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22 The Crimson Blues
23 HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
24 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The Young Master West Episode III
25 ...new faces and a chance to rest...
26 Upon my entrance only a few eyes turned my way as a man by the hearth
27 raised his voice as he stood.
28 "All rise as we give tribute to our unthanked friends!" At that, he and
29 all the others turned my way.
30 Shortly, as blush came over my face, I realized that they were not looking
31 at me, but at the man that was passing by me as he came out from behind the
32 counter of The INN. The impression he gave as he passed by me was that he
33 weilded far more power than any but a few of these patrons had ever conceived.
34 Yes, he was special to them all. I guessed that this must be the Innkeeper
35 himself by the looks of the slightly soiled white band of cloth about his
36 waist, now his band of office.
37 I didn't know very many men that were much older than my brother, except
38 my father and my instructors, but from what I was able to learn from them--
39 what they taught me as well as what they didn't know they taught me, I could
40 just tell that the smile on the Innkeepers face was for the benifit of the
41 others, and was an attempt on his part.
42 By the time the Innkeeper had made it to where he could feel the warmth of
43 the fire, his smile had changed from an attempt to a pure reaction for the
44 close friends at the head tables had out-numbered his expectation. For that
45 matter, The INN was almost the fullest it had been in a long while.
46 The young Master West did not really recognizeany of these people, but it
47 was very obvious that the rest knew each other as compliments and comments
48 were being exchanged by some that are known as Bard, the Piper, some that
49 called themselves 'The New Creators' and , yes, even Pam had managed to stay
50 with the crowd although a bit reserved now by her embarassment of her last bold
51 statement. (No, under the conditions, I wouldn't call it an 'outbreak')
52 The atmosphere had truly lifted in the short time since he had opened that
53 door. Now he felt that he could rest unnoticed for a while until he was able to
54 make his way to the one person he had recognized and ask him for direction in
55 solitude.
56 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->Sondargaard 1241 Hrs 14 Dec 84
57 one of 'The New Creators' (by poetic license)
58 <Sorry this one took a while, I forgot all about it...>
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60 ****************************************
61
62 For many centuries man has been visited by alien spaceships.
63 Some humans have been taken to a distant galexy these aliens call
64
65
66 ANELLIGON.
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68 ****************************************
69 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
70 Piper, L'homme, Bard, and all else involved in Ruby Valley story: Please finish. I, unfortunately, have been very
71 busy of late and unable to get on to BW. Since I do not expect things to improve soon (I may not make it to PorSFis
72 after all), please go on and conclude the story in any way you see fit.
73 Thank you very much,
74 An ever-busy Milchar.
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77 NET 1: Fred is an experimental prototype, therefore is entitled to make
78 mistakes (as I am entitled).
79 The winds buffeted my therm suit as I hiked towards the wreckage. I had
80 only travelled half of the way when I heard a signal from Fred. "Beeeeeep.
81 Farley?"
82 "Yeah, Fred, what is it?", I asked. Hmmm. Maybe I could test the XD-40 on
83 that tree over there...
84 "I, er, made a mistake. That helicopter is carrying an ELT, not a coded
85 signaller. Wait. The ELT has been switched off."
86 I listened to Fred through the chronocom as I took aim at the short pine.
87 "Any other activity, Fred?"
88 "No. Shall I continue scanning?"
89 I thumbed the button that the manual had named, "Thermonic exicter". Instantly,
90 the tree was aflame. "Yes, keep scanning, but don't tell me about the huge
91 heat source near my position."
92 "There's a... what? You don't want to know about it?"
93 "Forget it, I started it. No activity at all? No reason for me to continue?"
94 "Scanning full 360... no, none."
95 "I'm comin' back. Look for a good place to stay in the book, time to hit the
96 sack for awhile."
97 I started back. Suddenly, a thought came to me. Turning around, I aimed again
98 at the tree. This time, I lightly pressed the "Thermonic dampener".
99 "Smokey the Bear says, never keep a fire going..."
100 #$##$##$##$##$##$##$###$##$##$##$##$# Farley #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$#
101 Help! Somehow I don't think that saying "and then they all woke up" is the
102 right way to end the adventure....
