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LIST FILE ON MARGIN IS 76 STATUS: ALL ALLOWED NUMBER OF LINES: 629 1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask.... 2 ********************** REMOVED: 9 JAN 84 ******************* 3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day System operator 4 ************************************************************ 5 GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION 6 PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM. 7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privatly owned 8 and operated system which is currently open for use by the general public. 9 No restrictions are placed on the use of the system. As the system is 10 privatly owned, I retain the right to remove any and all messages which 11 I may find offensive. Because of the limited size of the system, it will be 12 periodically purged of older messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved) 13 To leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out of the 14 ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering the 15 message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to replace 16 the line. To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up. 17 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system. 18 *********************************************************** 19 HELLO? I'M NEED OFNOTHER PERSON TO CHAT WITH. I'M GETTING NEGLECTED!! WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE CHAT WITH ME ABOUT FOOTBALL, THEIR 20 GIRLFRIEND-BOYFRIEND, HOW THEIR SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM IS DOING...SOMETHING, BUT JUST AS LONG AS I CAN TALK TO SOMEONE. 21 22 THANKS, 23 $$$$$$$$ SANDI $$$$$$ 24 25 /EX 26 HI THERE SANDI! FIRST OF ALL I'M NOT MUCH GOOD IN TALKING ABOUT FOOTBALL 27 BUT I THINK WE COULD GET A GOOD CONVERSATION GOING JUST ASKING EACH OTHER 28 SOME QUESTIONS LIKE: 29 30 1. WHY IN THE WORLD DO TURTLES "NOT" FLY? 31 JUST KIDDING SANDI (I'M REALLY NOT THAT CRAZY!) 32 33 YOU CAN CALL ME LONESOME LONER. I (OF COURSE) HAVE A COMPUTER (THAT'S 34 SO STUPID I HAVE TO TELL IT "EVERYTHING" TO DO). IT WOULD BE NICE TO MEET 35 YOU IN PERSON!!! WOULD THERE BE A WAY TO DO THAT WITHOUT USING THIS SYSTEM? 36 37 IF YOU WOULD CONTACT ME REAL SOON, THEN WE CAN REALLY GET A "GOOD" 38 CONVERSATION GOING. RIGHT NOW I SEEM TO "NOT" KNOW WHAT TO TALK ABOUT 39 BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT SUBJECTS YOU LIKE, SO I GUESS I'LL JUST WAIT 40 FOR YOU TO ANSWER BACK, OCKAY. 41 42 I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 43 44 YOUR'S ALWAYS! 45 46 ****************************LONESOME LONER******************************** 47 48 SANDI: IF YOU LEAVE ME A MESSAGE, I PROBABLY WON'T GET IT UNTIL JAN. 6 AT 49 AROUND 11:00 P.M. BECAUSE I WORK LATE. SO IF I DON'T RESPOND REAL SOON, 50 JUST HANG IN THERE BECAUSE I "WILL" ANSWER. 51 52 I HOPE YOU DON'T FEEL TOO NEGLETED NOW. I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL!!! BUT NOW 53 THAT I CAN TALK TO EVERYONE AT THE INN, I DON'T FEEL NEGLECTED ANYMORE. 54 55 OH NO!!!!! (I SPELLED THE "FIRST" "NEGLECTED" WRONG!!!) MAYBE I SHOULD 56 GO BACK TO SCHOOL!!!! 57 58 REPLY SOON!!!! I'LL BE WAITING......... 59 60 YOURS ALWAYS 61 ****************************LONESOME LONER******************************** 62 SANDI: I WAS JUST ON CBBW/NW AND BOY WAS THERE ALOT OF MESSAGES FOR YOU!! 63 I SURE HOPE YOU STILL DON'T FEEL NEGLECTED ANYMORE! 64 RESPOND SOON!!! 65 66 YOURS ALWAYS! THE ONE AND ONLY 67 *************************!!!LONESOME LONER!!!***************************** 68 =========================================================================== 69 He stopped with the wet sting of moisture laden branches against his 70 face. Recent scratches sent host lines of pain along his bare arms. 71 Heaving a deep breath, he smelled the dank wet mould of the forest floor. 72 How far had he run? The music of the distant pipes no longer sent 73 rivers of fire racing through his veins; no longer sang their insistent 74 call in his ears; no longer forced his tired muscles to race to their 75 call. He shook his head, and forced himself back to a somewhat puzzled 76 view of reality. 77 Why had he let it grip him? Why leave the warmth and comfort of the 78 inn for some half-remembered dream that he had long ago abandoned? 