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20 Perseverance: a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves
21 an inglorious success. -- Ambrose Bierce
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24 Need I state the obvious?........
25 an inglorious success indeed!
26 Something to think about while buying that fur coat for Christmas...
27
28 TORTURE BY PUBLIC DEMAND!
29
30 The following information was provided by the Student Action Corps for
31 Animals, Wahington D.C. 20003; and Trans-Species un-
32 limited, State College, PA 16804. Please remember it
33 next time fur coats come up in conversation.
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35 30,000 animals suffer a lingering and agonising death in
36 steel-toothed traps each year to provide skins for the fur trade. The
37 number who escape (usually by biting off the crushed and infected
38 leg), or are discarded, probably swell this figure to 100,000,000.
39
40 To make JUST ONE FUR COAT will require the slaughter of one of the
41 following groups:
42 12 baby ocelots
43 15 lynx These figures represent
44 25 oppossums hundreds of hours of
45 40 raccoons unspeakable misery.
46 65 mink
47
48 Trapped animals die in the following ways:
49 Exposure -which can take weeks or even months; a combination
50 of pain, terror and blood loss; being eaten by a predator; having
51 their heads smashed in by the trappers' clubs.
52
53 Did you know...
54
55 THE SABLE is caught in a trap which freezes its tongue to a sheet of
56 metal baited with food.
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58 THE SPOTTED CAT (lynx, ocelot) is 'finished off' in its trap by a
59 red-hot poker in the anus -this does not damage the precious pelt!
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61 BROADTAIL is the fur of a prematurely-born lamb, whose birth has been
62 induced by beating the pregnant mother.
63
64 Don't listen to propaganda by the fur trade. Only 1% of the
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65 nation's trappers are professionals, while the fur industry employs
66 only 5000 people nationwide.
67 Non-target animals are also victimized by trappers' tools.
68 These "trash" animals, according to Dept of Interior figures, con-
69 stitute as much as 67% of the total catch, and include domestic
70 animals such as dogs and cats.
71 Of course, not all animals slaughtered for their pelts are
72 caught in traps. Some are raised on "ranches" in a way similar to
73 factory-farmed food animals, except that there are no federal regula-
74 tions regarding humane treatmnent and no inspection of facilities.
75 There is also far less incentive for a fur rancher to concern himself
76 with the physical and psychological well-being of his animals since
77 this does not, for the most part, affect the quality of the fur.
78 Compulsive movements, self-mutilation and symptoms of neurotic
79 behavior are evident in many of these animals.
80 The suffering entailed by strict confinement in small, wire
81 cages is compounded by genetic manipulation of fur-bearing animals to
82 produce variant or more "desirable" fur. This is evident in minks,
83 who often suffer from abnormal spasms of the neck, and, in the case of
84 females, contraction of the uterus, resulting in pain and high
85 frequency of miscarriage in giving birth.
86 Disease is also a common problem on fur ranches, as in factory
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87 farms, but to a greater degree, due in large part ot the stress
88 resulting from intensive confinement. Unfortunately, there is less
89 incentive to prevent and treat disease, as the edibility of the
90 animal's flesh is not in question.
91 Inhumane killing methods are yet another source of suffering
92 on fur ranches. Furbearers are not protected by the federal Humane
93 Slaughter Act. Methods commonly used to kill minks include the
94 poison, strychnine, which causes the animals to suffocate; primitive
95 electrocution in which the current does not pass through the brain,
96 and hence causes acute suffering before death; and the use of uncooled and
97 unfiltered carbon monoxide gas, which can cause severe burning and
98 distress in the lungs.
99
100 PLEASE HELP!
101 If you sympathise with the helpless animals being tortured and
102 slaughtered for the sake of fashion, please join SACA and TSU in doing
103 something about it:
104
105 1. DON'T BUY FUR! If you must have a fur-like garment, buy a fake
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106 fur which costs less, takes less total energy to produce, can be of e-
107 qual quality and durability, and involves no animal suffering. Remem-
108 ber, however, that even fake fur, when indistinguishable from the real
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109 thing, can perpetuate the fashionability of wearing animal skins. And
110 warmth is never a valid excuse, with modern insulating materials such
111 as qualofil.
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113 2. TAKE ACTION AGAINST SELLERS! Drop charge accounts at stores
114 that sell furs. Write to the store owners, explaining your action.
115 Write letter to the editors of local papers, call in on radio talk
116 shows and urge people to boycott fur-selling stores.
