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22 James walked up the winding stairs, slowly, cautiously. The door at the top was guarded. The guard took one look at
23 him and his sword and didn't waste any time. James ducked under the swing and lashed out with his own blade. The guard
24 fell to the floor in two pieces and died silently. The door was securely locked but he walked through it like it
25 wasn't.
26 It was a bedroom, elegantly made up in fine linens. Crimson was the predominant color, which didn't surprise him
27 much. The man who lived here was warped, not to mention slightly effeminate. There was a large four-poster bed in the
28 middle of the room. He went over and saw that Tariya lay in it, unmoving. Was this guy a necrophile? After an anxious
29 moment James saw the gentle rise and fall of her chest. Just unconcious. She was dressed in a semitransparent
30 nightgown that left little to the imagination and a soft glow surrounded her. He reached out to touch her and jerked
31 his hand back. A force field. It was like grabbing a live wire.
32 Suddenly a strange fog decended over his mind. This time he knew what it was immediately. Before he could turn,
33 though, he was paralyzed by a huge slashing pain in his back. The sword fell from nerveless fingers and vanished. He
34 fell to his knees, head spinning. He didn't know what happened, but it hurt Godawful bad. His left arm was useless.
35 From an immense distance a hateful voice spoke, "So it is you. I had a hunch. You are extremely resilient."
36 James managed to turn and face the Commander, collapsing against the side of the bed. He was dressed in a crimson
37 robe and held a long, thin rapier. It was soaked with blood and James could guess whose. How long before he passed
38 out? Not long, he was sure. "What... what did you do to me?"
39 "I should think that's obvious. I have just killed you again. And this time I shall see that the job is done
40 right."
41 His mind fumbled, trying to think of something. The Commander continued, "Of course, I had to neutralize your
42 formidable abilities first. A simple mindcloud, but very effective. I'M constantly amazed at how far a little magic
43 goes."
44 He couldn't let this animal win. The sword was well beyond his mental grasp in his current state. He had one
45 alternative but he had to keep the sonofabitch too busy to notice until too late. "Isn't it. You seem to... know quite
46 a bit of magic. You're very... good." His voice was weak and shaky.
47 The man smiled and lowered his sword a little. "Yes, I am, aren't I? When I was very young I was a wizard's
48 apprentice. He taught me quite a bit before a got bored and killed him."
49 An egomaniac. Good. James' hand reached slowly, inconspicously, toward his right boot. "You kill a... lot, too. I
50 came across... some of your... handiwork yesterday."
51 "Just some dissidents. Those who wouldn't obey me as I like to be obeyed. I made quite a show of them for the rest.
52 The girl resisted my advances most vehemently and will be joining them later today. Perhaps I shall hang your remains
53 beside her. But enough talk. I am a cautious man, and I believe I should finish you as quickly as I can." He raised
54 the sword again and advanced on James.
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56 """"""""""""""""""SOLI
57 Pen Name: You are a liar and a scoundrel, not to mention a poor agumentator
58 assisted by the fact that your pride is blown out of proportion, revealed by
59 your lies as to your actual self. I have found out about you, you try and hide
60 behind your cloak of friendly disdain, but I know you.
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62 Your stories suck too
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65 I shot a query into the net.
66 haven't got an answer yet,
67 ut seven people gave me hell
68 nd said I ought to learn to spell;
69
70 posted message called me rotten
71 r ignoring mail I'd never gotten;
72 An angry message asked me, Please
73 Don't send such drivel overseas;
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75 A lawyer sent me private mail
76 And swore he'd slap my ass in jail --
77 I'd mentioned Un*x in my gem
78 And failed to add the T and M;
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80 One netter thought it was a hoax:
81 "Hereafter, post to net dot jokes!";
82 other called my grammar vile
83 And criticized my writing style.
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85 Each day I scan each Subject line
86 In hopes the topic will be mine;
87 I shot a query into the net.
88 I haven't got an answer yet ...
89
90 sorry, got my delays wrong, will do better next time. Any one out there know
91 what the correct delays are (in miliseconds) for newline and intercharacter?
92 _{m}_
93 no.