103 Hey! Don't I still have the "Phoenix Egg" (or whatever it is) in a
104 Stasis Box in my pack? Maybe it would help.
105 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
106 <+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+<+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+>
107 I just saw DUNE. When I left the theator I couldient help but notice
108 the line ov about 300 to see the next showing.Wow. It allmose makes the
109 7 1/2 hrs we wated for it worth while.
110 Insidently(sp,it's late) by 10:00 am their were people (outher than me
111 and a few fellow diehards) starting to line up. Two of them got jobs with
112 the theator on the spot! Just for deing in the right place at the right
113 time. Life aint fair.
114 Well, If any of you have seen the fillm and have any thoughts about let
115 me know(i have a few complaints but all in all it was worth 2 bucks.).
116
117 ASP.
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120 Petrov: That's the best writing I've ever seen you do. Either
121 Mohammed has reclaimed his character or your writing has
122 improved tremendously. Whatever the case, your entry was
123 excellent. I was very impressed.
124
125 I'm tempted to jump into one of the adventures but I've just
126 taken a temporary job working with the Childrens Services
127 Division. My time and emotional energy are so wrapped up in
128 dealing with rapists, child molestors, and abused kids that
129 I haven't much energy left for Backwater.
130
131 I was considering opening a topic for debate but the quality
132 of the fiction is so good I can't bring myself to break the
133 flow. I think Backwater has entered another of those periods
134 when the quality of the contributions is outstanding. Keep up
135 the good work. I only wish I had the emotional energy to
136 join you.
137
138 Grand D.
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140
141 Is the PorFiS meeting this saturday?
142 ------------------------------------
143 {c}{c}{c}{Tammy}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c]{ just trying to find a friend }{{}}{c]{c]{c[]}c
144 Tammy:
145 Don't put yourself down. You're not giving yourself a chance. Put
146 something up and let us be the judge. Don't let a few negative comments
147 deter you. There are some here who get their jollies by cutting others
148 down. The only way you will learn and grow is by taking risks. Go for it,
149 you might astonish yourself by what you can achieve.
150 Dr. Frankenstupe
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153 Tammy: Please reconsider, I for one would like to see your story,
154 from what I've seen of your input so far, it has been quite good.
155 You may be feeling down right now, but writting something can help
156 to make you feel better. And if you get some praise, just think
157 how good it will make you feel. So please do write something, I
158 would very much like to see it.
159 *************************** CISTOP MIKEY ****************************
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162 The Innkeeper looked around the Inn one last time. Where could she
163 have gotten to? What could I have done to chase her off? She's no
164 place to be found. Not in the back room, not hiding in a corner,
165 no place. Pam, what happened? Where are you? Sigh....
166 Dejected, the Innkeeper stepped out of the dark curtained room he
167 had been checking. He spotted a small figure hunched in the far
168 corner of the Inn. Moving over to see if it might be Pam, he found
169 it to not be Pam, but recent new customer he had seen hidding for
170 sometime in the shadows. Tammy I believe her name was. She seemed
171 to be a bit saddened over something, in fact the redness about her
172 eyes was probably due to crying. "Excuse me, I couldn't help noticing
173 how sad you look. Would you like to talk about it? Sometimes it can
174 help. Besides, I could use someone to talk to since Pam seems to
175 have disappeared on me again. Maybe between the two of us we can think
176 of something to cheer each other up." The Innkeeper settled down
177 in the ricketty old chair (Blast! where is Pam to keep these things
178 in order!) heaving a long sigh, he turned to look expectantly at Tammy.
179 ######################### The Innkeeper #############################
180
181 *******************************************************************
182 Tammy: I notice that you seem to be having a bit of trouble with your
183 border. ('[' instead of '{' ect.) You might try the following
184 to make it a little easyer:
185
186 enter all the same character like periods
187 ..........
188 then change them with the change command to {c}
189 ch /./{c}/
190 this is what most people who have fancy borders do.
191 To put your name or a special note, just mix it in with the periods
192 ......{Tammy}...{hi!}..
193 Hope this helps to make it a little easier.
194 ***************************** CISTOP MIKEY ***************************
195 040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040
196 Ahem, Net 01, have I been forgoten? Just because I won that 35 grand from you
197 at the cribbage board? Yes, I have been busy. The new job at the courthouse
198 cleaning things up at night has worked out properly, I now have full control
199 over the records. Awaiting instructiions.
