumbled, "You haven't heard
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48 of someone called Zephyr, have you?"
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49 Of course he wasn't serious. First off, he had already talked to the man at the bar, who was subbing for he
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50 innkeeper while the innkeeper was doing something, and he didn't know nothing. And the other people were either
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51 uncommunicatice or sometimes downright hostile. The hostile ones remembered him from last time. And in the second
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52 place, the rabbit wasn't going to speak up and answer him. Still, something had agitated it.
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53 "S'matter, guy? Calm down. That asshole with the shotgun isn't coming back, you know." The rabbit wouldn't calm
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54 down, though. It kept pawing him, like it had something to say.
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55 "What, you want a carrot or something?" Frustrated, the animal finally sank its teeth into his hand, in the
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56 sentitive webbing between the thumb and forfinger. James jumped up immediately, knocking over his chair and bellowing,
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57 "JESUS %$!#'@& CHRIST!" Surprise, anger and pain had momentarily boosted his power enough that the sword appeared in
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58 his hands almost unbidden. he raised it high over his head and roared, "I'm gonna make hasenpfeffer outa you!"
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59 But before he did, he listened. A tense hush had come over the crowd around him. Everybody was staring, and a
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60 couple were half out of their chairs, hands on their weapons. They were waiting for him. Then he looked down at the
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61 rabbit, which was cowering against the far end of the table in danger of falling off. What was he doing? Slowly he
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62 lowered he blade and released it. Nobody relaxed, though. To him it seemed as if they were daring him to try
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63 something. Go ahead, make our day. He wanted to scream at them, tell them how worthless this all was. They imagined
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64 they could defeat anybody, but somewhere out there God or some cosmic practical joker would lay them low just as He
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65 did him. It was inevitable.
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66 Instead he just turned around and left.
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67 Outside, he had to struggle to keep from crying. It took a long moment, but he finally suceeded. Summoning the
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68 sword again, he opened a warpgate (His ship had been lost in the accident on Amphyrian). he didn't know where the
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69 'gate led, except it was a habitable planet. He was going to lose himself, and deny history the chance to confirm his
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70 demise. At least the Destroyer will live on in the imaginations of some.
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71 He stepped through the shimmering oval and it collapsed behind him with a bang.
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72 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\THE DESTROYER\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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73
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74 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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75 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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76 Mark - I think I better come up with a new border, and alias for that
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77 matter, before I start entering items on this system again. I talk to
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78 you in the near future, and tell of my plans...
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79 That should read " and tell you.." - I'm getting stupid
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80 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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81 Nom De Guerre: You *can* skip entries here...
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82 As an example, if you wanted to skip the Destroyer entry above you'd hit ^C
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83 when it started, do an FI \THE DESTROYER\ to find the end and then use LN
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84 to go there. type PRI and you're on your way again. Elapsed time, about 20
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85 seconds...
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86 All it takes is reading the directions.... or is it more fun to complain?
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87 ______________________Leonard_JD 2446502.5415______________________________
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88
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89 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
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90 hello,
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91 My name is Amy Daniels I just started using a modem . The reason I got a
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92 modem was to met other people. So I
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93 thought I ould leave my number for anyone wo wanted to talk to me . I love
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94 to talk to people so If you want just call and ask for amy after about 5
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95 p.m. since I usualy have before then along with school. my number is
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96 XXX-XXXX .thanks
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97 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
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98
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99 ?
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100
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101 off
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102 `,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`
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103 Don't change your boarder, it's a nice one. They might remember who else
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104 might have used it in the past but they don't seem to mind. As for a alias
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105 I don't know, what's wrong with the last one?
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106 Anyway, getting into the story line here might be fun. Even if it takes
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107 a while to figure out what is going on.
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108
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109 This board IS for people who like to write. The board should have enough
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110 space for those people, not just one. A HUGE entry takes up space and time
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111 from all of the other people who want to write. Such a big entry will also
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112 discourage new people from writting, they wouldn't know if it was 'okay' to
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113 enter anything from a new user.
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114 The story is good, but far to long for a board like this. Users need an
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115 equal share of the 629 lines.
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116 `,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`Mark.