79 Thank the gods (even the White Christ) that the piping had been only 80 Coel Baeg, the lesser music. And, thank the gods, the piper was silent 81 now. 82 He turned, lost in the moon-shot mists, all senses alive, questing. 83 Could he hear -- faintly -- the soft hum of conversation? The ripple 84 of a quiet stream? The rustle of moist leaves disturbed by a soft step? 85 His nostrils twitched, hoping to smell a faint trace of the inn's 86 smoky fire. 87 88 =====(I better name this guy -- how about )=== Rory =================== 89 Whisper- Dost thou remember the seller of books whose premises we used 90 while exploring Agnath? I will send a scroll to him to hold until thou 91 callest for it. Just tell him that thou art "Prospero's apprentice". 92 This scroll will tell how we may communicate in secret on these systems. 93 .....................................the apprentice.......................... 94 Leroy:watch out for Serena! You have been tricked! The Dali Lama hasn't been 95 in Tibet for 30 years. 96 _______________________________Leonard____________________________________ 97 He never considered calling for help. There was none. He was just 98 as certain that he was the only human within hundreds of miles as he 99 was that the old croc was watching him from those all too human eyes. 100 Octapus eyes. 101 His concentration at its fullest, he began to pull himself out 102 of the mire of wet earth, still feeling with his mind the weight of 103 the dragon as it crushed the bushes beneath it, feeling the stress on the 104 branches, the grass. The dragon was waiting now, only yards away under 105 the bushes to the left. It would require only one burst of those 106 massive muscles to cross those feet in an instant. Marcus could 107 feel himself start to give off the scent of fear that would be the 108 final trigger to the landragon's frenzy. They both stood completely 109 motionless, the dragon waiting for the perfect moment to strike, 110 the boy expanding his consciousness out further than he had ever 111 dared before, risking his life that he would not extend it too far, 112 unable to break the concentration quickly enough when the moment came. 113 Marc felt the change in the earth, the fury of the dragon's 114 bloodlust peak and barely managed to spring aside as the croc's 115 jaws closed around the earth where he had been. In the instant it took 116 for the dragon to regain its balance, he had slipped the noose around the 117 landragon's legs and was off at a dead run. He ran laughing with the 118 pure joy of winning. He'd done it! After two days of hide-and-seek 119 with the monster of the world, he'd outdone it. The crudely 120 wovenrope would not hold long, but by then his trail would be too 121 confused for a very hungry dragon to bother with. 122 123 ------------------------ Daver ---------------------------------- 124 125 Hey, McKane, my man: What's all dis jive about agents and codes, 126 huh? Sure, I was willing to fly 'round Iran and kick some ants, 127 but you ain't said nothin about no Albanians! Maybe "T"'ll take 128 those suckas on, but I is headin south, brother. 129 130 respectfully, 131 Jake O'Shaunessey. 132 133 ------****************************************************------- 134 135 Loner: 136 Cancel that order for Blondes. What we REALLY need is some 137 women with brains, a much more precious commodity. The rest 138 is window dressing. 139 140 Contremon Valerius. 141 142 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 143 :*************************************************************: 144 145 Backwater is great. What other place could I take my 146 personality apart and see responses to its pieces. Artaeus is 147 my professional side, Grand Dragon Master my imaginative side, 148 and LeRoy McKane my...uh, well, my...beats me what that's all 149 about. 150 151 Though I couldn't resist making Natasha mentally ill, in the 152 future Aretaeus and the Grand Dragon Master won't cross paths. 153 They will remain separate entities, Reality & Fantasy. 154 155 Everything I said as Aretaeus is, to the best of my knowledge, 156 true. I am using the character to develop material for future 157 public speaking and radio broadcasts. 158 159 This board is helping me clarify my thinking, sharpen my 160 writing, and test out my ideas. I appreciate your help in 161 sharpening the tools of my trade. Thanks. 