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21 HAH! Made it to the top. I MUST celebrate. Perhaps a potato chip?
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23 Gaius was sweating. The problem, he thought, is that you can't count on the kind of help you get in this business.
24 Where, he wondered, are all the HONEST, HARDWORKNING thugs and degenerates?
25 He was seated at the console of his IBM, or Insect Battle Machine, attempting to coordinate the formic assault on
26 the Inn. Ants followed directions well, but they were very literal-minded and he was finding it a challenge to
27 Give them the right instructions that would make their attack on the Inn a success. I shouldn't be doing this, he
28 thought, this's that Bullyboy's job. He was TRAINED for it. I'm an Executive. I worry about the Big Picture. Why
29 is a man in my position subjected to this kind of humiliation, while Bullyboy gets to lounge around in some
30 distant universe. And he'll just be back when all the WORK's done with some cock-and-bull excuse. I shouldn't be
31 here. And I most certainly shouldn't have had to put the sugar in that Frenchman's gas tank myself. If anyone from
32 the Arch-Villian's club had seen me dressed as a GREASE MONKEY, I'd never live it down. Now to finish off the Inn
33 once and for all. The warped genius turned his full attention back to the IBM as he finalized the directions for
34 the the marauding ants.
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36 Billy-Bob Bullyboy had had pleasanter vacations. This place seemed to go on forever, dark and smelly. This place
37 smells like Ma's old pipe, he mused, but Ma wouldn't be caught dead in a place like this...
38 And he continued walking, toward the invisible horizon.
39 && The Mad Actor &&
40 *************************************************************************
41 Apprentice, if you have some of the right pheronomes in your pouch of
42 potions and a simple fly spell. we could drop it on half of the ants
43 and let them fight each other instead of us.
44 ********************************************** WHISPER ***************
45 A small quote to whoever is trying to take over the inn. "Anyone who uses
46 the phrase 'easy as taking candy from a baby ' has never tried taking candy
47 from a baby. R. Hood
48 ************************************ THE LAZY ONE ************************
49 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
50 The pipes tuned and in full swing, the piper felt the path that he was on
51 turning and changing around him. He had the sensation of standing on the brow
52 of a !!VERY!! steep hill. Using the music to hold his position, he moved
53 laterally off the path and found himself walking down an exit ramp from a large
54 freeway through a desolate countryside. "Oh fine!" he thought. "This is
55 no place to try to hitchike and try to remain healthy."
56 Segueing into a march (the Dundee Millatary Tatto) he wove a coccoon of sund
57 around himself and walked forward in search of the ones he followed. It was
58 early in the morning here, he noticed just as he came upon a little group
59 surrounding one of those four-wheeled artifacts that he had last encountered
60 before the trip up the Ka-lumbee-a. They seemed a trifle upset, bristling
61 with weapons. There was Bard, Voyeur, The Man Sans Parity, another person
62 that he did not recognize and a large canoform creature that he eyed with
63 suspicion. Coming closer to the group he let the song die, then took down
64 his pipes from his shoulder. "Hi, guys. What brings you to this desolate
65 corner of one of the most entropy-ridden realities I can remember seeing?
66 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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69 Man in Grey:
70 AAAAUUUUURRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
71 I'll have you know that there are now teethmarks in my keyboard. Any idea
72 which days Jan and Dean will be at Rose fest? If I don't make it to that
73 I'm going to make like a lemming.
74 On a better note, I won't be working after this saturday, so I may be
75 able to get together with everyone at the bi-weekly saturday meetings. Long
76 story as to why no more work, actually short but I'm too tired to go into it.
77 Bo
78 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
79 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (Thank you CISTOP for changing disks!) +++++++++++++++++++++++
80 "Now, what else shall I need? Two sonic screwdrivers, a paperclip, a large amount of ammonium nitrate, and Gizmo's
81 skills. Gizmo! Could you make this little item for me? (Milchar show Gizmo a blue line print of some sort of
82 device, with The Doctor looking on.) #Easily. Whay do you want such a low-tech machine, anyway? I see The Doctor
83 hwere knows the value of modernization, so he ought to see my point.# "Because, dear sir, we want something that..."
84 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar, The Doctor, Psycho, and Gizmo ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
85 WELL,I ALMOST MADE IT TO THE TOP.ONLY FIVE OR SIX PEOPLE BEAT ME TO IT.SOMEDAY,SOMEDISK,I'LL BE WATCHING TOO.
86 I SEE THAT THE PWRITTER HAS MADE A REAPPPEARENCE.WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING TO ER,WELL DO TO HIM?i CAN JUST SEE IT NOW...
87 TRAVELLER,I TRIED THE NERD PAS S I GAVE YOU AND IT ISNT ACCEPT ED.ALL I CAN SEEM TO GET OUT OF NERDOLUX HEADQUARTERS
88 ISS THE OLD SAYING THE BUCK STOP S HERE.RATHER FRUSTRATING TRYIN G TO THINK OFVARIANTS OF THE PASSWORD I GAVE YOUH WELL.
89 HO HUM,I HAVE TO GET TO SCHOO L FOR WHAT THEY CALL 'PROJECT WEEK'.ITS WHERE YOU SIGN UP FOR THREE HOUR PERIODS OF
90 'CREATIVE' CLASSES.THATS WH THEY SAY IN ANY CASE.ACTUALL I GET TO SIT ALONE IN THE COMPUTER ROOM TRYING TERMINAL PRO-
91 GRAMS,BUT I DO HAVE FREE ACCESS TO BIG GULPS,WHICH IS NICE...
92 GOOD DAY,PROMETHEUS HAWTHORNE
93
94 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
95 "EEEE",
96 One more axiom - Diplomacy - The art of telling one to go to hell and having them look forward to
97 the trip.....