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117 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\NDG#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#
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118 A GOOD POINT MENTIONED ABOVE. SILVERMAN, IN HIS TWO CHARACTERS, HAS TAKEN
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119 TWENTY PERCENT OF THE BOARD. THAT'S ONE FIFTH, WITH THE REST FOR THE OTHER
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120 POOR UNDERTALENTED USERS OF THIS BOARD. ONCE IN A WHILE THIS IS PERFECTLY
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121 ALL RIGHT, BUT WHAT ABOUT EVERY-DAMNED-TIME? HE HAS BEEN HERE CONSTANTLY
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122 SINCE LAST SEPTEMBER, HANGING AROUND LIKE A LEECH. HE PUTS UP HIS STORIES,
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123 GETS UPSET WHEN EVERYBODY DOESN'T SWOON OVER THEM, AND THEN DECIDES TO GIV US
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124 LARGER SAMPLES TO LOOK OVER. MEANWHILE, PEOPLE GET FRUSTRATED NOT ONLY WITH
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125 HAVING TO READ THIS GUNK, BUT WITH THE WASTED SPACE AS WELL. IF SILVERMAN
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126 WANTS TO TAKE OVER A BOARD, LET HIM PUT UP HIS OWN. THIS IS A *PUBLIC* BOARD,
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127 MEANING IT IS FOR EVERYBODY'S USE, NOT JUST ONE PERSON, NO MATTER HOW GOOD
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128 HE THINKS HE IS.
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129 CISTOP MIKEY: I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HEAR YOU OPINION ON THIS ISSUE. DO YOU
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130 THINK IT'S FAIR?
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131 #$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#NDG\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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132 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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133 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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134 Who cares about space ??? Call 665-2929 24hours seven days a week over
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135 2 megabytes of message and story space no need to fight or argue about a few K.
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136 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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137 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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149 Yea thats telling em!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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150 Is that bbs at 665-xxxx mentioned above at 1200 baud?
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151
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152
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153 +++++++++++++
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154 Survey done of bbs list on Bit Bucket. Results: 13 systems can do up to
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155 2400 baud. 36 Systems can do 1200. 22 can do only 300.
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156 Rhetorical question: 1200 baud modems are selling new for as little as $
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157 170.00. These days, a phone line costs about $15 per month. In other words,
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158 the costs of the modem is quite low compared with the monthly costs.
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159 So why don't more bbs's install at least 1200 baud modems? In BW, the
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160 problem is technical, not financial. But on others, why not?
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161 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ P. V. Jeltz ++++++++++++++++++
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162 Ah, here we are again. The age old pseudo-argument about what people *should* and *shouldn't* do here on Backwater.
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163 "This is a "public" BBS, and I demand my time". Wrong. BWMS is *privately* owned.
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164 "I do not like what the Destroyer writes, and I do not like him taking up *all that space*. And I intend to take up
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165 just as much space in bitching about this."
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166 (Translation- 'I don't have the talent or the imagination to write anything interesting, so I will express my frustratio
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167 n by criticizing those who do).
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168 "I don't think this should be that or whatever should be anything other than what *I* want", and I will snivel and
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169 cry 'till I have antagonized everyone. I am mentally twelve years old, and I'll act like a child if I want to, even
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170 though physically, I am thirty nine." And so it goes...
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171 I will agree with some of you, in that Destroyers stories are not the "best of Backwater". However: At least the guy
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172 *writes* something other than sniveling, criticising, bitching, and moaning. He isn't *that* bad. He is one helluva
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173 lot better than you borderless mindless talentless sniveling semi-literate clowns that have nothing good to say about
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174 anything. You jerks bemoan the essence of what you are not capable of understanding. Do us Backwater Irregulars a favor
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175 and sell your computers, and use the proceeds to go back and finish middle school. [*=*] DELTA FIVE [*=*]
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176 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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177 Um.... Amy, I don't know if it's a good idea to leave your phone
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178 number here. There are some jerks in this world that may take advantage
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179 of it.
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180 Dr. Frankenstupe
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183 (#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)
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184 Frowns are going to go away. Given time is going to be forgotten and
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185 given lines are going to be taken for granted. I am waiting untill I make
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186 this call and smile. I am waiting for the lines to be appreciated. Untill
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187 then, try to muddle through without getting frown lines, I am.
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188 (#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)
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190 #$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$
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191 The Hell Machine
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192 (4)
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194 They gaped at each other for a long, comical second, then scrambled for the stairway. Poor Dudley almost got
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195 trampled in the process. By mutual unspoken consent they all ran for the commissary. The commissary was on the east
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196 side of the building and one entire wall consisted of a fifteen by forty foot multipaned window, overlooking scenic Mt.
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197 Hood. They crowded in through the door and Dudley came in last and pushed through them. Hopping up and down, he pointed
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198 out the window. "There! You see? You see?"
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199 But nobody had a reply for him.
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200 Where Mt. Hood once stood a huge grey-black mushroom cloud now rose towards the sky like a mighty fist. The cumulus
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201 above was being sucked towards it. It was like St. Helens again but the mountain wasn't erupting. It was simply gone.