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201 ----------------
202 SLIME PIT MINDS RULE THE UNIVERSE!
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204 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?//
205 Tammy:An explination is due on my part. One of my hobbies is finding out the
206 true identities of inngoers, hence the questions and such about labs. The single
207 solitary "Tammy??" at the bottom of a message would have ment something to you
208 had you lived in Sunnyvale Ca. during the 3 weeks I was there. By all means,
209 write something here!
210 Leonard:I think we have a new Net canidate, I will discuss it with you at
211 PorSFiS tomorrow. Oh yes, I am bringing somebody, Al Ryders wife Kaye.
212 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?`? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/MiG?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
213 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->Sondargaard (<---look)
214 Remember me? Some people haven't but I hope you have, Tammy.
215 I'm the one that told you a while back: ... Do It! You have nothing to
216 lose but you inhaibitions! (sp?)
217 I meant that then and I mean it now! For goodness sakes, go ahead and post
218 it! Look at me- I don't put in 'real' entries that frequently, but it
219 makes me feel great when I do. I'm constantly wondering ' what's that
220 little West boy going to do next?' (Wow! Did I just jump on a badwogon?)
221 On a serious note... when you say 'I have a story, but it's not good enough so
222 I won't put it on' is just like saying to us 'I have a secret, but I'm
223 not going to tell' Oooooooo! Stop that! We want to read it, and besides, I
224 think it will be great if you will give it half the effort you have given
225 you 'bedtime for Tammy' stories. Reconsider and join in.
226 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->Sondargaard 0305 Hrs 15 Dec 84
227 Prometheus: A) I hope i didn't make your next move too simple...
228 B) The Revolving Key needs to 'take a shape'
229 C) You've dissappeared, where have you gone?
230 To another country that doesn't believe in phones I'll bet.
231 MiG: Have you two been looking for me? I may be hard to pin down, but a
232 select few *do* know who I am when you might ask, but not many...
233 Even the Indians don't know me yet (That goes for mngmt as well)
234 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->SXndXrgXXrd --->CRYPTAC
235
236 -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
237 Gee, CISTOP, that really helps using the CHange command for the border!
238 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
239 I don't know what to do so I will just put EX-Net
240 'agents' -- new members of 'U.N.I.T., U.S.A.'
241 Det. W. Rosewwod and Det. Sgt. Taggart on another
242 case for awhile and give the kid some more headaches
243 for his pondering. In other words -- LIMBO TIME!
244 _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- abacab _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
245
246 *-^-**-^-**-^-**-^-**-^-**-^-**-^-**-^-**-^-**-^-**-^-**-^-**-^-*=
247 yes, yes it does work very well indeed...my appreciation Cistop Mikey
248 "R"
249 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
250 Tumbling slowly in the absence of gravity, wings awry, the pegasus came
251 awake with a scream of pain and terror. The reflexive stroke of her wings took
252 her away from a winged orange and black terror, fangs and cloaws and a lust to
253 kill wrapped up in a body of nearly her own weight. The carnivore had much
254 shorter wings (not needing to support it's body weight against the pull of
255 gravity. The stroke of the pegasus' wings brough a flash of agony to her
256 side as the pull opened a great slash the carnivore had torn in her side. A
257 quick glance around reassured the pegasus that she faced only one attacker --
258 it seemed to be a solitary hunter like the jungle tiger. It gathered itself,
259 bunched its muscles, and launched itself at her with outstretched claws.
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262 I opened my eyes. It was hard to focus for a while, but soon things didn't
263 look as fuzzy. I was in a room, obviously some motel from the look of the
264 towels imprinted with "Holiday Inn". Thinking harder, I remembered that I had
265 checked in late last night. I slowly rose, shaking the sleep from my head.
266 After a brief shower and a change of clothes, I was ready to hit the road
267 again. I hoped to find some sort of trail to follow. I decided to forget
268 about the cat... looking at his picture, he didn't look as if he could be a
269 threat to anyone, unless he unleashed his fleas.
270 That left this other guy... 'Brother Joshua'. No, wait, just 'Joshua'. Better
271 leave off the 'Brother' part until I knew just how he felt about my employers.
272 I still didn't know if he was a runaway or had just wandered off from his
273 friends. Maybe a trace on his past would help.
274 I locked the room behind me and gave the key to the main office. Fred had
275 parked himself near the swimming pool, probably to do some "observations".
276 John, I'll get you for this screwed-up computer car of yours.
277 "Hello, Fred. What can you find out about Joshua? Anything at all. We're
278 out of leads."