98 :::::::::::::::::::::::Alex:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
99 "A little help at the right time is better than a lot of help at the wrong time."
100 TEVYE
101 ...............
102 "I would not worry overmuch about the ants, my friend" said the
103 apprentice.
104 "My master said he would be planting some Xanthian Sugar Maple trees on the
105 other side of the forest. Perchance thou dost recall the desire of ants for
106 sugar?"
107 ........................the apprentice..........................................
108 Billy Bob finally managed to read the sign, (it wasn't so much that
109 the light was bad... but Billy Bob couldn't read too well under the best of
110 conditions) "Dung Pits of Glyve" it said, and there was an arrow pointing
111 back the way he'd come....
112 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
113 "Hello, Piper! I think we took a wrong turn at Albuquerque..."
114 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
115 Space is Dark (words & music: Bill Roper)
116 Chorus: Space is dark and space is deep,
117 And the price we've paid is far too steep.
118 Though we've gained a hero's name,
119 We're all cripples just the same,
120 And the scars we bear will testify
121 To the pain we've found beyond the sky.
122 We set out in our starship in twenty-forty-nine,
123 Sent to ply the galaxy, another earth to find.
124 They put us in our coffins and gently closed the lid.
125 And if I'd known then what I know now, I'd've wished we'd wake up dead.
126
127 And so we flew a thousand years through interstellar space.
128 Light years seperated us from the human race.
129 Then at last we slowed as we approached our target star,
130 And now we'd find the reason that we'd travelled so far.
131 CHORUS
132 As we awoke from frozen sleep, we each knew what to do.
133 We'd scan the sky about the star for a planet shining blue.
134 We'd pull into an orbit, and check her atmosphere,
135 And run a half a hundred tests to see if she proved fair.
136
137 We'd monitor the radio so that we could see
138 If there were any aliens who'd come here before we.
139 Then from our receiver a tiny voice we heard,
140 And it spoke to us in English and we understood each word.
141 CHORUS
142 Ten years we had been on our way when they found the hyperdrive,
143 And man spread to a thousand stars while we were half alive.
144 But still they could not stop our ship to save us from our fate.
145 And so we have arrived here but nine hundred years too late.
146
147 They told us we were heroes, pinned medals on our chests,
148 And they gave us a fine pension and sent us off to rest.
149 For we're anachronisms from another place and time,
150 And so they have retired us though we're all still in our prime.CHORUS
151 And of the ten men in our crew, but two of us remain,
152 For trapped here in the future, we all have gone insane.
153 We knew when we set out that we'd be gone a thousand years,
154 But we never thought we'd end up as unwanted pensioneers.
155
156 And soon we two will follow where the other eight have gone,
157 And then our long sad journey will finally be done.
158 In the next room waiting is my time-lost lonely wife,
159 And I'll see her one last time as we take each other's life.
160 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
161 I guess the GLOOMY weather is getting to me!
162 Anybody wanna sign-up for a trip on a sleeper ship??
163 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
164 voyeur: I just got my bookshelves yesterday, most of my paperbacks
165 are still packed! You tell 'em about the dragons!
166 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
167 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
168 Somebody should warn Billy Bob to watch out if he meets a smooth talking
169 man who seems to stay in the shadows a lot.
170 ***********************************************************************
171 Bard: Do you have a copy of the Dorsai drinking song? I can't remember its
172 name. I know I heard it at the filksinging though.
173 ***************************************************************************
174 Ran into a new deal at the Hunt and Fish tavern out in beaverton last night>
175 Seems that some nights they have an all you can eat for a dollar night. This
176 week it was Spanish goulash. Quite tasty really. Went well with a two dollar
177 large pitcher of beer.
178 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
179 The lazy one floats into the inn motioning for a pitcher. The Dark please,
180 he calls. Nothing much going on outside. They're playing with a buntch of
181 insects and making too much noise for me to concentrate on this new book
182 I got in last night. Some kind of historical romance by a minor god on
183 this primitive world. The authors called Fineline I believe. Its got something
184 to do with the days of the week or this pretty girl or something. Quite
185 good for coming frome such an out of the way world.
186 ****************************************************** THE LAZY ONE ************
187 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
188 L'homme,OH L'HOMME:time to call a mutual friend!
189 All:sorry about Graymalkin being in limbo,but I am v.busy and don't have time
190 for intellegent thought.(stop laughing Aaron) I(he) will return about monday.
191 to the person asking traveler about a Nerd password,it says,and I "" "the BYTE
192 stops here" and if you tried it once,it will not work ever again.
193 Bard,I can now afford about 3 hours/week of compuserve,but when I tried to log
194 in yesterday(2:30 a.m.) tymenet was down and I can't remember the other #,the
195 one that ends with -1072.could you perchance post it?
196 Bo:I have no idea,but for labor day(I think) the same thing will again take
197 place,same promoters and all but they may be able to get the beach boys too!(at
198 least,thats what they SAID,I am not sure I belive them)
199 The Man in Gray
200 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
201
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203 At least now I have something to dream for this summer. Bo
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206
207 seeing the efforts of all the others currently at te inn, pheric and morby
208 return to await the outcome of the attempts to rid the inn of the pest
209 until a better way of attack can be found.