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202 Norbert voiced the first thought that came to all their minds. "Nukes."
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203 "No." Frank said shakily, "That's not a fireball. That cloud's from... from..." Suddenly his eyes widened in horror.
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204 "Oh, my God."
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205 There were about fifteen people in the commissary. At the moment they all had their noses plastered to the glass
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206 trying to see better. "Get away from that window!" Frank roared at them. "Get some cover! NOW!!"
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207 It was the panic in Frank's voice that did the trick. The people began backing away from the window, not
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208 understanding why. Frank grabbed Jean and hustled back out into the hall. Norbert, Doug, and Dudley followed, also
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209 confused. Jean began to protest at this manhanding but her words were suddenly lost in the rising howl from
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210 outside.
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211 The howl rose to a scream of hurricane force winds and they all suddenly felt as if icepicks were being jabbed in
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212 their ears. The pain increased tenfold and there was a loud BOOM as every window in the building exploded outward from
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213 the pressure difference. Then the hurricane was inside, sucking up papers, books, chairs, anything small that wasn't
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214 nailed down. Accompanying this chaos was a loud, basso rumbling that first rattled their ears, then shook the whole
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215 building.
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216 The hallway was fairly well protected from all of this, but it was still like standing in a wind tunnel. Jean buried
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217 her face in Frank'S chest and clutched him desperately, as if to keep from blowing away, although it was hardly that
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218 bad. Dudley, scared out of his wits, had a similar grip on Norbert, and was in serious danger of strangling him. Doug
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219 simply put his hands over his face and collapsed against the wall, sobbing.
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220 Slowly the wind and rumbling died down, leaving everybody feeling as if their ears were stuffed full of cotton.
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221 Norbert finally untangled himself from Dudley with a curse. Dudley, bereft of his support, ran down the hall screaming
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222 hysterically. Jean held on to Frank for a long time before letting go. Norbert yelled, "You knew that was going to
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223 happen!"
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224 "An implosion." Frank replied. "The mountain dissappeared and left a vacuum. Air rushed in to fill it, sucking up
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225 all kinds of dirt and debris and crap. That's what the cloud was. Soon as I realized that, I knew there was going to be
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226 a shockwave." Something tickled his nose. He rubbed it and his hand came away covered in blood. Norbert had a
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227 nosebleed, too.
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228 They went back into the commissary. There was a huge hole in the wall where the window used to be. The mushroom
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229 cloud had become a haze that covered most of the horizon. Tables, chairs, food and trays were strewn all over the room.
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230 People began to pick themselves up painfully. Nobody seemed seriously hurt. Norbert was mumbling something they
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231 couldn't hear. "What?" Jean asked.
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232 He turned to them with haunted eyes. "It couldn't be a coincidence. The mountain vanished at the exact same time the
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233 experiment blew up."
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234 "What are you talking about?"
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235 Norbert pointed out the window shakily. "We did that."
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236
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237 (To Be Continued...)
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238 #$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$# J.D. SILVERMAN $#$#$#$#$#$
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239 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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240 Zephyr -- commendable restraint. However, your next job is to make your
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241 character, Straxi, more than just a cardboard cut-out. I suggest that you
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242 think some about who he/she/it/fill_in_the_blanks is and what drives hesh.
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243 Remember, hesh is an *alien*, a chlorine breather, and physically unlike
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244 the human/oids hesh is confronting. (Pardon the indeterminate pronoun, but
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245 it seems appropriate here.) You have a problem in working out what drives
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246 such a character. We can extrapolate from the life-forms that we know
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247 (always keeping in mind that this "person" is alien). All known life forms
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248 seem to have a built-in drive to survive. Presumably alien life-forms will
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249 share that drive if they're still around. To survive, a life-form needs to
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250 take in the nourishment it needs for metabolism. We take in food, water,
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251 and air -- fuel, liquid, and oxygen -- to generate the energy we expend in
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252 the business of living. Presumably your alien does something analagous
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253 (but it doesn't *have* to be exactly the same). Where we get onto shaky
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254 ground is when we start thinking about the *culture* that your alien comes
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255 from. You've established an atmospheric helmet of some sort, and a tele-
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256 portation device, so the alien has some sort of technelogical culture.
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257 Just a suggestion -- how about a culture based on biological, rather
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258 than physical science? A culture that bred living organisms to do the jobs
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259 we fabricate tools for would be different enough to keep us interested...
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260 Please spend some time thinking about the background of your character,
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261 and we could make a group tour to find out more about hesh's culture.