279 Fred was quiet for some time, so I got in and began to find some place to eat.
280 "Nothing at all, Farley. There's no record of him."
281 "Nothing? Are you sure? You goofed up on the ELT. Try again."
282 "Still nothing. Hey, put his picture to my screen and I'll try to match it."
283 I held up the photo to the CRT, feeling acutely foolish.
284 "Give me some time, Farley. There's a lot of pictures I'm going to have to
285 sift through."
286 "Ok, you do that while I'm eating." I dialed a combination on the keypad and
287 the CRT revolved back into hiding. I pulled into a Burger King and ordered.
288 Driving off, I began to eat. Fred still hadn't finished, so I pulled into a
289 parking lot to finish eating.
290 "Farley, I've got something. This Joshua person has a strange past. I keep
291 running into a three-letter combiniation in his file."
292 "So, what is it?"
293 "PIV. I keep finding PIV. Mean anything to you?"
294 "No... Run a check on that too, will you? Run a battery of decryption programs
295 and try to crack it. Anything else?"
296 "Yes, an address in Portland. Shall we drive there?"
297 "You work on PIV, I'll drive."
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299 -------------------------------------------------------------
300 Merry Christmas! Ooops, I am a bit early.
301 Only 8.25 shopping days till Christmas.
302 Have you gotten your loved one that special something yet?
303 ---------------------------- Ho Ho Ho -----------------------
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305 ##########################################################################
306 MIG: IT'S NICE THAT YOU'VE GOT IT FIGURED OUT WHO WE ALL ARE. WHEN ARE
307 YOU GOING TO SHOW US YOUR LIST OF WHO'S WHO? MAX
308 ##########################################################################
309 First time user on this system. Looking foor someone who also wants to
310 improve skills on an epson px/8.
311
312 ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((())))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
313 (The following is an unpaid political announcement. Campaign speech for
314 treasurer in 5th grade class, 1969.)
315 Fellow Students and Teachers:
316 I want to outline my campaign platform. First of all, I am in favor of a
317 two-party system.... one on Friday night and one of Saturday night.
318 In addition, I am very good at multiplication.
319 I pledge my efforts in working toward fiscal responsibility, a balanced
320 budget, a reduction in taxes, truth in lending, and the elimination of the
321 gold drain.
322 I dedicate myself to the opposition of high interest rates, galloping
323 inflation, and the exploitation of child labor.
324 It is NOT my intention to criticize my opponents but... we must examine
325 the record.
326 Do you want a treasurer who would try to fix the gold drain with Liquid
327 Plumber?
328 Could you support a candidate who would try to stop oil depletion by
329 cutting of its ALLOWANCE?
330 Will you vote for a treasurer who thinks a bad check is an Evil Eastern
331 European? Of course not!
332 And in conclusion, I promise that if elected, I will treat your money as
333 if it were my very own. Thank you.
334 ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((())))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
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339 From Prometheus; Bedridden
340 I admit it, I am finally in bed after a lot of insisting by freinds. It seems I am in the least bit ill. I will endeavor to
341 make the best of it though. I will muddle through somehow, and being waited on hand and foot will help a bit.
342
343 Man in Gray; Helga and Shiela were in the mood to thank you when they got up, I don't know how long it will tqake for that
344 stuff to wear off, but I would not want to be around when they come to their senses.
345 Now here's a wild thought, maybe they really did enjoy all those 64 games after all...
346
347 Sondargaard; The Revolving Key might simply be an stimulating exercise for our minds to dabble in. Sharpening processes of
348 deduction, and as you have found, altering previous assumations. I am infull favor of this latest turn of events.
349 About the Latest Parcell, I have been checking up on your progress for quite some time, and I have discovered no note. I
350 might have missed the blasted thing, so I will check again as soon as I get out of this Deathbed they have me in.
351
352 Kathy; I guess I am supposed to refer to you in lower case from now on, but I am not sure, so I will not dispense with using
353 the uppper case denotation on you name.
354 I challenged you to a game of pente some time ago, and received no reply. My way of dealing with this was to go 'Boo Hoo'.