210 ///////////////////pheric\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
211 PHERIC: IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN ATTACK
212 METHOD TO FIGHT THE INSECTS WITH, JUST LOOK FOR A DARK FIGURE OVER BY WHISPER.
213 THAT BE A LORD AND HAS TONS OF SPELLS HE CAN USE. (HINT HINT)
214 ABOUT HOW MANY ANTS ARE OUT THERE?
215 ********************************************************************************
216 ********************************THE WARRIOR**************
217 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
218 Pheric - Thanks for playing my character....
219 To The Warrior (?) about 150 ants at last count....
220 Leonard - thanx for the spelling....
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222 Morby rested behind the rocks catching to catch his breath. He eventually
223 peeked his head over the rocks to take a look at the carnage below. He could
224 see many of the ants veering off through the forrest, and the rest making
225 pests of themselves. Morby then turned to Pheric.
226 " My trusty old sword....damn. Well is this how one uses an axe? "
227 He through the axe square into the head of an approaching ant. Pheric
228 motioned to him that the was not exactly how the axe should have been used.
229 " Oh dear, it is a hand axe. Should have told me that. Well, I better go
230 get it then. "
231 Morby bounced over the rocks and ran to the body of the ant, and pulled the
232 axe.
233 " Thank you! I shall return it to you when I'm finished. I must go help
234 Dawg ", he yelled.
235 With that, he ran towards the crowd of ants, axe in hand, saying " Backstab,
236 backstab!"
237 " He is a silly chap ", said Pheric to nobody in particular.
238 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj
239 Back to the inn at last. What a strange looking six limbed creature.
240 "Excuse me, sir, could you please explain to me what the commotion is
241 about? I've been out of town, you see, and..."
242 Thwump!!!!!
243 Well trained ninja muscles barely escaped death. The beast fell rapidly
244 as it was hit with a stickshift.
245 jjjjjjjjjjjjjj
246 I will probably make the PorSFiS meeting this weekend. Got off work.
247 (for once!)
248 MiG: The number you seek is 232-xxxx.
249 The Ninja
250 THE WARRIOR STANDS UP AS IF VERY OUTRAGED AT ALL THE COMOTION GOING _ON OUTSIDE
251 THE INN. HE EXITS THE DOOR WITH AN ANGRY LOOK ON HIS FACE WHILE HE DRAWS A
252 SWORD THAT HAS FLAME COMING FROM THE BLADE. (COULD THIS BE A BLAZE BLADE?)
253 HE GOES OUT AND SEE THE ANTS . WITH GREAT PLEASURE HE STARTS LAUGHING AT THE
254 MIXED UP COMOTION. THEN HE STOPS COLD WITH THE FLAME ON HIS SWORD STARTING TO
255 PIERCE THE OUTER LAYER OF SKIN OF ONE OF THE LARGER ANTS. AFTER THE ANT DROPS
256 LIKE A SACK OF FLOWER, HE SAYS "DO YOU NEED ANY HELP MORBY?" AND AWAITS A REPLY.
257 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
258 Warrior (Eserhaudin): Not a bad entrance, but you gave your identity away by the term 'blaze blade'. Welcome!
259 ++++++++++++
260 "The machine must be low-tech so that it will be harder to be detected by the President. They search for high-energy
261 sources, mainly. All it needs to do is produce enough heat...", and Milchar's words become lower and inaudable.
262 The Doctor, feeling his mental oats today, says, "Where are we to find THAT much ammonium nitrate?" "Well, I had
263 hoped that Psycho's skills would come in handy there... You could rustle up some ammonium nitrate, couldn't you?"
264 "Ikjfko likdsa Nefhgti." [Translation: 'Piece of cake.'] "Good. We must begin. Psycho, you go obtain some of the
265
266 ammomium nitrate, Gizmo, build that machine, and you and I, Doctor, must begin our attack plan."
267 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar, The Doctor, Psycho, and Gizmo +++++++++++++++++++++
268
269 HEY SOMEONE GOT RID OF THE ONE SINGLE LINE THAT I HAD RIGHT IN THERE BETWEEN THE LINE QUESTION ING SEXUAL PREFERENCE AND MY
270 OPOENING STATEMENT.THAT ISN'T MY COMMENT,I THOUGHT I'D MAKE THAT KNOWN.
271 VOYEUR WHEN CAN I GET THIS NIC E LITTLE TERMINAL PROGRAM [HE SAID AS HE STARTED WRAPPING HIS HAND AND GETTING 'THAT' LOOK
272 IN HIS EYE].I HAVE FOUND A MODEM AT SCHOOL WHICH IS NICE,IT CUTS DOWN ON HAVING TO LUG MINE HERE AND THERE.ACTUALLY I HAVE A
273 CHOICE,ACCOUSTIC OR DIRECT BUT THE PHONE THAT I HAVE GOTTEN IN THE HABIT OF CARRYING WONT FIT THE COUPLER SO I GUESS IT'S
274 THE DIRECT.
275 MY BUT THE TITLES ARE FLYING TO AND FRO NOWADAYS.LET'S SEE NO W WARRIOR,AND WELL SHTONER NOT TO MENTION THE OTHERS,GOSH.
276 I WILL BE AT THE PORSFIS MEET BUT I WONT BE ON BLACKWATER TILL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND I'VE FOUND IT HARD TO GET ON THEN.