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262 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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263 The piper, lost in the joy of pain-free breathing, suddenly choked again.
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264 The sharp reek of chlorine filled the already-crowded interior of the bard's
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265 transporter while the crowding suddenly increased most appreciably. A large
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266 six-limbed creature wearing a patterned crimson and purple garment over its
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267 slate-blue hide suddenly appeared in their midst. Leaping to conclusions,
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268 as the creature evidenced distress in their atmosphere, the piper remarked
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269 to his companions as the creature fumbled at some sort of head covering:
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270 "I believe that a representative of the local life-forms has arrived."
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271 The creature did not appear agressive. It fumbled with it's head covering
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272 with two limbs, seeming to adjust it for comfort, while two other limbs
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273 fumbled with something that seemed to be attached to a belt around what
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274 would be the creature's waist if it had a waist. The belt-mounted device
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275 made a number of downright impolite sounds, then spoke clearly to the
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276 crowded little group:
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277 "Hello. I am ..."
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278 As the creature finished its brief introduction, the piper tried to move.
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279 The crowded confines of the bard's vehicle was certainly not the place to
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280 try to make first contact with an alien race!
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281 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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282 _FF
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283 EXIT
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284 Not to mention that JDS is as tenacious as a rat's ass and twice as thick
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285 skulled. I marvel at this.
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286 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====
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287 Straxi saw that his translator had done the job, as introductions were
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288 then made with a minimum of confusion. When Straxi heard the alien s' story,
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289 he was amazed. These creatures cou:ld immensly help the science of H'ran!
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290 If he could present this finding to the Guild of Science, his reward would be
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291 great. But these were obviously intelligent creatures, and the Guild
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292 forbade the capture of any intelligent life forms. Besides, he wasn't really
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293 a scientist. He had been, cycles ago, but the Guild only acceptDed the top
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294 beings for membership. Straxi`s still dabbled`in science, constructing small
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295 range teleporters, but that was abou| t it.
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296 ` But there was nothing stopping Straxi from simply ASKING the aliens
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297 if they would like to accompany him to hithe nearest Guild. He spoke once again
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298 to the aliens.
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299 "I have... a suggestion. Why don't we aall visit a wonderous place that I
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300 hithink you will find interesting. It's called txehre Guild of Science..."
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301 Straxi`h xohoped they would, for he` felt that a meeting of the races such
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302 as this would mean a new era for both races.
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303 :::::=====:::::=<==<:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====
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306 The Former ran his paw over the shiny surface of the device. The midget of
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307 a trader stood behind him. A circle of red dots on the surface lit and one dot
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308 after the other lit and then darkened. The midget wiped his hands on his pants
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309 and pointed to the device.
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310 "It is, a, matter tracker. Does it entice you?" Said the midget in an
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311 accent so severe it might have broken concrete. The midget glanced at the tall
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312 Former and pointed all over the device.
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313 "Does it track teleportation?" Asked the Former in a cynical tone.
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314 "It does, and more, it has directions on the rear, see?" The midget wiped
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315 his hands on his pant leg again and went to check his merchandise.
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316 "I will buy it, this is the price you asked," The Former stalked off on
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317 his hind legs uneasily. The Former set the device to a teleportation, and sent
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318 himself to the outside of the Inn.
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319 The Former appeared a scant inch from the wall. Donning an atmospheric
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320 pressure suit and tapping the oxygen reserves, the Former set the device to
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321 a tracking mode and activated the device. The device followed the initial
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322 transportation of the Innkeeper and the Former appeared where the Innkeeper
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323 had a short time ago.
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324 The Former tried to read the device. It told him a teleporter with an
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325 itchy activator accidentally tripped the Innkeeper here. It also told him the
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326 position of the teleporter. And so off he walked, through the chlorine air.
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327 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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328
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329 "Excuse me, but I'd like to know a bit more about your culture before
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330 we go anywhere. Your laws for a start, especially those regarding vehicular
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331 movement & tresspassing..."
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332 After some of his previous experiences, Bard was not about to get
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333 thrown in jail or shot at. Plus, he'd get quite a fine if the follow-up
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334 contact team found out he'd broken any laws.
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335 He sat back in the pilot's seat, and waited for other comments.
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336 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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337 Zephyr: you seem to have a lot of "junk" characters in your last couple of
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338 entries. You might try checking your modem, terminal software, & phone line
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339 (not necessarily in that order). If you are typing in the entry, slowing
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340 down may help. If you are uploading, try adding delays (if possible).