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95 (((*)))
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97 where have i seen that one before?
98 *************************************************kathyD****************
99 I dont know but it looks familiar. Hi KathyD! Are you going to
100 continue your story?
101 {c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{tam}{c}{c}{c}{getting warmer, shucks!}{c}{c}
102 """"""""""""""""""
103 To quote Marvin The Parinoid (if I mis-spell anything, too bad) Android;
104 "...just when you think life can't possibly get any worse it suddenly does."
105 Quoted without permision from The Hitchhiker's Trilogy. I hope everyone has
106 a better day than I'm having right now, which shouldn't be too difficult.
107 """"""""""""""""""A down and out SOLI
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109 To person asking above: there is no interchacter delay needed here, unless
110 you have a poor modem in which it is best to wait for the character to be
111 echoed before sending the next one. Best new line delay is 2 sec, though
112 you can get away with one sec if you do a BOT before ENTER.
113 Also, it might be noted that downloads from CIS, and NET and other systems/
114 networks are usually frowned on here as they are generally available elsewhere
115 (after all, you downloaded them), and space here is at a premium, we prefer
116 original stuff, not recopies from elsewhere. Thank you.
117 ########### ME #####################################################
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119 ***********************************************************
120 Now that says something about the writing here doesn't it?
121 If it is good, it must be copied. But, then I guess that
122 is one thing BW does offer, a place for would be writers
123 to flex their mussles.
124 Tammy: Warmer that what? I like the snow, yes, but I like
125 summer even more. Oh well...
126 *************************** CM ****************************
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128 Drat! 46 degrees, and the snow is
129 going to slush!
130 ..........Entropy.....................
131 ___________________________JD 2226403.2818_________________________________
132 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
133 just a few comments from a guy who uses no caps:
134 kathy d: hi, girl. i know you from the bucket. indeed, continue your
135 story, please, please.
136 sayer of evil things about pen name:
137 lighten up dude!!!how can you be so hot when it is so cold outside? (but
138 getting warmer i guess)
139 soli: i think that the 4 book 'trilogy' is also THE greatest science
140 /humor/commentary/wit i seen in a long while!! long live douglas adams!!!!
141 all contributers (presently, not me!):
142 keep it up, there has been at least a couple of good things up since t-day.
143 defender of the faith,
144 all i want is a pepsi,
145 i remain, jcp1
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148 SOLI: What, praytell, have I done to deserve all of this? Kindly tell me how
149 I have offended, for it was not my purpose to. Or is this a shot-in-the-dark
150 to test verbosity? Wondering...
151
152 I'm glad for myself if you don't like my stories; because this world works
153 often in opposites and that can only mean that someone else does.
154 Shocked and bewildered, PEN NAME
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156 TRIPPING ON BOOKS by Clark
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158 Page one...
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160 Civil strife ended with the Am-Euro Federal
161 Act of 1997. In actuality, the Act legalized total
162 police suppression of any action deemed harmful to
163 the continued growth of the State. Unlicensed
164 gatherings of more than 30 persons was considered
165 an act of civil insurrection. The ranks of the police
166 grew. Additional manpower had to be used to quell
167 the uneasiness of the public directly following the
168 inception of the new act. It was into this Hellish
169 situation George Gratis found himself. The former 80's
170 militant, now 37 year-old college professor, took on
171 the state, fighting for liberty and dignity against the
172 powers-that-be.
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174 "Wow...What would I do in a situation like that? It's George against
175 the world." Tim Gray set his new science fiction book down on the coffee
176 table. Tim had just purchased "George's War" yesterday at the university book
177 store. Tim was a student studying marketing, a subject he enjoyed very much.
178 His first love would always be science fiction though. He also was a great fan
179 of the every-man story, where an ordinary person overcomes great obstacles
180 by conquering the evil overseers who would usurp freedom. "George's War"
181 was just such a story.
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183 Page two...