277 YOU SEE,I'M THE ONE WHO GETS TO WAIT FROM 17:30 TO 17:30 [24HRS] FOR THE OPENING OF 'SEARCH'.
278 IN ANY CASE,FROM WEDNESDAY TO SATURDAY,'DAY.
279 PROMETHEUS HAWTHORNE 1984
280 POST SCRIPT,THERE IS A PERSON VERY INTERESTED IN BLACKWATERS AND I WILL PROBABLY BE GIVING THIS PERSON DISK-LISTINGS IN
281 ORDER TO FIGUIRE OUT JUST WHAT ONE DOES HERE...
282
283 ----------------------------------------
284 voyeur,thanks again for the more info,this porsfis sound like fun but I work 7days a week as it is to make ends meet.
285 so i'm afraid I will be unable to attend it.the reason I asked about it is that a friend of mine gave me one of
286 there newsletters which had the beginings of a story in it,it is this that I have used for the start of my story.
287 plagerism probably,but what you people are doing to zelanzy is too! is this the book that has the chapters numbered 1,2,1,2,1,
288 etc. throughout the book? I read it so long ago.
289 do you people have more then one person you make up? it would seem so from what I read here.
290 --------------shtoner-------------------
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292 My drink finished, I noticed that my partner hasn't spoken in quite some time.
293 Must be potent stuff. I hear the sounds of battle outside and decide to check
294 it out. As bizzar as the inn is nowadays, the sight I meet is even stranger.
295 Pheric with a bow, that new person with an axe chattering gleefully, and
296 someone with a stickshift, all taking on a large bunch of large ants. I must
297 have been drinking too much. Wait, Stickshift? I peer closer, yes, it's the
298 ninja in action again. As much as I respect his fighting, I'd never imagine
299 him. Searching my pockets, I search for a mini-bolo. Made for rodents, I'm
300 confident that I can use it on the ants. Hmmm, I'll set it on 'Dog'. Seems
301 about the right size.......
302 Fast Fred
303 BSAL
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305 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
306 "yeah" replied pheric "morby needs alot of help"
307 pheric leaps over the rocks and follows morby into the fray. he motions to the warrior to come along,he fires an arrow into
308 e throat(?) of the nearest ant.he stops breifly to pull out another weapon from his pouch,"ah.... lets see herer
309 this should be effective"he says as he pulls out a large bardiche. he closes his pouch and continous t follow morby.....
310 ///////////////////Pheric f.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ///////////////////////
311 Whisper is in her element slipping through the shadows and sneaking up behind
312 the attacking ants. One blow from behind is usually enough to take out any
313 particular ant, and she is avoididng groups as much as possible. Finally
314 tired of flicking that heavy mace around, she slips it into her belt and
315 draws on a pair of heavy gauntlets. This will be more fun anyway she thinks
316 as she slips up behind the next ant grasping firmly with both hands around
317 its middle rips it in two. Just them an arrow zips by her head burying itself
318 firmly in the ant she had just killed. Hey watch where your shooting those
319 things she snarls at one her friends from the inn. Apprentice, why don't
320 you put a star spell are something, so that we can see what's going on a
321 little better. Besides it should make plenty of shadows and you know how
322 effective that will make me.
323 ******************************************* WHISPER *********************
324 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJTMNXIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
325 THEMNAX AWAIKENS WITH A START! HIS DRINKING PARTNER OF A FEW MOMENTS AGO IS MOVING TOWARD THE DOOR FUMBLING IN HIS POCKET.
326 THE LOCAL EXOTICS, WHOM HE LAST REMEMBERS SITTING AT A TABLE SAYING
327 SOMMETHING ABOUT SOME PLAN SEAM TO HAVE MOSTLY LEFT. THOSE REMAINING
328 ALL HAVE AN AIR OF FRANTIC ACTION, AND A LIGHT ON THE GADGET ON HIS
329 LEFT WRIST IS FURIOSLY BLINKING ON AND OFF.
330 "I'LL HAVE TO PRAISE THE BARTENDER'S EFFORTS" HE THINKS TO HIMSELF.
331 PRESSING A CONTROL, THE SIDE OF HIS SHIP PHASES IN AGAIN. A SMALL
332 TWO PLACE GRAV PLATFORM (I MEAN SMMMMALLL(!)) GLIDES OUT AS THE HATCH OPENS.
333 DONNING HIS CLOAK AND GRABING HIS STAFF HE JUMPS ON AS IT COMES NEAR.
334 BY THIS TIME FAST FRED WHO SEEMS TO BE NEAR THE DOOR HAS SOME SORT OF
335 MECHINE OUT AND SETTING ON THE FLOOR AND SEEMS TO BE ADJUSTING IT'S SIZE.
336 "COULD SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT THE COMMOTION IS ABOUT?" HE ASKS OF THE ROOM IN
337 GENERAL.
338 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJTMNXIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
339 I'VE SPOKEN CARELESS WORDS HERE BEFORE AND REGRETED THEM. I AM PROPERLY EMBARESSED TO HAVE DONE SO. I ADMIT THEY WERE IN
340 RATHER BAD TASTE. THE FALLOWING IS I HOPE NEITHER. WILL THE PERSON WITH THE EXTREME PREJEDUCE CONCERNING THE SEXUAL
341 PREFERANCES OF OTHERS KINDLY SOAK HIS HEAD!
342 THANK YOU.
343 (IF HE (I'M ASSUMING ITS HE) IS THE SAME PERSON WHO LEFT MESSAGES OF A SIMMILAR
344 SORT ON CBBS, THE NAME HE GAVE THAIR IS CHUCK SOMETHING OR OTHER)
345 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*DREAMTOUCHER*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
346 HAVING SLEPT MOST OF THE WAY FROM REALITY 76 TO PONI EXPRESS GASAHOL
347 AND THE GHOST CITY, HE WAS RESTLESS AND NOT VERY TIRED AS THEY ALL SETTLED DOWN FOR THE NIGHT.
348 HE TOOK A SHORT NAP WHILE SNOWRUNNER NOSED AROUND OUTSIDE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE TO CHASE.