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341 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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342 .-.-.-.-.-.-.the.finals.blues.-.-.-.cha.cha.tempo.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.Emu
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343 Great, another false phone number has been left on this board. I always fi
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344 find it interesting to find out who's phone number is left in places like
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345 this. Usually, the people are older or retired and know nothing about
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346 computers, especialy modems, bulletin boards are unthinkable! And 9 times
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347 out of 10 the people are asleep when you call, makes for a happy
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348 conversation!
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349 So, if the ENTER-ONLY is ever changed back someone can delete that number
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350 above and give one old lady a good nights sleep at last. When I called she
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351 didn't sound too pleased about the whole situation, not at all!
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352 Mike, give the old lady a break.
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353
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354 YEAH, LET HER HAVE SOME PEACE AND QUIET!!! DE 96 IS ALL YOU HAVE TO STRAIN YOURSELF WITH MR DAY!!!
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355 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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356 ANOTHER SNIDE REMARK BROUGHT TO YOU BY MR SILVERMAN.
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357 Emu- finals cha cha tempo? What are you taking, and what are you taking for it?
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358 Would you believe finals tempo die valkerie, 1812 overature, Capriccio Italiene, and some thundering Mahler at 140 dB?
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359 I find it difficult to believe that *anyone* totally understands a peripheral interface adapter. (PIA for Pain In Ass)
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360 Enjoyed meeting you at last meeting. Will be at next meeting *after* finals week. Will probably be drunk. Will probably
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361 not remember. Will unfortunately probably remember address decoding...[*=*] DELTA FIVE [*=*]
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362 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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363 MR. WONDERFUL HAS APPARENTLY BEEN AT IT AGAIN. FIRST OFF, HE GIVES US 50+ LINES
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364 OF DESTROYER GUEST STARRING THAT STUPID RABBIT THAT WE HAD ALL ONCE HOPED HAD
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365 GONE AWAY FOR GOOD. I THINK MAYBE ZEPHYR IS ANOTHER ONE OF HIS NAMES. IT
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366 WOULD NOT SURPRISE ME AT ALL. AND IF THAT AINT ENOUGH, HE GIVES US ANOTHER
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367 70 LINES OF THIS STUPID PSUEDO-SCIENCE FICTION STORY FEATURING THE RIDICULOUSLY
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368 EXXAGERATED EFFECTS OF WHAT MIGHT ACTUALLY HAPPEN IF SUCH AN UNLIKELY EVENT AS
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369 THE ONE DESCRIBED ABOVE HAPPENED. AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF, I CAN@T GET OVER THE
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370 FEELING I HAVE SEEN IT ALL SOMEWHERE BEFORE.
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371 I GOT ON THE BLUE PARROT YESTERDAY, AND APPERANTLY HE HAS THE BOARD ALL SEWN
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372 UP AS WELL. HE MANAGED TO MAKE THE 1000TH CALLER, WHICH DOESN@T SURPRISE ME
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373 SINCE HE HAS PROBABLY MADE HALF THE TOTAL CALLS TO THAT BOARD AND UNDOUBTEDLY
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374 OWNS 2/3RDS OF THE ALIASES THERE AS WELL. WHY DO I GET THE FEELONG THAT WHEN I
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375 GO TO READ THE STORIES I WILL FIND ONLY TWO NAMES LISTED THERE?
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376 DOESN'T THIS GUY HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO WITH HIS TIME BESIDES SPEND HOURS
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377 HOURS ON EVERY BBS IN PORTLAND? I GUESS NOT. HE IS PROBABLY SUCH A NERD THAT
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378 THIS IS THE CLOSEST THING HE HAS TO A SOCIAL LIFE AND WITHOUT HIS MODEM HE
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379 WOULD PROBABLY COMMIT SUICIDE FROM SHEER BOREDOM. INSTEAD HE IS CAUSING
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380 EVERYBODY ELSE TO CONSIDER TAKING DRASTIC STEPS FROM SHEER BOREDOM.
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381 I THINK WE SHOULD SHOW HIM HOW WE *REALLY* FEEL. ONE, TWO, THREE........
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382 SSSS CCCCC RRRRR AAA M M
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383 S C R R A A MM MM
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384 S C R R A A M M M
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385 SSSS C RRR AAAAA M M
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386 S C R R A A M M
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387 S C R R A A M M
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388 SSSS CCCC R R A A M M
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389
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390 TAKE A HINT?
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391
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392 NOM DE GUERRE
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393 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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394 you know, this nom de guerre guy probably has an incredibly healthy stupidity.
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395 he certainly excersises it enough. too bad acting like such a moron is really
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396 self-defeating, because the point that he so crudely hammers on over and over
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397 again really has some validity, i think. i really do wish silverman would give
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398 it a rest for a while. c'est la vive.