162 163 Aretaeus (30-90 A.D.) was a Roman who first proposed that 164 mental disorders were exaggerations of normal behavior. His 165 insights into how abnormal behavior breaks into symptom 166 patterns set the stage for modern diagnosis. Such as it is. 167 168 Innkeeper: Where might we mail money to you to pay for our 169 drinks and keep you in discs? 170 171 :**********************************************************: 172 This is a test 173 This is only a test 174 Do not, repeat, DO NOT adjust your set. 175 Repeat: This is a test. 176 177 Yes loner, you should go back to school! 178 179 180 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 181 Hello to everyone (that includes sandi and loner) 182 I'm alway's around the corner, so someone leave 183 me a few notes too. I can hardly wait for more 184 of those great stories! 185 Bo 186 P.S. Loner: the reason turtles dont fly is that 187 they cant get their wings out of the shells. 188 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 189 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 190 BIG BILL: 191 I'll keep my eyes open for Natasha and try to prevent anything 192 untoward from happening to her. I'll also alert Serena and instruct her 193 not to harm Natasha if she shows up. Don't worry about Petrov---Serena 194 carrys her Beretta 92S 9mm for light work. She can handle KGB drag queens 195 before breakfast with out breaking into a sweat. She's still in a bad 196 mood since Pedro went to donkey heaven and would like to work out her 197 aggressions somewhere. 198 Tell Leroy the ALBANIAN REVOLUTIONARY PARTY will try to do anything 199 we can to help. 200 MAQUID SALUDE 201 MOHAMMED WASSIR 202 <The Friendly Albanian> 203 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 204 Alas, poor Pedro; I knew him well --Serena-- 205 206 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 207 What! Serena is carrying a Beretta. I thought that she would 208 never fool with anything Italian. What's that matter with the 209 old reliable Uze? 210 211 - Pops - 212 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 213 !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? 214 WELL, d , I'VE NOT RAN INTO YOU FOR SO LONG I GUESS THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE 215 TO CATCH YOU. WHY ARE YOU NOT ADDING YOUR IMAGINATIVE FLARE TO THIS TALE 216 BEING SPUN.? I'M SCHOCKED BY YOUR SILENCE. 217 GRAND DRAGON MASTER OR ARTAEUOS(?): I WOULD THOROUGHLY ENJOY SEEING THIS 218 SHOW YOU PRODUCED, BUT WERE YOU BEING SERIOUS OR MERELY JOKING? 219 !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?DEBORAH!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! 220 ___________________________________________________________________________ 221 Most benificient greetings to all: 222 I am a the greatest Ninja to ever live. Many a warrior has felt the 223 cold sting of my blade. I would knock off a land dragon and that panty 224 waist Marc before luch. Uzes are non effective against me as I can jump 225 aside before you can blink. I am the most powerful fighting machine in 226 the universe and am seeking employment. Any takers? 227 ????Ha??????HA????Ha????Ninja Loo Tau Foo???Ha?????HA???????Ha????????????? 228 ...who put you out of your job, then? <snicker>... 229 :*************************************************************: 230 231 Deborah: 232 233 Anything I sign Aretaeus is real. Grand Dragon Master and his 234 friends are my excape from what is real. Excape through my 235 slightly overactive imagination is how I keep everything in 236 balance. It is how I take care of myself. 237 238 "Nuts To You" is no joke. It is a real production. If you (or 239 anyone else) would like to know more about it send me a self 240 addressed stamped envelop. I'll send you some press clippings 241 and whatever else I have lying around. 242 243 244 245 246 Aretaeus 247 248 :*************************************************************: 249 ************************************************************************* 250 PAM: WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN'T WRITE? IT WAS AN EXCELENT START! 251 ****************** CISTOP MIKEY **************************************** 252 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 253 The word is " Uzi" 254 255 ::::::::::::::::::::Alex:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 256 >>----------------------------------------------------------------------------<< 257 258 The merryment of the tavern failed to conquer his contemplative mood.... 259 his hands around his ale, his head stooped in thought ......what 260 what was it .............. 