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185 George's position in the education field made him a natural
186 enemy of the State. The men who ran things now were fully
187 aware of the dangers a well-educated man who knew the
188 dangers of a police state could present. Students at the
189 university listened to and respected George's opinion. They
190 liked him for what he had stood for in the troubled times of
191 the eighties. They liked what he was saying now. He had
192 always been an enigma to the government. While he
193 espoused the virtues of a strong central government as a
194 unifying force for the State, his arguments were always
195 tempered by warnings about power corrupting. Even
196 stronger than his feelings about a solid State were his
197 beliefs in personal freedoms and the pursuits of individual
198 choice.
199
200 Looking up at the clock on the wall of his one-room student housing
201 sleeper, Tim realized he was late for class. "Three Dimensional
202 Marketing Strategies for Suburban Penetration." Not a required class, but Tim
203 felt it was important none-the-less. He was a pretty good student who was
204 rarely late for classes, especially those directly in his major. Grabbing his
205 school books and his copy of "George's War", Tim quickly left the sleeper
206 and made his way to class.
207 The marketing prof. was himself not in class yet, so Tim got out his
208 new book and continued reading.
209
210 <To be continued>
211
212 TRIPPING ON BOOKS
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215 """"""""""""""""""
216 Pen Name: It took me awhile to figure out what you were refering to. The
217 lines from 57 and down are not mine. You have done nothing to offend me. In
218 fact, *I* rather enjoyed your story (as well as watching you do battle with
219 our "friend" ANDY). If my name is placed at the end of my boarder, it is also
220 the end of my entry at that time. I don't know who posted the lines below my
221 ending boarder at line 56. I wish others here used starting boarders as well
222 as ending ones as they tend to limit such confusion. This is twice this week
223 that I have been confused for someone else. Well, I've used up enough of the
224 limited space here, so for now I shall depart. Hope this clears things up.
225 """"""""""""""""""A sleepy SOLI
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Bard looked at the monitors into the staterooms. Piper seemed to
228
be resting fittfully while Emu and Tayree worked on his wounds. Trainor
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was asleep in his room, with a curious look upon his face. Bard thought
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that it must be a strange dream, not knowing that Trainor wasn't dreaming
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at all. Then he looked at the woman who called herself Aedem. Standing in
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the hallway alone, she also had her eyes closed, concentrating on the
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invisible and inaudible conversation that she and Trainor were very
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involved in. Turning back to Cragmore, Bard started to explain his theory.
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"Cragmore, we've already found out that our new arrival comes from
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a time frame that seems to move in the reverse of ours. Given that,
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reverse her name, and you get a possible clue as to who she is and what
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may have been the circumstances of her exile."
239
Trying the suggestion, Cragmore voiced the name "madea ... medae,
240
... Medea! Are you saying that she's the analog of the witch Medea?"
241
"I'm not saying anything, because I'm not sure. Yet. But the more
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I think about it, the better it fits. Try her husband's name, and the
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king's name."
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"Nosaj, ... Jason, and Noerc, ... Creon. Jason of the Argonuats,
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and King Creon?"
246
"That's what I came up with," Bard answered. "What I'm wondering
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is what did she do in her place and time, and did she set up the ZEB effect
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on her own, or was it set up for her?"
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"And can we trust her?" Cragmore continued.
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If they had been watching the monitors, they might have seen an
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interesting sight: every twitch, blink and muscle spasm in Aedem's face was
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exactly echoed in Trainor's face. Or was Trainor the initiator of those
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movements? By looking at the two, the adventurers might have guessed that
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they were involved in a mental discussion. What even Cragmore wouldn't be
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able to discover through the psi-screens was the heated debate going on
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between Trainor and Aedem.
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260 sorry 'bout the upload problem: those aren't wasted lines, just wasted
261 linefeeds. Mikey, am I correct in assuming that I don't need to send
262 BWMS an lf, or do I have a problem with my uploader?
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265 ma80
266 Lennerd: When you upload, please set the margin first. You waste precious space, and this is coveted
267 by us old timers. You have far enough experience
268 to know better than to waste space, Leonard Ericksen. Make note of this befor you upload again.
269 BACKWATCHER
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271 SOLI: Thanx for clearing all that up. I didn't think there was a problem...
272 *IMPOSTER/POSER*: Identify yourself! Don't slink around other peoples borders
273 like a frightened Lemming! Stand and deliver! Take warning; anon draws no
274 quarter from Backwater!!!