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399 >>>>>>>>>>>>the unknown irritant <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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400 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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401 The piper looked at the blue-skinned alien who, with his bulky suit,
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402 took so much of the limited space in the bard's transporter.
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403 "Yes, I too would like to know some of your laws and customs before going
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404 out on any tours of exploration. We've come quite unprepared for a long
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405 stay, cannot breath the local atmosphere, and are probably putting a strain
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406 on the bard's life support systems. What type of government do you have?
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407 What type of economic system do you have? How does a being obtain the b
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408 basics of life?"
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409 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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410 Zephyr -- would you like to work those things out on your own, or would
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411 you like us to supply some of the answers? If we get going on designing an
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412 alien culture, it could end up nearly anywhere and you'd be stuck with the
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413 consequences -- of course it might be more imaginative than any one of us
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414 could come up with on his/her own...
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415 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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416 @#@##$#$$%$%$%^%^%^&^&^&*&*&*((*()()()(*(&*&*^&^&%^%^$%%$$%$#$#$@#@#@#@
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417
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Nom de guerre, If you really don't like all that John Silverman is
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418
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doing here you could always go somewhere else. I personnally enjoy
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419
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his entries very much and that's more that I can say for most of what
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420
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has been going onhere at the Inn lately.
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421
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Mr. Silverman, please continue in your stories. I really enjoy them
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422
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because they often give me a break from the daily routine here at work.
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423
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!@!@!@!#@#@#$#$#%$%$%^%^%^^&&^*&*&( TANK )(*&)(&*(&^&*&%%^%$^&$%$^$#$#$%#
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424
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>___________>__________>_________>________>_______>______>_____>____>___>__>
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425 Non De Guerre,
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426 I think that you complain a wee bit too much.
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427 First, the space on this system is not "wasted" by a user placing
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428 something here in an honest attempt to be creative. The only waste is when
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429 line after line is filled with carriage returns, line-feeds, meaningless
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430 patterns, and so forth.
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431 But even that really isn't a waste, because when the disk fills up, it
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432 is simply replaced with a fresh disk. The disk isn't wasted because it is
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433 erased and recycled. The space isn't wasted because we have new space to
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434 use. If it is your time that you're worried about being wasted, it is quite
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435 easy to simply skip over what you don't want to read using the FI and DO
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436 commands as some of the other users have described. That was one of the
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437 points of having borders to begin with: you know the border, so you simply
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438 skip to the next occurance of the border and you have skipped that entire
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439 entry. Thus, if it is your time you are concerned about being wasted, all
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440 you need to do is make the attempt to save that time by using the facilities
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441 that are provided.
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442 But please, don't continue to berate Cistop Mikey for his opinion; you
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443 already have it. He isn't the sort to voice his opinion, if the entry is
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444 offensive or impromper by his standards it will be eliminated with no
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445 commentary. It will simply be gone. His standards are well expressed in
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446 the opening lines of each disk. You, and others, would do well to read them
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447 carefully, and perhaps you would gain a better understanding of what BWMS is
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448 all about. It is an open forum, a blank slate, the use of which is defined
|
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449 by the callers. Cistop Mikey retains his control, but keeps his hands off
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450 for the most part because he knows that creativity flowers best where
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451 censorship is utilized the least. And I think that includes your insulting
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452 diatribes as well.
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453 Now children, please..... PLAY NICE!
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454 (Back to deep-lurk mode................)
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455 <__<___<____<_____<______<_______<________<Sue Donim<__________<___________<
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456 Amen!
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457 +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_
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458 =========================================================================
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459 I'm not one to take sides....so who cares?????? All i wanna know is that
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460 chicks phone number listed above (xxx-xxxx).
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461 ===========================DEMON VECTOR==================================
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462
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463
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464 ______________________________JD 2446504.5418______________________________
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465 :::::=====:::::=====
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466 Piper: I think that a group effort would prove most interesting. I'll
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467 give you a few of my ideas and you
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468 can take it from there if you want, ok? Here gooes...
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469 :::::=====:::::=====
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470 ` Straxi eased back into his chair and began to speak to the aliens again.
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471 "You need not worry about our laws. You will be my guest, and since you
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472 are ~not natives of our planet, it is only expected that you will make a few
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473 errors." A collected sigh of relief was heard throughou| t thre ship. "Our
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474 laws are understanding. However, the re is one thing you MUST promise me you
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475 will NOT do." Straxi'S s eyes moved back and forth, looking at each alien very
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476 carefully. "You must NOT kill a~nything! Not even an insect. To do so would
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477 bring about>.." Straxi shuddered. "To do so would bring about the immediate
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478 destruction of our world."