349 AS SOON AS THE OTHERS WERE ASLEEP HE QUITLY SLIPED OUT INTO THE NIGHT. WHILE MOST OF THE CLOSE-BY BUILDINGS SEEMED PROPERLY
350 DARK AND DESERTED, OFF IN THE DISTANCED MANY WERE MYSTERIOSLY LIGHTED.
351 WHOLE FLOORS, THE WINDOWS ALL HAD LIGHT IN THEM.
352 WITH SNOWRUNNER BY HIS SIDE HE WANDERED AIMLESSLY. NO MORE THAN FIVE STREETS AWAY FROM WARE HIS COMPANIONS SLEEPT WAS A
353 BUILDING, PARTIALY LIGHTED. HE NOTICED THAT IF HE WALKED DIRECTLY TOWARD IT, ALL THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT AND IT WOULD APPEAR
354 JUST AS EMPTY AND DESERTED AS IT HAD DURING THE DAY. REALIZING THIS HE WORKED HIS WAY CLOSER BY INDERECTLY CIRCLING IT. WHEN
355 HE WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SAME STREET FROM IT AND SAFELY HIDDEN IN SHADOWES, HE CAUTIOSLY TURNED TOWARD IT AND WATCHED.
356 IN A WINDOW ON THE SECOND FLOOR HE COULD SEE A VERY ATTRACTIVE YOUNG HUMAN FEMALE GETTING UNDRESSED AND READY FOR BED. SHE
357 LEFT THE CURTAINS OPEN WITH APPEARENT UNCONCERN.
358 HE WAITED UNTIL SHE HAD TURNED AWAY AND THEN QUICKLY CROSSED THE STREET AND RUSHED THE DOORWAY AND FIRST FLIGHT OF STEPS.
359 THE HALL LIGHTS WERE ON AND THE PLACE HAD A VERY LIVED-IN IF SOMEWHAT RUNDOWN APPEARANCE.
360 CAUTIOSLY HE APPROACHED THE DOOR HE JUDGED TO OPEN ON THE ROOM HE HAD OBSERVED FROM BELLOW. SO FAR EVERYTHING SEEMED OK.
361 BY THE TIME HE FIGGURED OUT THE LATCH MECHANISM OF THE DOOR HOWEVER (YOU TURN A KNOB!), THE LIGHTS HAD EXTINGUISHED AND
362 SNOWRUNNER NEARLY FELL THROUGH A HOLE IN THE DRY ROTTED FLOORBOARDS OF THE LANDING. EVERYWARE THERE WERE SCORCH MARCKS ON
363 WALLS AND CEALING. DREAMTOUCHER HAD 'BARROWED' ONE OF THE LIGHTS FROM THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR THING AND TRIED TURNING IT ON
364 THE WAY HE HAD SEEN THE OTHERS DO. IN THE ROOM WHICH HAD SEEMED OCCUPIED FROM THE STREET THARE WAS NO OCCUPANT. HE WALLS
365 HOWEVER WERE COMPLETLY CARBONIZED AS IF A GREAT FIRE HAD ONCE FILLED THE ROOM AT SOME PAST TIME.
366 THE TATTERED REMAINS OF A CURTAIN BLEW IN THE BREASE COMMING THROUGH OPEN AND GLASSLESS WINDOW.
367 IN THE ROOM WAS ONLY AN IRON BEDSPRING WITH A LAYER OF MOLD ON TOP THAT MAY ONCE HAVE BEEN A MATTERESS. IN ONE CORNER STOOD
368
369 A WOODEN DRESSER AND IN THE TOP DRAWER OF THIS HE FOUND A FADDED PICTURE OF THE FEMALE HE HAD SEEN AND A MALE HUMAN WHO LOOKED
370
371 AS MUCH LIKE HIMSELF AS WAS POSSIBLE WITHOUT POINTED EARS AND FOUR FINGERED HANDS. HE TOUCHED THE CURTAIN'S REMAINS TO PULL
372 IT CLOSED. IT CRUMBLED IN HIS FINGERS.
373 IN A THOUGHTFUL MOOD HE RETURNED TO THE CAMP TO NAP AGAIN UNTIL DAWN.
374 WHEN HE AND THE OTHERS LATER AWOKE TO THE SUN OF A NEW DAY, A PAINFULL, ODDLY MUSICAL SOUND COULD BE HEARD THOUGH ITS SOURCE
375
376 REMAINED UNKNOWN TO HIM FOR A TIME. THE OTHERS THOUGH SEEMED TO RECOGNIZE IT, FOR THAIR FACES WORE LOOKS OF RELEAF AND
377 FAMILIARITY.
378 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*DREAMTOUCHER*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
379 ----------------------------------GURU OF BLISS------------------------
380 PREJUDICE IS TEAM SPIRIT WHICH HAS MUTATED DUE TO AN OVEREXPOSURE TO IGNORANCE.
381 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
382 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
383 All:The Nerd software is changeing now,feel free to open the dressing room door and look inside.She is up about 8 hours a day
384 now,just which 8 hours is not known.yesterday she looked like VAX VMS with a $ for a prompt and NO menus,Michael is getting a
385 bit strange,but you can still hit "?" for some explination.there is currently no way to list the info-file menu,but "dir" may
386 work soon.go ahead and try,you will like it,or ELSE!!(motto of the 36th annual xxxxcon hostility suite)
387 if you all ever get a chance,give a listen to alan parsons "tales of mystery and imagination" edgar allen poe set to music-
388 VERY recomended.
389 Dreamtoucher:Damn,what ARE you getting that from? the one about a slab of mold that could have been a bed sturrs memories of a
390 book,of what,my remembery will not tell.