261 His personal affairs had been settled in a short few phases of the moon. 262 The inhabitants of this fair harbour village were helpful and kind....but 263 in a distant protective fashion. He had gauged this reaction to be one of 264 unfamiliarity as opposed to mistrust. Musing to himself he thought one could 265 live here decades and never really be accepted.. 266 Yet thinking over the recent months perhaps this guarded assistance the 267 locals tacitly expressed spoke of another facet of the community that he had 268 until recently been unaware........... 269 It was that indefinable feeling....a tingle at the back of the mind .... 270 not unlike an itch for want of a place to scratch....long ago he had termed it 271 " The Ambigious Itch" it was his minds way of confirming that all was not 272 what it seemed. 273 This land he thought was as unknown as the sea had been in his youth. 274 And it was in this geographical pursuit that the "Itch" was most apparent.... 275 Perhaps it was the inconsistency of the people that precipitated the feeling.... 276 They knew the comming & going of all ships crew & cargo and recounted vast 277 histories of the town and coastline yet when questioned about what lay towards 278 the mountains the answers grew vague and unsure and the topic quickly changed. 279 Or perhaps it was that he had been unable to locate the wizened man 280 he had spoken to his first night on land, the only one to recount anything of 281 value ......................... 282 Regardless of the condition the arrangements had been made. His rucksack 283 packed ,his room overlooking the port had been paid for several months in 284 advance. The only personal effect lacking was a walking stick which he had 285 planned on finding tomorrow on the rivers wash as he began his quest upstream. 286 ..................Leaving change on the bar he thanked the barkeep and left 287 Returning to his room he found a note forced under his door. Opening the 288 parchment a coin fell to the floor. He retriived the fallen object. And on 289 examination an odd geometric pattern was apparent.......he would clean it later 290 Written on the parchment in a strange runic scribe was 291 Be thy careful sailor 292 Choose thy course well 293 For the price of failure 294 Only doon will tell 295 296 Dumbstruck the itch became a rash 297 298 >>----------------------------------------------------------Brendan-----------<< 299 Gary: To your question...I honestly am trying to disentangle your moods or 300 several sides or credibility. Doesn't spending reform aid GOOD uses? 301 Leonard: Omigawd, now they've brought out your loony side, too. I once 302 thought you were clone-proof. 303 Brendan: I appreciated your poignant pauses several lines up -- a nice 304 touch for rapid readers. 305 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave Rodman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 306 CONTREMON VALERIUS: IT IS VERY TRUE! 307 *********-HELLO-************* 308 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 07 Jan 84 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 309 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 00:20 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 310 Blustery voices--crush of people--strangers dark and seething-- 311 nattering young--she had fled from the source, but the Inn's rush 312 and clatter haunted her: the story of triumph-claimed by a boy Marcus 313 grieved her; the rapidly-changing faces and overly-loud voice of one 314 newcomer unnerved her, especially the shift of expressions when he spoke 315 of this ailment called 'schizophrenia'... Ah, but more disturbing was 316 hearing the beauty and power of poetic description woven with skill 317 into the tales related by firelight, yet those eyes...their eyes gazed 318 vacantly, as if the listeners who drew close in admiration existed not. 319 Stirred with appreciation, she had plucked up courage to approach 320 once, hoping to speak with one of these poets, and with a curtsy, strove 321 to offer a greeting. But his melodic voice droned on, his eyes fixed 322 unwaveringly on some point in the fourth dimension...bewilderment and 323 chagrin caused her to retreat, slipping quickly towards the back of 324 the Inn to sort out this puzzlement. Her eyes sought the place where 325 Pam was wont to linger--but such was the throng, only a rare glimpse 326 was she rewarded with. Deborah had called her name from the hearth, 327 playfully teasing about a game of chess, eyes uncomprehending... 