275 PEN NAME
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290 Phantom 429
291 by
292 John Silverman
293 (Conclusion)
294
295 I opened my eyes and saw only fuzzy whiteness. Was this the waiting room to Hell or what? I tried to move my head
296 but something restricted my movements. I felt curiously light. And numb.
297 Something moved into my field of vision and my eyes focused on it. My mouth tried to move and a rough parody of a
298 voice croaked out. "Jen-Jennifer? Are you dead too?"
299 She smiled, a little sadly. "No, I'm not dead. And neither are you, though you came close to it. Don't try to
300 talk. You have pneumonia and an inflamed trachea. Not to mention a broken leg."
301 I was able to look down enough to see my right leg in a huge cast held suspended in a traction rig. There were two
302 steel pins through the cast halfway between the knee and ankle. I put my head back trying to make sense of it all.
303 Though it hurt, I spoke again. "Tell... me. What happened?"
304 She frowned and put a finger to my lips. She said sternly, "I'll tell you what I know if you promise to keep your
305 mouth shut. Deal?" I nodded quietly. Then she started her story.
306 She had been driving in a dream. Roy was back, and calling to her. Suddenly the spell broke, and she found herself
307 on the 205 bridge, heading straight for the railing. She screamed and twisted the wheel. The car skidded, and slammed
308 intp the barrier sideways before stopping. She got out in the rain shakily and saw that the concrete had been cracked.
309 She had almost gone through it. She sat there in a daze until a pickup stopped to see what happened. The driver was a
310 ham and used one of those 2-meter talkies to call for the police. She told them she had lost control in the rain. They
311 took her home where she could have a breakdown in peace. She tried to call me but my phone was off the hook. She called
312 my parent's house next and my youngest brother answered, telling her I was in the hospital. He gave her a ride over,
313 where my parents told her the rest.
314 They were shocked and confused. The cops had answered a complaint from the groundskeeper. They had found me,
315 unconcious but alive, laying on top of Roy's body. The body itself was in the same position as I had found it. They
316 wanted very much to talk to me when I was well enough.
317 She stopped because she saw the tears running down my face. She leaned down and hugged me as best she could and
318 whispered, "It's all right. It's all over." I still couldn't help it, though.
319 I keep asking myself, why was I alive? Did Roy run out of steam at the last moment? Or did he just let us go? I
320 don't think I'll ever know. Maybe someday after I'm dead, I'll ask him.
321
322 I spent six weeks getting over my pneumonia and busted leg. I used that time to think up a decent explanation for
323 why the cops found me that way. I finally decided on the truth. The judge remanded me to a mental institution for
324 observation. I knew he would, but it beat going up on charges. I left there two months later convinced that
325 psychiatrists were crazier than normal people.
326 Jennifer visited me when they would allow her. The love I thought dead returned with a vengence. We managed to
327 form a bond between us so strong I don't think anything could break it. Not even death.
328 We're living together now, in that house off Fourth Plain. Marriage is a possibility that comes up quite often
329 lately. Her mother hates me, of course, but what the heck.
330 We don't talk on the CB any more, but a lot of our friends do. Whenever we visit them we ask that it's left off
331 but usually sometime during the course of the visit it gets turned on anyway. And sometimes, if the radio is on a quiet
332 channel, my imagination plays tricks on me. Or maybe it's not my imagination. I keep thinking I hear something distant,
333 blended in with the static, and I can't help but wonder if he's still out there.
334 Waiting to try again.
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337 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
338 (I'll participate in the adventure as time permits, but I'm short of that
339 most precious commodity at the moment. Hope the pace picks up!)
340 Just a note -- leaving the evolution vs. creation out of it, it does seem
341 reasonable that we could deduce our "natural" diet by looking at our dental
342 and digestive equipment. What I see is dental equipment made to grind coarse
343 foods to a fine pulp and a fairly sophisticated processing plant. Most
344 carnivores have teeth more adapted to tearing off chunks (less chewing)
345 than ours, and simpler digestive systems. Most herbivores have similar, or
346 more robust teeth, and more complex digestive systems. The animal that is
347 most similar in digestive equipment is the pig -- a well known omnivore.