355 That is what you missed, not much was it? Anyway, what about pente at the next PorSFiS?
356
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358
359 Omega slipped the pistol into the creaky leather holster after feeling it's weight. Getting adjusted to the pistol.
360 He placed the pith helmet on his matted down hair, matted by the sweat and dampness of Louisiana bayous. He slid the helmet
361 strap around his chin and lifted one wet boot out of the murky swamp Omega was using for ground.
362
363 All of his clothing was wearing away, rips had formed along his shirt from where the branches had slashed him. Punishing him
364 for not carefully sweeping them aside.
365
366 His canvas backpack with all of his provisios was getting stained with the all the concoctions finding their way in and out
367 of his single pot.
368
369 Lifting boot after boot, step after step, Omega waded through deeper water every meter. Finally with murky scum coated water
370 engulfing him to his neck, the water stopped rising.
371
372 Omega dared not go further in this area, he looked up at where the sun should have been. All that was there were tall moss
373 covered trees, rotting with dry rot. Omega followed their lengths down to the ground.
374 The devil's vines were wrapped around the trees at their large roots. Smaller vines and brambles found home there.
375 Many briar patches seemed to form the only land for kilometers around. The moss collected on them and after twelve or so
376 years silt and mud would attatch themselves to the submerged roots. Forming ground after a few years.
377
378 Omega checked his wrist chronometer, it said he was at a heading of 234 mark 15 and it was just past twilight. Night was on
379 the aproach, and Omega ought to make camp before the night came, before the animals awoke.
380
381 Omega selected the thickest trunk he could find, and dragged his sopping wet self onto the mossy ground. Pulling with effort
382 Omega arrived on top of the floating island of moss.
383 This one was stable and large. Briar patches had made a small hutch for him. The moss was not even infested with that many
384 mosquitos, and all the mosquitos in this season seemed to be males anyway.
385
386 Males still drained their portion of your blood but they did not poison you with the venom that itches your skin, and smears
387 it red.
388 Dripping the flamatory fire starter he had bought at the caygen store, he staked some briar sticks on t and lit it all with
389 a single match. Soon a fire was blazing red, licking at the tree tops for there was no sky.
390
391 As Omega sat and watched his fire scare swamp animals, he thought about the moss, how it did not burn but simply stiffened
392 against the roaring flames.
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395 UPI UPI UPI UPI UPI UPI UPI UPI UPI UPI UPI UPI UPI UPI UPI UPI UPI UPI UPI
396
397 The Cast of NET by Bob Woodward (part 4 in a 7 part series)
398
399 Our story continues with NET agents L'homme and Gaudy Minsky barely
400 escaping with their lives from the RAINdeer commune, after completing what
401 they considered a successful mission. Rajneesh Dangerfield was dead, or so
402 they thought. In actuality, Dangerfield, who was a big fan of World War II
403 movies, a love for which which predated his involvement with Hollywood drug
404 addicts, stole the plot from a movie entitled, "The Eagle Has Landed", and
405 hired Guy Pinkly, an out-of-work Portland actor, who shared an uncanny
406 likeness to the guru.
407
408 Poor Guy, it turns out, was the victim of the NET assassin's bullet,
409 a fact that eluded NET intelligence, until Ma Prem Rivers told the world
410 of the diabolical plot against her beloved leader. The effect on NET was
411 crushing, and the once famous group of super spies, who were credited with
412 the defeat of Leroy McKane, a man who needs no formal introduction, fell
413 into disarray. One member of the elite group, a man known to the outside
414 world as Joshua, was captured by the Eastern Oregon cult, and presumed
415 killed.
416
417 Recent intelligence paints a different picture though. According to
418 one of my closest sources, who in this series of articles will be called
419 Abysmal Gullet, rumors exist that Joshua may still be alive. If these
420 rumors are true, there is little doubt that NET will regroup, if only to
421 rescue their colleague from whatever trouble he may be in. Actually,
422 papers uncovered by fellow columnist Jack Anderson and his band of waste-
423 basket sniffing hound dogs claim that NET is planning more than a simple
424 rescue mission; they are re-arming and re-hiring for a full scale mission
425 against an as-yet-undetermined foe; a mission to commence as soon as the
426 true fate of Joshua is determined, and the appropriate actions taken.
427
428 Whatever the case, there is no doubt L'homme sans Parity and Gaudy
429 Minsky will be key players in future actions of NET. It is known that the
430 two were deeply affected by the supposed loss of their friend and fellow
431 agent, Joshua. L'homme was quickly ported off on another mission for a
432 separate arm of the government's intelligence family, and the whereabouts
433 of Gaudy are still unknown at this time.