328 So she had fled, seeking the summer peace she had once discovered 329 in a seaside hamlet where the townfolk ask no questions and kept to 330 themselves...there, in the darkness she wanders by the lapping waters, 331 cloaked in soft brown and shielding a guttering lantern from the mischief 332 of the wind, seeking in vain for the phosphorescent wakes of fish once 333 seen from these very docks, the magic, dancing trails of light... Peace 334 had begun to steal over her, a relaxed, drowsy feeling, as she listened 335 to the chortle of the waters against the timbers--but an unexpected 336 groan and scrape shattered it! Quickly she knelt and extinguished 337 the flame, turning wary eyes toward the sound. On an adjacent dock, 338 a grizzled figure was silouetted (she wondered why his bright lantern, 339 placed beside him, had not revealed him before) with attention clearly 340 focused upon his leg. His face was scrunched into lines of pain, and 341 she made an involuntary gesture towards him, an inarticulate attempt 342 to aid him in compassion...and felt a curious sense of kinship with 343 him, just as if she knew the gnarled old fellow... 344 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> d <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 345 *************************************************************** 346 Dave: 347 348 I've been thinking about what you said and decided to drop 349 Aretaeus and use my real name. Everything I wrote as Aretaeus 350 was true. Most of it was based on my experiences within the 351 mental health system in Oregon. The rest on what I've read. 352 353 I use imagination as a tool to excape the stress of a 354 profession that involves so much human misery and tragedy. 355 LeRoy, Natasha, and Big Bill are characters as you might find 356 in an adventure comic strip. The Grand Dragon Master has a 357 longer history, and is more complicated, but is also designed 358 to help me relax and have fun. 359 360 Originally I didn't intend to reveal that Aretaeus and the 361 Grand Dragon Master came from the same source. Since Aretaeus 362 is as real as the Grand Dragon Master is fanciful I didn't 363 want the two to get confused. I had a lapse of judgement and 364 allowed the two to become linked. I wish I hadn't...but it's 365 too late now. 366 367 "Nuts To You" probably sounds far fetched but it is real. If 368 you're curious about it send me a S.A.S.E. and I'll send you 369 some material on it. You might find it interesting. 370 371 372 Gary 373 374 :***********************************************************: 375 376 Wassir: 377 378 Terrible news. Natasha's body washed to shore near Izmir. She 379 was bludgeoned to death with the stick shift from a brown and 380 white four door fifty-seven Chevy Sedan. What happened and why? 381 382 Big Bill 383 384 :************************************************************: 385 Dave:What do you mean, -looney? I wasn't kidding. The Dali Lama has been 386 living in Switzerland & France, since the mid 50s. 387 To whomever:A Berretta is a pistol. I am told by informed sources that it is 388 QUITE good. A Uzi is a submachinegun. While it is fairly easy to conceal, it 389 is NOT the kind of thing you can stick in your purse or pocket! 390 To the Ninja:Beware, oh foolish one. He who boasts is revealing weakness. 391 Strive to follow Bushido (as well as one of your kind can...). Remember, only 392 he who accepts his own death will act correctly. 393 __________________________________Leonard_____________________________________ 394 He ran his eyes over the new staff checking for flaws in the wood. Finding 395 none, he began to layout the intricate knotwork design he would carve into it. 396 Suddenly he paused in his work........ 397 Not sure of what had drawn his attention to it, he looked toward the old 398 staff where it leaned in the corner. It was still quite serviceable, albeit a 399 tad bit worn here and there. He had decided to make a new one just to keep in 400 practice. And if he was working on something "useful" like a new staff, his 401 master wouldn't be looking for chores to "keep him out of trouble". 