348 Granted, we can live on meat alone (if we eat the WHOLE animal UNCOOKED),
349 and certainly can live on an all-vegetable diet; however, it seems more
350 likely that we "were intended" to subsist on a mixed diet.
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353 Piper:Ignore nerdly message. It looks like things are picking up. I will
354 continue as long as others wish to. I am sure the pace will quicken once the
355 interest level picks up again.
356 Mikey:Netmail message sent. It will probably take a couple days to weave its
357 way to destination.
358 _%*#@_)*%_@)#*@)_#^*_@#)*@_)#*^@_# L'homme sans Parity %*#)_@%*@#_)%*@#_)*%*
359 Wanted: Recipe for boiled owl, grub/worm chowder. European couple will pay
360 top prices.
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362 Soli: Working on an upload program.
363 12-4-85 11:46 am
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383 Pen Name: it is not important that you know who I am now, that will come in
384 time. My time. But suffice to say that I know you. And I just feel it's about
385 someone told you to your face. You're a liar, perhaps compulsive. You pretend
386 to have friends around to compliment you, but you are in reality a lonely,
387 frustrated young man. And a fierce lack of ego causes you to lie to yourself
388 and others.
389 I'm sorry to be so blunt, but sometimes liars need to be confronted with the
390 facts, and realize that people are on to them, before they make an effort
391 (effort) to change.
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393 whatta nasty guy...
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396 TO: JOHN SILVERMEN
397 DO YOU WANT TO PLAY AD&D ON NONAME?
398 I DID NOT UNDERSTAND YOUR REQUEST PLEASE SEND BILL WHEELER E-MAIL
399 HERE, BIT BUCKET , OR NONAME THNX.
400 BILL WHEELER
401
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403 Say, doncha know hoo that nasty guy(?) is? People tend to revert to boarders
404 and give themselves away. BACKWATCHER
405 """"""""""""""""""
406 Detractor of Pen Name: I don't know what (if anything) Pen Name has done to
407 you, but since he has done nothing to me and since you have failed to make
408 clear what it is that he has supposedly done, I would like to request that you
409 post your insults somewhere more appropriate than Backwater. Perhaps N.S.I.C.
410 or some other worthy board. Since I am just a user of this system, it is not
411 really my place to make statements of this nature, but I call Backwater to
412 read stories, and forget about the problems of the day. I do not call to read
413 someones insult war against another user.
414
415 All Story Writers: Just wanted to say "Keep up the good work!" You're all
416 doing a great job.
417 """"""""""""""""""SOLI
418 Backwatcher: *I* haven't done any uploads lately... please get your facts
419 straight! If I am just checking in, I leave a border like this:
420 ___________________________JD 2446404.2752_________________________________
421 but if I'm leaving a msg a I leave a border like this:
422 ___________________Leonard_JD 2446404.2764_________________________________
423 ps. it's Leonard Erickson, not "Lennerd" and not "Ericksen". Since you
424 seem to have trouble with it, you can just use Mr. Erickson...
425 ___________________________________________________________________________
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427 Bill Wheeler: What request? I haven't sent any request to the best of my
428 knowledge. Please clarify. In fact, I haven't talked to you at all but if
429 you have recieved a message from 'me' then someone is playing games.
430 Please tell me where and when ypou recieved this request so I can find out
431 what's going on.
432 P.S. I don't have the money or really the inclination to play AD&D on
433 Noname. Sorry.
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436 Mr. Silverman: Bravo!!
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440 ZZ[D[D||||||||||||||| Lurk, lurk, lurk |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| PEN NAME (SIC)|
441 Yesser, Mister Erickson. Now I have your monniker rght. Now you learn to upload
442 right. BACKWATCHER
443 If one looked at a myat, it would seem to be a very passive
444 reature, a lurker in the dark. It would wait for its prey, no
445
matter what it might be. It was very nearly truly omnivorous,
446 and its level of activity depended upon the amount of energy it
447 ad at that moment. It could subsist on minerals, if it had to,
448
for short periods of time. However, it did prefer living flesh,
449
and would temporarily overextend itself in order to get such. It
450 d the outward appearance of a small ball when in its so called
451 "true" form, which was actually the most convenient. There
452 seemed to be no end to the shapes it could assume. It was also
453 very, very intelligent, and by our standards, utterly ruthless.