391 a little early I admit,but I got my work done that I needed to do,
392
393 at the Inn...
394 Graymalkin awoke with a start,the sounds of battle raged outside,he was drunk(what else was new?) and he had no idea of where
395 he was untill thee slosh of lukewarm water cought his attention."my GOD,i'm WRINKLED! i've been in this bath for WEEKS! well,
396 at least i am clean."
397
398 when dressed in his favorite cloke(gray velour of course) and sumarily armed,he ventured a quick look outside.an arrow went by
399 his nose,something brutaly fast and black was fliting amongst the shaddows,new people everywhere were battleing giant ants.
400 nothing new,he thought,when will something interesting attack? "ah,a micro-bolo mark 2.at least somebody I know is here!"
401 pulling a wayward arrow from his chest and remarking "gee,didn't even get past the first layer of kevlar" Graymalkin grabs at
402 the nearest ethanol and is happy to be back
403 The Man in Gray
404 ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
405 ----------------------------------------
406 My word processor says that I have writen 1700 words in my story tonight,total
407 of 2289 alltogether,only 127 spelling errors.I feel good,but am wondering why I
408 am writing this in the first place? God,it is 3:34 a.m. and I have to work tomor
409 ow.if there is such a thing as writers block,I do NOT have it,writers adiction m
410 aybe.
411 ---------------shtoner------------------
412 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
413 Dreamtoucher -- I haven't met you yet, but really like the image of the
414 ghost city. I don't know what's going on here, but if you don't have something
415 definite in mind, we might explore it for clues. If you know more than yu
416 care to reveal at this time, you best find some way to explore alone (or ith
417 someone else in the know).
418 Hi Bard. You really should have made that left turn at Albequrque.
419 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
420 The piper examined the rather bedraggled party before him. From their
421 rather sleepy and generally bemused looks, he gathered that he had arrived
422 about the local dawn.
423 "Do you guys want some breakfast? I am just about ready for lunch and could
424 try to whip up something while you all come awake. By the way, where did you
425 find this infernal combustion machine? It always did bother me to work with
426 Satanic powers, but the shape of a man's soul is his own business!"
427 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
428
429
430 WELL THE VAGRANCY LAWS,THE COM BINED EFFORTS OF EASTGATE TRI-C INEMA SECURITY GUARDS AND THE HAMMERS OF 150 OR SO CONSTRUC-
431 TION WORKERS FINALLY GOT THEIR WAY,SORDID AND DISGUSTING AS IT IS.I DONT GET TO WAIT FROM 17:30 TO 17:30 AFTER ALL.NO,I [LUC-
432 KY ME] GET TO WAIT FROM 04:30 TO 17:00.THEREFORE I STILL PLAN ON BEING ONE OF THE FIRST IN LINE. ALLMOST LIKE FINALLY GETTING
433 TO EAT OR DRINK AFTER LIVING ON A DIET OF DORITOES AND TWINKIES FOR TOOOOOOO LONG.sTAR TREK ]I[: THE STARSHIP ENTERPRISE'S
434 LAST VOYAGE.DAMN!
435 THE POSSIBILITIES OF A MONITOR WORKSHOP OF BLACKWATER ARE EVER INCREASING,SO KEEP A CIVIL TOU- NGE ,EH?DISK LISTINGS YOU SEE
436 WILL NOT BE EDITED AND EXPLETIVE REMOVAL JUST WONT HAPPEN.
437 FOR A TOPIC I THINK I'VE COME UP WITH A NEAT ONE THAT EVEN THE UNIRKABLE AARON MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM TURNING INTO A RELIGI-
438 OUS DISCUSSION.I DONT KNOW IF I PRESENTED IT,WHAT THE GENERAL REACTION WOULD BE.OR THE PURPOSE OF IT.
439 SEE YOU AT PORSFIS,PROBABLY STILL ADRENALINE CRAZED FROM THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE NOBLE STARSH IP ENTERPRISE.'DAY.
440 PROMETHEUS HAWTHORNE[I P ]
441 ................................................................................
442 A quote flashed thruough the apprentice's mind: "Figure the last thing
443 you would expect the enemy to do, then count on him doing precisely that!"
444 Richelieu, perhaps? he wondered. Then the significance of the quote penetrated.
445 "By the Lady, the cellars! Quickly, my friends! we must defend the
446 wine!"
447 .................................the apprentice.................................
448 Hawthorne: WHERE is ST III opening? (ps, I can get you a reasonable term
449 prog for a TRS-80 Model III...)
450 Piper: LEFT turn! I thought it was "second star to the RIGHT..."
451 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
452 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
453
454 All,
455 Recently I had the misfortune of playing a game of " RISK "...
456 I had up until then felt that I was cured of that bedeviled disease ...Hovever
457 I find that I was only in remission , and the neurosis still as virulent
458 as it had been when I had learned the game years ago...Which brings me to the
459 point. Are there others who suffer this same malaise for which there
460 is no cure ? ( Barring global domination -which is only temporary- )
461 If so may I say you are not alone ...and further suggest a game ?
462 ( for the benefit of those so afflicted )
463 Unfortunatly this electronic medium precludes the bombastic nature
464 of the game, gone are the subtle temporary alliances, overt strategic threats
465 and covert diplomatic understandings. In essence the game would lack
466 the social interaction that I find so addictive.