402 Deciding that there was SOMETHING about it that needed checking into, he set 403 aside the new staff and went to the corner. Well, the old rowan staff didn't 404 appear any different, he still couldn't shake the feeling that something 405 strange. Sighing, he decided that he might as well use the oversight to settle 406 his mind about the matter. Sitting back, he closed his eyes and let his mind 407 drift.... 408 After a while he opened his eyes, went to the cupboard and took a bag. He 409 reached into the bag and removed several stones. He looked at them thought for 410 awhile. Finally, he replaced them in the bag and replaced it in on it's shelf. 411 He gathered up the staff and clasped his cloak about his throat and left. 412 Later, he stood on a bridge over a stream. Holding the staff above the stream 413 he chanted: 414 By the force of your desire you have called 415 You have been heard, 416 417 May the rowan preserve you from darkness, 418 may the iron with which it is bound be your strength, 419 And may the skill of it's carving be your guide.... 420 421 At the final word he dropped the staff into the water, watchin as it floated 422 around the rocks on its way downstream. He hoped that the one whose need he 423 had felt would be served well by it. 424 ......................................the apprentice.......................... 425 His world was one of simple joys. The Garden held out all the food 426 and protection he needed. The rains washed the accumulated grime from 427 his naked body, the sun in the slightly pastel sky kept him tanned and 428 healthy. And most of all, there was quiet; the quiet of no other 429 creature's thoughts other than his own, the quiet of no other human soul. 430 It sometimes bothered him, however, that of all the animals and plants 431 in the Garden, the dragon was the only one he couldn't hear coming. It 432 was if its mind were so different that it was outside his range. But 433 he didn't bother with that long. Today he was going to the beach. 434 Running again, for Marck liked running best of all, he thundered 435 through the tight brush, eyes darting everywhere. Seemingly 436 oblivious to the path he traveled, his feet still never missed a step 437 or landed in some small burrow. His awareness of his surroundings and 438 his empathy with them showed him where to plant his feet without 439 unnecessary bother. His growing empathy with the area in which he lived, 440 however, was still no match for his physical senses. He still had to 441 rely on his normal senses if he were to remain fed and alive. 442 As he topped the rise before the broad stretch of ocean sand, he 443 spotted the speeder on the beach. Instinctively he hid himself in 444 the bushes nearest at hand, hiding himself so well that even a dragon 445 couldn't have found him. He knew he had to hide. One of the few 446 memories he had of his earlier life was of a small room and a man 447 bending over him. 448 "If any strangers come, hide until you are sure you are alone. 449 Hide for your life until I come to get you!" 450 451 ****************************** daver ******************************* 452 Aretaeus: 453 454 I agree with your pleas for humanity in general, but it seems you 455 have fallen into the same trap as so many who blindly decry our 456 civilization: You fail to offer an alternative. Given ALL of 457 the problems we face as a conglomerate of hundreds of millions 458 of individuals, can you offer a better solution to this problem? 459 Granted a problem exists, but calling our attention to it, while 460 it right to do so, is ineffectual without providing an alternative. 461 I don't have any idea what to do with the mentally ill, so I entrust 462 (however misguidedly) the solutions to the problems wherein I have 463 no expertise to those who do. That is the crux of why so many of us 464 seem to do nothing. Simply, we do not know what to do. 465 466 Contremon Valerius 467 468 _____________________________________________________________________ 469 IST 470 ? 471 ]HELLO IA AM A NEW USER ON THIS SYSTEM 472 ]AND I AM HAVING AN EASY TIME ACCESSING IT COMPARED TO SOME OTHER BBS'S 473 474 ?SYNTAX ERROR 475 ]AS I DON'T HAVE AANY MODEM SOFTWARE 476 ]IN DESPRATE NEED OF SOME 477 SYNTAX ERROR 478 L TRABE PROGRAMS FOR IT OR PURCHACE IT 479 ] JEFF 480 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 481 Leonard: 482 Do you doubt my powers? I am prepared to take my life in order to bring 483 shame on my enemies. The sting of my blade is felt by those who oppose me. 484 The laying down of my life is felt by my comrads. 