454
It and its kind first appeared in the middle ages, and were
455
the basis for the myths of strange and evil creatures, that we so
456 ten hear of today. It was, in its own way, the perfect hunter,
457 or very nearly perfect. It could sense its preys emotions and
458 could even feed off of these before it would eat the flesh of the
459
prey. This one had lain dormant for quite a while.
460 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Piotr>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
461 """"""""""""""""""A *very* sleepy SOLI
462 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
463 WHAT THE????????????????????? I AM BILL WHEELER WHO IS SAY THEY ARE ME????????????
464 NO JOHN IT IS NOT I OK????????????????
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467 Methinks times are low when a user lowers himself
468 to take the name of the system and speak with any form of
469 authority when they have no right to do so! There are
470 only two names from which I take the word here to be the
471 law. I beg your pardons miladies and lords, but that is
472 how I read the cards as they have fallen!
473 -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -JUGGLER- -+-
474 Make that three names...
475 -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -JUGGLER- -+-
476
477
478 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/MiiiiG/? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
479 Piotr? As in Shogato? As in the Unbeleiver? If it's you, c'mon, give the
480 rest of us a break out here? O.K.?
481 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/MiiiiG/? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?'?
482
483 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
484 Hartleeb! Hartleeb! Where are you! I need to speak! What is your alias! Please
485 advise at once!
486
487 A friend in needlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
488 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
489 Whoever is telling me that and doesn't have to courage to
490 face me properly. The only person I can think of is someone who tried to
491 cheat me a while ago so I did him a turn back. It seemed fair at the time, and
492 even though it might have hurt him and
493 his famly, he deserved it.
494
495 I don't care about hiim or anybody so he can just keep crying because I'm gonna
496 ignore the jerk.
497
498 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ PEN NAME \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
499
500 @*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@
501 The English language is really screwed up, as we all too well know. But today I'm
502 especially ticked off with spelling. Problem #1: no one can do it? Now does that make
503 sense, after all, isn't that what a language is for? I propose a national movement to
504 correct this problem and make the English language easier to spell. First of
505 all, we can start eliminating all the confusing spellings of words like through
506 and subtle and parallel. Rite away, we can see an imediate impruvment over the
507 old sistem.
508
509 I wud however, keep the 'e' at the end of a werd to make the vowel long. This
510 makes sens to me. But drop it off werds that don't need it. Like positive. Let's just
511 make that positiv.
512
513 Now, we can esilee see that the 'c' is useles. 'K' and 'S' do all that 'c' duz.
514 So 'c' wil be used just for the 'ch' sownd, and we kan kal it 'ch' if we want.
515
516 Also, the 'q' is a waste, sins there's nuthing that a 'kw' kan't fix wer a 'Q'
517 is now. So tu simplify matters, we kan make the 'q' take the plase of 'th'.
518 In fakt, we kud kal it 'th'.
519
520 So now, al qe werds qat used to start wiq 'th' kan now be spelled muc shorter
521 and ezier.
522
523 Qer ar many oqer sensibl canges we kud make, but qis wud sertanly be a start.
524 We kud eradikate a languaj qat is so hard to lern qat even grone ups kan't spel
525 to bete qe band.
526
527 Let's send President Reagan a mesaj abowt qis important topik, sertanly more
528 presing qan tax reform or many oqer hevily debated ishews.
529
530 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ Jus' Joshin' Thru [][][][][][
531 Axualey, I qink wey shud drop thu 'e' at thu end to mayk long vowels. A 'y'
532 afaftur a vowl meynz qe vowl iz pronownst long. Exampl: hayt = hate.
533 I qink qat wud mayk qingz eyven eyziyur. just anuqur oypinyun. Qe 'y' wud
534 hav, uv koyrs toy bey siylent, soy it
535 wud mayk sum wurdz longur.