467 So .... If there other like minded closet generals may I suggest a
468 small pub on the southwest side that offers 33 fine ales on tap in a
469 low keyed atmosphere not unlike the Inn we so often frequent. At a time
470 yet to be determined ...........
471 Any and all comments ,suggestions, criticisms - etc. are welcomed
472
473 :::::::::::::::::::::::Alex:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
474 ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
475 Alex:sure,lets play global domination.but seriously,yes I would like a game or
476 1.999999+e38 I share the disease.two problems though,I do not play with normal
477 rules.I have been playing for 2 years with another person in the dead of night
478 every friday night and we have mutated the rules somewhat!
479 problem2)I am just slightly under age,I can get into PC&S fine,and people tell
480 me I look old enough,but palying places may have to change if I get booted(small
481 chance,currently 18%)
482 Piper:have you ever listened to led zepplins "stairway to heaven"?
483 two lyrics cought my ears,"and the PIPER is calling us to join him" and
484 "the PIPER will lead us to reason" just wondering.and yes,you have met
485 dreamtoucher.he is a single person with only that identity(plus guru of blis)
486 The Man in Gray
487 p.s. Piper,still looking at data and am still writing it out.
488 ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
489 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
490 ALEC: I FINALY BROAK DOWN AND BOUGHT MY FIRST COPY OF E-MAN;#17. IT WAS
491 EAR-RESISTABLE!
492 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*DREAMTOUCHER*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
493 THEY WERE DEFINATELY AWAIKE NOW. SNOWRUNNER WAS WHINING AND TRYING TO COVER
494 HER EARS. THEN A MOST SINGULAR SIGHT PHASED INTO BEING INFRONT OF THAIR BLEARY
495 EYES. A MAN ALL IN PLAD WITH SOMETHING ABOUT THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF A LARGE
496 ANIMALS STOMIC SLUNG UNDER ONE ARM AND WOODEN TUBES POKING OUT OF IT AT ODD
497 SEAMING ANGLES. ONE SUCH TUB, NEAR HIS MOUTH SEAMED TO HAVE SOME SORT OF
498 MOUTHPEACE AND ANOTHER, IN HIS HANDS, SEAMED TO HAVE FINGER HOLES.
499 THE OTHERS INTRODUCED HIM AS THE PIPER AND IT TOOK DREAMTOUCHER SOME
500 DOOING TO CONVINCE SNOWRUNNER THAT HE WAS A FRIEND. IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE
501 HIGHPITCHED SOUNDS, SOO PAINFUL TO CANID EARS, WAS HOW HE GOT AROUND. HE SEEMED
502 A FRIENDLY SORT AT ANY RATE AND OFFERED TO PREPAIR SOMETHING TO EAT. THAT WAS
503 AN OFFER DREAMTOUCHER AT LEAST WAS NOT ABOUT TO REFUSE.
504 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
505 ----------------------------------GURU OF BLIS---------------------------------
506 THE GREATEST ENIMY OF UNITY IS UNIFORMITY. UNITY IS DESIREABLE.
507 UNIFORMITY IS NOT.
508 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
509 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJTMNXIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
510 NOW THAT ANSWERS THAT. TO THE CELLARS IT IS. LEAPING OFF HIS FLOATING
511 PLATFORM AND LEAVING IT WARE IT IS IN MID AIR IN THE INN'S 'COMMON' ROOM,
512 THEMNAX FALLOWS LORD MORBY. AFTER MANY UNEXPECTED TWISTS AND TURNS THEY COME TO
513 THE STAIRS AND DECEND. AS THEY REACH THE BOTTEM, EVEN IN THE DIM LIGHT OF THE
514 CELLARS, THEY CAN SEE IT IS PRECISLY AS MORBY FEARED.
515 THE HUGE BULK OF DARK CHITTENOUS BODDIES FILL THE NARROW CONFINES.
516 ALREADY MANY RACKS HAVE BEEN OVERTURNED, THAIR CONTENTS IN IRRECOUVERABLE
517 RUIN. NOT WAITING TO SEE WHAT THE OTHER WOULD DO, THEMNAX RAISES HIS STAFF TO
518 HIS SHOULDER, REMOVING THE END CAP (WHICH AUTOMATICALY RELEASES THE SAFETY) AND
519 PUMPING ALL FIVE CANEBINOL DARTS INTO THE NEAREST CREATURE, ALL TO NO EFFECT!
520 OH DINGLEBERRIES! NOW WHAT?
521 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJTMNXIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
522 Seeing some of his new friends and neighbors rushing down toward the cellars
523 and yelling about someone ruining its contents, the lazy one, who had not
524 been, up till then at any rate, disturbed by all the excitement outside
525 immediately vanished his book, put down his glass, and set his feet to floor.
526 (God what a sentence!) Not the cellars, he roared! That is too much, let me
527 at them. Rushing down the stairs after the apprentice and the others he
528 was horrified to see the damage that had allready been done. No, he moaned,
529 well that is enough. He raised his hands and bolts of a pecuilar green fire
530 shot from them towards the mass of ants filling the cellar. Each one striking
531 an ant and ageing it instantly until it disolved into dust.
532 ************************** THE LAZY ONE ********************************
533 Alex: I am indeed interested in playing risk with you and any other members
534 who will join us. I have been addicted for years. I have two sets myself,
535 so we could even play jupiter risk if we can get enough players.