485 486 And to the asker: 487 The reason that I am currently unemployed is that my previous employer 488 betrayed me and now has a throwing star embedded deep into his body. 489 The Ninja 490 __________________________________________________________________________ 491 TO MIKE DAY AND EVERYONE ELSE----DOES ANYBODY KNOW WWHAT THE PHONE NO# TO 492 THE ICS BOARD IN BAINBRIDGE ISLAND OUSIDE SEATTLE AND ANY OTHER BOARD 493 NUMBERS ARE AND ANY INFO ON THE SYSOP.COM PROGRAM FROM THE CITADEL LIB., 494 MY NAME IS RICK AND CAN BE REACHED AT 287-xxxx-THANKS FOR THE HELP... 495 #######################'#################'#################'############### 496 ...Mikey, PLEASE DESTROY the 35 empty lines. 497 I'm tired of excising them one by one...Thank you. 498 ***********************************************************************: 499 P.S. OR MAYBE I SHOULD SAY ENDING? 500 ***************** CISTOP MIKEY ****************************************: 501 CONTREMON VALERIUS: IT IS SO TRUE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE WOMAN BEING 502 GIFTED WITH MINDS (AND WINDOW DRESSING). I GUESS I SHOULD LOOK AT THE 503 INNER QUALITIES BEFORE I LOOK AT THE WINDOW DRESSING BECAUSE THE OUTER 504 LOOK CAN BE VERY DECEIVING! THANKS FOR THE THOUGHT!!!!!! 505 506 GARY: COULD YOU SEND ME SOME INFO. ABOUT "NUTS TO YOU"? I'M REALLY 507 INTERESTED! YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB ABOUT THE MENTALLY ILL. I HAVE 508 A YOUNGER SISTER WHO IS RETARDED, BUT THERE IS NO WAY THAT ANYONE IS 509 GOING TO PUT HER IN AN INSTITUTION OR "HOME" BECAUSE I KNOW THAT "ISN'T" 510 WHERE SHE BELONGS! I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD SEND ME SOME 511 INFO ABOUT YOUR SHOW. PLEASE CALL ME AT 287-3997 ANYTIME. 512 513 THANKS!!! MY REGARDS TO EVERYONE ON THE SYSTEM!!!!! 514 515 THE ONE AND ONLY 516 **************************LONESOME LONER******************************** 517 run 518 TY 519 N M 520 T Y 521 ***********************************************************: 522 AS I LOOK SEARCHINGLY OUT THROUGH THE CROWD, I SPY THE 523 STRANGER WHO ARRIVED BUT A SHORT TIME AGO. TARN I BELEIVE 524 HE SAID HIS NAME WAS. HE WAS STILL AT THE TABLE HIS HEAD IN 525 HIS ARMS APARENTLY FAST ASLEEP. NO ONE BOTHERED HIM FOR IT WAS 526 OBVIOUS FROM THE NUMEROUS EMPTY GLASSES UPON THE TABLE THAT HE 527 WAS TRYING TO FORGET A VERY UNPLEASENT PAST. I HAD CONTINUED TO 528 SERVE HIM THRU THE PAST NIGHT, FOR HIS COINAGE WAS GOOD, AND WHO 529 AM I TO TELL ANOTHER HOW TO LIVE HIS LIFE. I LEFT HIM ALONE SAVE 530 FOR DELIVERING HIS DRINKS WHICH HE PAID FROM A PILE OF COINS ON 531 HIS TABLE. EXCEPT FOR AN OCCASIONAL ANGRY SHOUT HE WAS A MOST 532 RESPECTABLE AND QUIET PATRON. BUT, NOW I MUST BE OFF TO ATTEND MY 533 CHORES AND BE TO BED, SO I INSTRUCT MY EMPLOYEES TO WATCH OVER THE 534 INN AND ASK PAM TO CLEAN THE FEW TABLES THAT REMAIN, AND I AM OFF. 535 ********* CISTOP MIKEY INNKEEPER OF BWMS *************************** 536 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] 537 538 I STAND IN THE COLD AND THE FOG OUTSIDE THE INN THAT HAS BECOME ONE OF 539 MY FAVORITE RESTING PLACES, AND THE DAMP CHILLS MY BODY AS MY THOUGHTS BE- 540 NUMB MY SPIRIT. IT IS 3:00 IN THE MORNING, MOST OF THE PATRONS HAVE CEASED 541 THEIR CLAMOR IN FAVOR OF SLEEP, BUT I FIND THAT I AM RESTLESS DISCONSOLATE. 542 I HAVE HEARD IT SAID THAT 3:00 AM IS THE MIDNIGHT OF THE SOUL, AND MANY TIMES 543 I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS TRUE. THE LOSS OF ONE SO CLOSE THROUGH MY OWN SEEM- 544 ING INABILITY TO EXPRESS MY THOUGHTS, TO SAY WHAT NEEDED TO BE SAID AT THE 545 TIME, ONCE AGAIN STIRS IN ME THE REALIZATION THAT I MUST SPEAK MORE OFTEN 546 FROM MY HEART AND LESS FREQUENTLY FROM MY MIND. 547 548 THE INN HAS BEEN CROWDED OF LATE, AND IT IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO FIND 549 MY WAY THROUGH THE DOOR, BUT THE CRUSH IS WELCOME TO ME. I CAN STILL FIND 550 ENTRANCE DURING THE LATER HOURS, AND WHAT HAS BEEN LEFT BY OTHERS IS A PLEA- 551 SANT THING TO SEE. BUT AT TIMES I MISS SOME OF MY FORMER COMPATRIOTS, AND I 552 WONDER WHAT MIGHT HAVE BECOME OF THEM. HROTHGAR OF THE MIGHTY TOWERS OF 553 HEREOT, ANON, CYM, AND DOM WHO HAS BEEN MISSING FOR MANY MONTHS WERE ALL 554 DEAR TO ME. AND AARON HAS BEEN AWAY, BUSY WORKING ON A UNICOM DEVICE AND IS 555 UNAVAILABLE TO US. I WOULD HOPE THAT THEY WILL RETURN SOON. 556 557 THE CHILL IS DEEP WITHIN ME NOW, SO I MUST DEPART FOR HOME. THE EVIL 558 THEURGY OF PAST EVENTS IS A POWERFUL TALISMAN WORKING AGAINST ME, BUT I KNOW 559 I HAVE THE POWERFUL AMULETS OF MY OWN WILL AND DETERMINATION THAT WILL GIVE 560 ME PEACE EVENTUALLY, SO I WILL ENDURE. 