434
435 Next week:At Wit's end : Leader of NET, Ian MacHinery.
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439 ______________________________________________________________________________
440 Government Accounting Service & G.S.A. Internal Memo
441
442 Dr. Ragen,
443
444 In regards to your recent letter requesting additional funding for
445 the resumption of full-scale operations of NET, and after consulting our
446 top analysts on the subject, we have agreed, in part, to your proposal.
447
448 With the cooperation of the SEC, several high yield government bonds
449 have been secured in the name of Natural Egyptian Tours, a front company for
450 NET, with all monies earned from said bonds to be deposited in a secret non-
451 Swiss bank account, accessible to any cleared agents in the employ of or
452 as acting liaison for N.E.T. aka NET.
453
454 In the meantime, while waiting for the bonds to mature, a 200 million
455 dollar stipend will be made available to N.E.T. immediately. Repayment of this
456 will be expected within 90 days of the completion of NET mission 1, as you
457 requested in your original letter.
458
459 As a stipulation of this funding, NET mission 2 will be defined by
460 our office, and we will expect your full cooperation on the matter. The
461 details of said mission will be relayed to you at later date.
462
463 We hope you find our terms acceptable. Please welcome Ian and his
464 fine staff back.
465
466 Sincerely,
467 Phil D. Coffers
468 _______________________________________________________________________________
469 Oh, so it's like that is it? We had a deal like that back in Instanbul, I never did want a peice a that one, and I
470 dont want a peice a dis one eider.
471 &'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'&'
472 {c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}
473 Thanks for all of the encouragement... I still don't know what I am going
474 to do. Sorry if my last message was a little offensive, I was really depresed
475 and I still am but... I was going to upload the story so-far but I tried a
476 little test and the first couple of characetrs were gone off each line. I'll
477 have to figure something out.
478 Cistop Mickey: thanks for the help on the boarder and, um, are you also the
479 inkeeper? If you are you were right about my red eyes, I did get the keyboard
480 a little wet.
481 My story may or may not be good enough but if I don't start now I never will
482 so I better get myself in gear and get going. A regular kick in the pants
483 is a shorter way to put it.
484 I've got my slippers and hot coco and my sweet music now, I shall try to get
485 me all back to normal in a while. After a good cry, about a week.
486 I'm realy sorry for the mess that I have caused here, this was probably a
487 very sweet system before ol blundering tammy arrived. I'll try not to keep
488 the image "I've got a secret but I'm not telling you!" thing, maybe I'll write
489 my usual "bed time for Tammy."
490 I'm feeling a lot better now, I called an old number and the guy there has
491 been really nice. I wrote my story onto his system and he said he liked it
492 a lot. I don't know if he was just being nice but he has helped a lot.
493 well, I better get going. Thanks again.
494 {c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{tammy}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{almost...}{c}{c}
495
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497 A sharp gust of wind billowed the dark cloak behind a
498 figure slowly walking down a road boarded by a dark forest.
499 Shivering, he quickly grabs at the cloak to wrap it more closly
500 about him against the chilling wind. It was hard to believe
501 that it was barely a year ago that he had first encountered Emer
502 on this very road. So much had happened since then, after only
503 a few months of a whirlwind friendship, she had disappeared once
504 again down this very same road. After that he had become
505 remorse, and his anxiety over her disappearance had turned to
506 panic. Franticly searching the countryside, he was unable to
507 find her. His remorse turned to selfpity which he tried to
508 drown in alcohol, but as always, it just floated to the surface
509 again. Finally, not able to live with himself, he saught the
510 peace and isolation of a mountain cave to try to come to grips
511 with his feelings. After a period of time he had come to accept
512 the loss, but the desire and hope remained. Now he found
513 himself heading back towards the Inn. Drawing him like a
514 magnet, he was not sure what power it had to do this to him, but
515 he accepted the direction it presented. Night came fast with
516 the approach of winter, and soon it was growing dark. A quick
517 search and Tarn found a sheltered area behind an outcroping of
518 rock. Settling down behind an old log to get out of the cold
519 bitting wind, he built a fire to try to warm his hands and feet.
520 Watching the flames lick and curl at the twigs and rotting logs
521 he had gathered, his thoughts drifted. What to do, his life had
522 been completely changed by the happenings of the past year.