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479 :::::=====:::::
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480 Take it away, Piper! (XHave fun!)
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481 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====
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482 Unbelievable. A guy takes the time and expense to set up a BBS for writers, and what does he get.? Scumbags
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483 that have nothing better to do with their time than call up BBS's and insult others. I would like to meet you low lifes
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484 face to face. I'd like to teach you some manners. I'd like to break a lot of your fingers. I would enjoy doing a lot
|
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485 of damage to your immature bodies.
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486 One day, I might do just that.
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487 I really enjoy maiming people. I'm a bad ass mother. So c'mon punks. I am waiting. Pussies...
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488 HELLO SYSOP. I'M CHUCK LEWIS TUALATIN, ORE. 97062
|
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489 692-xxxx. I JUST THOUGHT I WOUD DROP BYE TO SAY HELLO. MY HRDWR= TANDY 1000
|
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490 PC, 2 DR. 384 K, COLOR MONITOR, DWP-220 PRINTER. I CAN GO UP TO 1200 B, CAN YOUR SYSTEM? I'LL BE BACK LATER. BYE
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491
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492
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493 BYE
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494 ?
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495
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496
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497 EXIT
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498 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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499 #$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$ Madwand $#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#
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500 I thought the note above was funny but it I agree with most of it. I'M begining to think that DESTROYER hurt some
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501 one in there personal lives. And are just berating him here because of it. The best note I think was the one that
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502 said to read the begining message. Also why don't I see these 'critics' writting. If they don't like him here fill
|
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503 the space with something better. I would like to see more on the story about that girl learning magic from a gypsy.
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504 ##$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$# Madwand #$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$$#$#$#$#$#$##$
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505 /\\ /\\
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506 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\NDG\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\NDG\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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507 NO, THE DESTROYER HASN'T HURT ME IN MY PERSONAL LIFE. SOMEONE AS INEFFECTUAL
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508 AND NERDLY CAN'T HURT ME. I SIMPLY STATE THAT SILVERMAN (HE IS THE DESTROYER
|
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509 TOO, YOU KNOW) IS USING UP TOO MUCH SPACE, TIME AND PATIENCE WITH HIS OVER-
|
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510 RATED WRITING. THE MARK OF A GOOD WRITER IS THE ABILITY TO GET HIS POINT
|
||
511 ACROSS IN AS FEW WORDS AS POSSIBLE. A LOOK AT HIS PAST ENTRIES WILL SHOW A
|
||
512 DEFINITE TENDANCY TO WANDER AIMLESSLY AROUND THE POINT, WASTING SPACE AS HE
|
||
513 DOES SO. WHEN HE DOES GET TO THE POINT, HE USUALLY SHOWS AN INEPTNESS THAT IS
|
||
514 MOST APPARENT IN FIFTH-GRADE ESSAY WRITING. I THINK THE GUY SHOULD REALLY
|
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515 DISAPEAR FROM THE SCENE FOR A WHILE, A LONG WHILE, AND POLISH UP HIS CRAFT
|
||
516 MORE. THEN, MAYBE, HE MIGHT RISE TO THE LEVEL OF OTHERS ON THIS BOARD LIKE
|
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517 ZEPHYR OR PIPER OR BARD OR MOST OF THE OTHERS. PERSONALLY, I THINK THE BEST
|
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518 WRITER CURRENTLY ON HERE IS EMU, WITH HIS TOO RARELY SEEN MAGIC TALE. EMU IS
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519 SO MUCH BETTER THAN SILVERMAN THAT IT'S PITIFUL. IF HE EVER THINKS HE MIGH GET
|
||
520 HALF THAT GOOD HE IS WET-DREAMING. BUT I AM SIMPLY SICK OF SEEING SILVERMAN,
|
||
521 SILVERMAN, AND MORE SILVERMAN EVERYWHERE I LOOK. THE GUY IS REALLY HURTING
|
||
522 FOR ATTENTION AND APPARENTLY DOESN'T REALIZE HOW BADLY HE IS BORING EVERYBODY
|
||
523 IN HIS ATTEMPTS TO GET THAT ATTENTION.
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524 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\NDG\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\NDG\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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525 ONNECTED TO PORT #4 **
|
||
526 19:44 14 MAR 1986
|
||
527 Login >
|
||
528
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||
529 ssword >
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||
530 assword verified
|
||
531
|
||
532 ello DELTA FIVE
|
||
533 Note, you are allowed 3 more calls today
|
||
534
|
||
535 --==** SBB EMAN-ON OT E-==** WELCOME TO NO-NAME BBS **=--
|
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536 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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537 = There is no new mail for you. ==
|
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538 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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539 ime-date : 14 MAR 1986 06:20AM [PST]
|
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540 Last login : 12 MAR 1986 02:26AM [PST]
|
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541 lls : 257
|
||
542 all number : 12830
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543 ou expire : 01 MAR 1987
|
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544 ast caller : NOM DE GUERRE
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545
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546 New poll question updated Feb 2.