561 562 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]PAM-[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] 563 564 565 ********************************************************** 566 PAM: I AM QUITE STRUCK AND MOVED BY YOUR WORDS, FOR THE WORDS 567 FROM YOUR HEART ECHO THOSE THAT ONCE CAME FROM MY OWN. THERE 568 IS FAR TOO MUCH PAIN IN THIS WORLD, SO WHY DO WE BRING YET 569 EVEN MORE ON OURSELVES? PERHAPS WE FEAR THE RISK OF EVEN 570 GREATER PAIN AND THUS STAY CLOSELY ENCASED IN OUR OWN LITTLE 571 SHELL OF EMOTIONS NOT ALLOWING IT TO BE SHARED BY ANY OTHER FOR 572 FEAR THAT THEY WILL BREAK IT. AT 7:00AM IT IS FAR TOO EARLY TO 573 BE THINKING OF SUCH THINGS, FOR THE MIND IS STILL FOGGY FROM 574 THE COLD NIGHTS ENFOLDING ARMS. 575 *************** CISTOP MIKEY ****************************** 576 ------------------------------------------------------------- 577 The words of Tarn are familar, I wonder who it is.... 578 --------------- Not ME -------------------------------------- 579 [][][][][][][][][][] 1608 01/08/84 [][][][][][][][][][][][] 580 581 PAM: GET THIS SPACE FILLED UP!!!! 582 583 [][][][][][][][][][][][][] DJJ [][][][][][][][][][][][][][] 584 585 586 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] 587 588 UPON RETURN TO THE INN I FIND THAT, ONCE AGAIN, THIS TABLE HAS BEEN 589 ABANDONED AND LEFT TO ME TO CLEAN. THE MAN WHO WAS AT THE NEARBY TABLE HAS 590 LEFT, LEAVING MANY TANKARDS TO SHOW HIS PRESENCE, AND THE AIR LEFT BEHIND IN 591 HIS ABSENCE IS FILLED WITH A SORROW THAT IS FAMILIAR TO ME IN ITS SENSATION. 592 A SENSE OF LOSS, OR PERHAPS ONE OF DESERTION, CAUSES HIM TO INDULGE IN A 593 REVERIE THAT MAY NOT BE PRODUCTIVE OR IN HIS OWN BEST INTERESTS. BUT IT IS 594 NOT FOR ME TO DESIDE WHETHER IT IS IN HIS BENEFIT, FOR I TOO HAVE TRAVELED 595 THAT ROAD. I WILL MERELY CLEAN HIS PLACE, AND HOPE THAT WHEN HE RETURNS HE 596 WILL FIND HIMSELF IN A HAPPIER MOOD. 597 598 I HAVE SEEN OCCASIONAL GLIMPSES OF MY FRIEND OF THE DRAGONS, BUT NOW I 599 BELIEVE SHE HAS AGAIN LEFT THE INN. I HOPE THAT THE LOOSE TALK OF HUNTING 600 HAS NOT CAUSED HER OFFENSE, OR GIVEN HER PAUSE TO THINK THAT SHE IS NOT WEL- 601 COME. SHE SHOULD REMEMBER THAT ALL HUNTERS SPEAK OF ADVENTURES THAT HAVE 602 HAPPENED ONLY IN THEIR IMAGINATIONS, AND EXAGGGERATE SO TO APPEAR GREATER IN 603 THE EYES OF THEIR FELLOWS, OR EVEN TO STOKE THE WANING FIRES OF THEIR OWN 604 EGOS. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE THAT, WHILE EVEN DRAGONS ARE NOT 605 ABOVE PETTY EVIL AND JEALOUSY IN THEIR DAILY LIVES, THEY ONLY THREATEN DEATH 606 AND DESTRUCTION IN THE MINDS OF HUMANS, RATHER THAN IN REALITY. THOUGH 607 THEY MAY NOT BE ABOVE AN EXTREMELY SUBTLE HUMOR THAT FEW ARE CAPABLE OF 608 SEEING. 609 610 CLEAN THE TABLE, CLEAN THE TABLE!! I WILL, SIRRAH, IF ONLY I HAVE THE 611 CREATIVITY TO DO SO. I DID ATTEMPT TO VISIT YOUR OWN LITTLE ESTABLISHMENT, 612 DJJ, BUT I FOUND THE DOOR CLOSED AND LOCKED AS IT HAS OFTEN BEEN IN THE PAST 613 FEW WEEKS. I HOPE THAT THE DISASTER THAT BEFELL YOU WILL SOON BE RESOLVED, 614 AND THAT YOUR DOORS WILL AGAIN BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. PERHAPS HE NEEDS A 615 GOOD BARMAID TO CLEAN UP AFTER HIM? BUT THEN, I AM HAPPY IN MY PLACE, AND 616 I WOULD HESITATE TO EVER LEAVE THE STERN BUT GRACEFUL EMPLOY OF OUR CISTOP. 617 618 I WOULD THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOOD WORDS, FRIEND MIKEY. THERE ARE TIMES 619 WHEN THE HEART IS HEAVY AND FULL OF DOUBT, AND IT IS AT THESE TIMES THAT WE 620 MOST NEED THE REASSURANCE OF THOSE FRIENDS. I HOPE THAT YOUR MISADVENTURE 621 CAME TO A PROPER CONCLUSION. I WOULD SAY A HAPPY CONCLUSION, BUT SOMETIMES 622 THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE. 623 624 ONCE AGAIN, THE INN IS EMPTY OF PATRONS, AND THE TABLES AND BAR ARE 625 CLEANED AND STRAIGHTENED, THE CHAIRS UPTURNED AND ON THE TABLES, AND THE 626 LAMPS AND CANDLES EXTINGUISHED. THOSE WHO WILL STAY THE NIGHT HAVE RETIRED 627 TO THEIR ROOMS, AND I MUST RETURN HOME. AH, I LONG FOR THE WARM SPRING. 628 629 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]PAM.[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] >