523 Desires and feelings had been opened which he had not had to
524 deal with before, and now they won't go away. What to do.
525 Looking down, he found he had torn the leaf he had been toying
526 with into the shape of a heart. Yes, the feelings still remain
527 after all this time. Pulling the hood of the cloak up to cover
528 his head, he settled down to get some sleep.
529 *O* Tarn *O*
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531 RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY
532 ATTENTION ALL NET AGENTS
533 WE ARE ONCE AGAIN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH UNWANTED PUBLICITY. IF
534 THIS WAS NOT BAD ENOUGH, THEY SEEM TO THINK THAT WE ARE A _GOVERNMENT_
535 AGENCY!
536 REMEMBER, THE NET HAS ALWAYS AND WILL ALWAYS BE A PRIVATE
537 CONCERN. WE RUN GOVERNMENTS, THEY DON'T RUN US.
538 FOR THE NET
539 IAN MACHINERY
540 DIRECTOR, NORTHWEST UNITED STATES
541
542 CC ALL SUPERVISORS, FIELD AGENTS, RESERVE AGENTS
543 RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY
544 I told you I didnt tink it was on da up and up, but did you listen. I
545 dont blame ya, you're only a kid, and anyone with a quick toungue could
546 a done that. Dont worry, we'll get outa dis.
547
548 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ...
549 Bedridden! Dear me, I never would have imagined that. And you said you were
550 well. I should have believed the msg. although with MiG's pointer, I am now
551 finding it difficult to determine which fact is not. Could it be that the
552 illness that has overcome you has affected the fingers with which you hold
553 your pencil? The very fist word in what appears to be a heading to your note
554 is rather illegible to me. A new point (here): If you would like, and if she
555 concents, prehaps you could have the Lady S. or another friend become your
556 PHANTOM, either giving them instructions, or letting them try to figure out.
557 It seems that Nature has given Chronos a word to delay our being
558 mano-a-mano once again. Things have a way of working it out, I shall not worry
559 for I know we shall all meet again. Ich halte wieder.
560 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->Sondargaard 0343 Hrs 16 Dec 84
561
562 #######################################
563 ######################################
564 Don' forget ???? How could you know I haven't told you yet....................
565
566 GROUP du JOUR
567 DEC 21 st
568 8:30 pm
569 East Avenue Tavern
570 Special guest :::::
571 GLEN MOORE
572
573
574 BE THERE
575
576 ALOHA
577 ***************************************
578
579 <<<<< >>>>>
580 As I was reading the early edition of the Sunday paper an article caught
581 my eye. The interesting point concerned the fact that the building code is
582 being used as a political tool in eastern Oregon. My surprise was that it
583 made me remember that I live in one of the few classes of permanent dwelling,
584 where one has the freedom to create a personal living space, without the
585 interference of building codes and their enforcement. Perhaps it is one of
586 the factors that drew me to dwell among these last bastions of freedom!
587 <<<<< captn' barefoot >>>>>
588
589
590 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (local band, isn't it?)
591 Is GROUP du JOUR still comprised of Daniel C., and Bo & Paul P.?
592 I have a copy of the tape they released called 'TRIPLE ENTENDRE'
593 I didn't like it when I bought it, but maybe I'll dig it out and give it
594 another try... Do they have another set of songs to release?
595 If anyone is interested, you can get a copy at the 'Time Out to Relax' store
596 at the Yamhill Marketplace. It's a GREAT store!
597 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->Sondargaard
598 ^ oh, to be a DB writer... --->S
599 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OHHHHHHHHH OHHHHHHH OHHHHHH OHHHHH OHHHH OHHHHOHHH
600
601
602 AH, SONDARGAARD? UH, NO ONE WRITES ON DISK B WHEN DISK A IS FULL AND WILL BE
603 GONE FOREVER BY MORNING. IT IS DEPRESSING IN THE EXTREME YOU KNOW, WHEN THREE
604 HOURS LATER, YOU WORDS ARE RE-FORMATTED TO A BLANK DISK.
605 SIMPLY ISN'7T THE THING MOST PEOPLE LIKE TO THINK OF WHEN THEY RISE SOLMNLY TO
606 START THE WINTERY, COLD DAY.
607
608 Words To The wise
609 ` -----------------
610 Wordr To The Wiwe
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