536 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ JUust foloywing qe leyd +++++++++++++++++++++++++
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538 *IMPOSTER!*: A fine joke! Bravo, bravo!! Now you're learning how to get
539 Backwater riled!!! But, you screwed up! Know thy subjects before thou pretend
540 to be them. Most everyone knows that I would use no such language as
541 "jerk"; it's simply not my style. The lines past 496 are not mine,
542 they are a clever ploy by the IMPOSTER to secret and divert attention from
543 him/herself. Clever, but not well executed.
544 Learn your Subject!!!
545 (Afterthought: For all that all of you know, I could be the IMPOSTER and not
546 the true PEN NAME, for he/she has done so before. You'll have to draw your
547 own conclusions, or not, but if you notice details like I do, you'll quickly
548 realize who is who, and who is not. A game in fine spirit and good for the
549 reflexes, tho maybe not physical, in any case. (Such verbosity!))
550 The One, the only?, PEN NAME
551 (Hint: IMPOSTER, if you have a NEC or like, the chracter known as a "broken
552 bar" or "|" looks the same as a "backslash" or "\". Therefore, my border, the
553 "broken bar" or "|" looks like the Destroyer's, a "backslash" or "\". This
554 has caused confusion before, and has now helped to snare you. With this hint
555 maybe your performance will improve!)
556 Again, PEN NAME
557 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
558 p.s. this is not really me. I am not pen name, but I was just trying to see
559 how many people would believe I was indeed him after writing the above appeal.
560 For all you know, I, could really be PEN NAME making up this whole charade as
561 a plea for attention.
562
563 PEN NAME
564 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
565 What happened to all the stories? Must we survive the days off this chafe?
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567 Hartleeb! Hartleeb! Please come back. The Bear wishes to apologize for all
568 those heartless messages he sent to Hartleeb. PLEASE COME HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!
569 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
570 Mister Erickson to you sonny. MISTER MISTER MISTER, and don't forget it.
571
572 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++M++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
573
574 With so many false names on here, it is hard to figure
575 who is telling the truth and who is not. Let me put it another
576 way. No one here uses their real name, they all use fake names
577 in the spirit of the board. The some people with fake names
578 start faking other's fake names, and so on. Now these faked
579 faked names get people riled, so they start using additional
580 faked names against those who faked other fake names. Pretty
581 soon we get so confused that we can't remember who started
582 the fakery and who was the victim. On top of all that, we have
583 people faking other fake names in order to praise their
584 original fake names. Then others fake the fake names that
585 praise the first fake name, and the cycle begins again.
586 Therefore I propose a new edict be layed down here on this
587 system. No more fake names. Everyone use their real name, and
588 everyone be accountable for what they type or say. We must
589 also promise not to fake other real names because that would
590 be cheating. Only the real John Doe can use the name John Doe.
591 If two people have the same real name, they can be separated
592 by numbers or Roman numerals, like John Doe I and John Doe II.
593 This should simplfy things and cut down on the multiple levels
594 of fakery. To start things off, I will sign my name now.
595 Please address all responses to:
596 Han Solo
597 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
598 JUST WHEN YOU THOUGH IT WAS SAFETO GO
599 BACK IN THE WATER. COULD I ADD A LITTLE
600 HERE OF MY OWN.
601 I JUST WANT TO SET THE WORLD ON FIRE.
602 IN MY HEART I HAVE BUT ONE DESIRE.
603 I LOVE YOU BUT YOU ARE ALWAYS TIRED.
604 I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY KIDS I'VE SIRED.
605 LOVE'S A BOG WHERE CAN ALL GET MIRED
606 GEORGE LEFT HOME AND BECAME A SQUIRE.
607 THE WIND BLEW DOWN THE BIG HUGE CHURCH
608 SPIRE.
609 /EX
610
611 All this is moot. Doesn't anybody remember that Slime Pit Minds Rule the
612 Universe?
613 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
614 ******************************************************
615 A NEW 24 HOUR BB SYSTEM. Please call Volcano BBS.
616 The phone number is 663-xxxx, and the baud rate is
617 300. The system is up 24 hours a day except when I
618 can using it. Call now!
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620
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