536 **************************************** WHISPER ***********************
537 Apprentice: I'm ashamed of you, putting the cellars in danger, INDEED!
538 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj
539 "Ah! This will do quite fine." The Ninja was hollowing out the
540 shell of a dead ant. "It looks like I can fit. Maybe I can travel toward
541 the leader with little harrassment from distant arrows."
542 The Ninja
543 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
544 pheric arrived with the others in the cellar,it was crowded with dead ants,(
545 what he thought was dead ants)he mourns the passing of some good booze.but
546 nows not the time.
547 he came up from the cellar. and started hacking neaby ants with his bardiche.
548 ants in the cellar was bad enouph, but giant ones that killed people was worse
549 he was overtaken by a mad frenzy,killing all of theants wich were in strikng
550 distance.suffering from several wounds from ant-pincers.finally he could fight
551 no more and went back to the inn to patch up his numerous wound wich were now
552 paining him greatly.......
553 //////////////////// PHERIC \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
554 $#(@%@!%)$%^)@&^(#%){body}amp;($%)!&%^)*&(_&@_%&(^_)$%(&%^#_*(@_%*(@_%*_@(&_@%&(@_{body}amp;(
555 Voyeur - ALERT! I am going to a Mustang Swap Meet (I am not trading my car
556 in), so I will miss the meeting proper. BUT... I will be able to meet the
557 group at the PC&S. My question...Can I get a ride home from the PC&S? I am
558 not driving (5 mustang owners in 1 ford van!), so I will not have any
559 transportation. I should make it to the PC&S around 2:00-2:30 PM. Let me
560 know (or call) before Saturday. I am leaving at 7:00am, so don't try to call
561 then. Thanks...
562 Bard : Are we going to go to the castle after the PC&S? We still have some
563 disk conversions to do. (Pascal and APL)
564 MIG : Let's not get hasty yet...but...if there are any more 'happenings'.
565 I don't have time to add to the story now, but I will add more later...
566 Piper:Glad to have you around. Can that pipe of yours muster up some go-
567 juice?
568 *)$#@*$)#@*$)@*$ L'homme sans parity - Le roman de science-fiction est tres
569 emotionnant! *#)@*%@$)*%^)#*^&#$%)_^*&)$%*&^$)@%&*$@)^&*)&*#){body}amp;*#)&*#)&*#&
570
571 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
572 Oh damn...I thought I was still out in the field,trying to learn how to use
573 a handaxe? Well, so much for continuity. And why is everyone saying that
574 they're following me? That puts me in front!
575 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
576 Things had not been going well for Morby after his initial good throw. He
577 had been unable to find Dawg, and he was really being kicked around by the
578 ants. Suddenly a distressingly large unarmed ant relieved it's tensions
579 By tossing The Ninja through the front window of the Inn, much to his dismay
580 With as much dignity as he could muster, he got up and looked around at
581 one of the members of the group running downstairs, saying something about
582 Cardinal Rickyloo and alcohol.
583 "Tally ho(e)! ", Morby cried as he chased after him.
584 Seeing the ants crowded in small combat spaces stopped Morby in his tracks.
585 Never being a great fighter anyway, he prefered to live of his intelligence,
586 charm,wit and others peoples charity and pity. Morby just motioned the others
587 after him to go down first. Luck and good friends being what they are,
588 Pheric and the others grabed him by the arms and legs and on the count of
589 three, tossed him into the fray.
590 " I like my friends..."
591 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
592 THIS IS THE MAN IN GRAY
593 And all you guys RULE!!
594
595 EXIT
596
597 ****************************************
598 STARTING TO GET VERY ANGRY AT THE
599 MULTITUDE OF ANTS ATTACKING THE PEOPLE AROUND THEMSELVES, THE WARRIOR SHIETHES
600 HIS SWORD AND SAYS "POWERS OF FIGHTING...STRIKE WITH LIGHTNING!!!" AND THUS,
601 A BURST OF 11 LIGHTNING BOLTS STRUCK THE
602 ENTIRE MASS OF ANTS AND GAVE THEM QUITE A SHOCK!!! STUNN
ED FOR A FEW MINUTES...
603 THE POPULATION OF ANTS AMAZINGLY DECREASED IN NUMBER AND THEN STARTED FIGHTING
604 AGAIN. THEN THE WARRIOR STARTED FLYING OVER THE MASS AND JUST HACKED AT WHATEVER
605 ANT HE COULD REACH WITH HIS SWORD. MAKING HIS WAY OVER TO LORD MORBY, HE HACKS
606 AND LANDS NEXT TO HIM PREPARED TO FIGHT AGAIN.
607 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
608 pheric,by morby, the warrior, and others he was notable to get a good glimpse
609 at formed a small wedge of experienced, angry men attacking large ants in an
610 attaemp to save the beloved inn.now that the ants were severely decimated
611 the fighting ants became less and an occasional worker ant would attempt to
612 block them off, but they were easily cut down.
613 since the remaining warrior ants had instincts that would not allow them to
614 retreat(or surrender) the men were forced to kill all.the only way they could
615 survive was to make their way to the queen ant afte they delt with the remaining
616 fighters here.there would probably more warrir ants in the nests but would not
617 attack because they had to guard the nest.pheric estimated that there were
618 about 30 warrior ants left..........
619 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pheric ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------ ~~~~~~~~
620 CISTOP MIKEY: WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN IT PRINTS OUT FILE UNSAFE????
621 HIHAT WAS A TEST OK??
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623 PAM, where are you? Denise? anyone? --Aaron
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