|
||
547 ATTENTION MODEM VICTIMS!!
|
||
548
|
||
549 f you have been dropped off line
|
||
550 y one of the modems on this system
|
||
551 ou will be happy to know that the
|
||
552 problem has been found to be one of
|
||
553 e modems. The modem that was on
|
||
554 ort 5 has been moved to port 4.
|
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555 he log shows that people getting
|
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556 dropped were on port 5 until the
|
||
557 odems were switched but are now on
|
||
558 rt 4. This problem will be corrected
|
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559 s soon as we can get in touch with
|
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560 he supplier of the modems.
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561
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562 anks for your patience.
|
||
563 RETURN to continue >
|
||
564 =*REMEMBER*=-
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||
565 ONTROL Q IF YOU GET LOCKED UP
|
||
566 Updating log....
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567
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||
568 (A) Adult/Dating side
|
||
569 Message side
|
||
570 S) Swap & Shop side
|
||
571 (D) AD&D side (AD&D members only)
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572 ) Goodbye (logoff)
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573 ENTER CHOICE >M
|
||
574 ou are on the MESSAGE side.
|
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575 Command:WHO
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576
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577 AGE 1 06:20:48 14 MAR 1986
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578
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579 rt Name.............. Cmd: Side In...
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580 1 MIKE DAY Cmd: A 06:05
|
||
581 DELTA FIVE WHO M 06:20
|
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582
|
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583 ITEMS LISTED.
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584 You are:
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585 ELTA FIVE on the MESSAGE side on Port #4
|
||
586
|
||
587 Command:R
|
||
588 h message for the MESSAGE side is 3310
|
||
589 igh message last time you were here was 3251
|
||
590
|
||
591 [#], [#,#,# etc], [#+], [#-] or ALL >3251+
|
||
592 earching from message #2251 forward
|
||
593
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594 End of list.....
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595 ommand:Z
|
||
596 You are now on the 'MESSAGE' side
|
||
597
|
||
598 A,D,M,S,? >A
|
||
599
|
||
600 are now on the 'ADULT' side
|
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601 ******************************************************************
|
||
602 Now I find that extremely interesting since I have never been on
|
||
603 Noname BBS, yet the call list that shows above indicates I have.
|
||
604 Even more interesting that it is at 6am, Since I don't and never
|
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605 have done any BBS work at that time of day.
|
||
606 So a note to all bbs owners, check first, I only call two systems
|
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607 in town at this time, Nerd, and Blue Parrot. I don't have the time
|
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608 to call even those more then occasionally, so it is almost certain
|
||
609 that if my name shows up it is not me.
|
||
610 *************************** CISTOP MIKEY **************************
|
||
611 Oh yes, in regard to the debate, as has been stated, my veiws are already
|
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612 stated. I have a hands off policy on this board, I only step in when
|
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613 I feel that someone is being disruptive, or attempts to cause damage.
|
||
614 Other then that, like any good Inn, I let my patrons determine the
|
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615 atmosphere. Many of you don't realize it, but I did not set this up to
|
||
616 be a "writer's board". It is simply a open forum BBS that anyone can
|
||
617 access (even the idiot above). It became what it is because the patrons
|
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618 defined it. BWMS is constantly changing and evolving. It is a blank
|
||
619 slate, it is the users that create the reality that is BWMS. Thus as
|
||
620 those patrons change, so does the reality of BW change.
|
||
621 While I personaly don't find Mr. Silverman's stories to be the greatest
|
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622 thing since sliced bread, they do show promise. Obviously, he does enjoy
|
||
623 writing, being as prolific as he is shows that. I would urge him to take
|
||
624 some creative writing courses though, it would help him to improve a bit.
|
||
625 And, if I am to take a constructive jab at you J.D. I would suggest that
|
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626 you ease up on the bit of killing your main characters off or mortally
|
||
627 wounding them and then miraculously they are alive again in the next segment
|
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628 Once or twice this is acceptable, but after a while it becomes a habit,
|
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629 and the emotions and flavor become lost. ********** CM ****************
|
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