117
118 3. SPEAK UP FOR WILDLIFE! Help end the needless suffering of
119 trapped and ranch-raised animals by educating others about the cruel-
120 ties these practices involve. Download this file and Upload it
121 every-where you can. Print it out and give it to friends. Mere aware-
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123 ========================
124 I guess I'll forget that opossum coat I was gonna get.
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126 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
127
128 Well, it seems to me that a forth dimensional shake would be one where
129 time went twice as fast (for you head) until it was a certain point in
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130 time ahead of your body, and then went slower than normal time until it
131 was that same distance back in time. Sort of like doing speed and then
132 some serious doobage. Over and over again. Not a bad idea, during an
133 election year.
134
135 Friar
136
137 Well gents! How about a quest. I have heard that there is a thing called
138 civility and gentility available. It is kept in a kingdom four or so
139 parsecs from here. Beyond the kingdom of the Republicans, beyond the
140 kingdom of the Democrats. Well past the boundaries of that historic kingdom
141 known as the Whigs. It will be a hard journey, complete with dragons,
142 damsels in distress (for the men among us), men in distress (for the women
143 among us), conniving, trickery, etc.
144
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145 Who is game to go? I will bring my magic pouch, so will not want for food,
146 excepting those of you who eat Smurfs. I will also bring several kegs of
147 fine honey wine, as mead transports so well.
148
149 Answer me here, we leave in four days.
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150
151 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
152
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154 This was the file I attempted to upload before. I ran out of room.
155 F.
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156 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
157 [-] [-] [-] [-] [-] [-] [-] [-] [-] [-] [-] [-] [-] [-] [-] [-] [-] [-]
158 A fourth dimensional shake would be one where the movement and meaning was
159 dependent on time. Thusly it could mean "yes" at one point of time and
160 "no" at another point. This shake would be inconclusive and I think
161 actually describes elections pretty well.
162 &*&*&*&*'s
163 I Lurk!
164
165 An Astral Dreamer
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166 &*&*&*&*'s
167 Did you know that the word "gullible" isn't listed in the Webster New World
168 dictionary?
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170 Complete this sentence: Complete ________
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172 Hey...You're right! Gullible isn't in Websters. Funny, I wounder why they
173 left it out.
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174
175 Does fish skin count as a fur coat.
176
177 Hmm, I guess to your standerd observer a four dimensional shake would appear
178 as though the head moveing from completly not there to there more than once.
179
180 Erg.
181
182 LB\__/
183 oo
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185 A FOURTH DIMENSIONAL SHAKE WOULD BLOW YOUR MIND.
186 =-=-=-=--=--=--=-=-=-=-=-=--==-------=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=--=-=-=-====-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
187 =;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;
188 Quicksilver
189 =;=;=;=;=;=
190 And now we watch as 100,000,000 or so people take off their COW-SKIN nikeys.
191 =;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;
192 There is a method of losing fat that is used by virtually every body builder
193 and many other professional atheletes. This method can purge your body of
194 up to 50% of your body fat in just six days. The method is called loading
195 and fasting and it works by changing the normal metabolic condition of burn-
196 ing carbohydrates first and then burning protein and fat into burning fat
197 first and then carbos. The term "loading and fasting" describes what your
198 are doing to your carbohydrate count, not food in general. Here is a step
199 by step explanation on how to do it:
200 1) For the first two days take nothing but protein. Limit your fat and
201 carbo intake to no more than 5 grams. Some ideal foods to eat are egg
202 whites, tuna, black cod. Drink only water. Take vitamin B tablets.
203 2) The third day, eat nothing. But take vitamin C tablets to prevent from
204 getting sick. You will have to do a hardcore workout on this day. The
205 workout should be at least 4 hours in length. Running, biking, weight-
206 training will work well. Drink only water.
207 3) The fourth day your body will have all carbos spent. This is a magic
208 day. Your body will begin burning fat for fuel. Avoid protein on this
209 day or it will cancel your efforts. Take in carbos only, no fat or
210 protein. Your body will still burn fat but will store the carbos away
211 for future supply. Note that this is the opposite of normal metabolism.
212 4) For the next two days your body will continue to burn fat for energy
213 instead of carbos. This is only if you avoid protein and fats and get
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214 all your calories from carbohydrates. Some recommended foods: Fruit
215 and fruit juice, soft drinks, pasta.
216 5) On the seventh day, your body may contain up to 85% surplus carbos.
217 This is more than your body could normally hold and you will have great
218 energy. Long distane runners often use "loading and fasting" starting
219 seven days before a big race to give them energy levels otherwise
220 impossible to obtain. On this day your body will revert back to normal
221 metabolism and burn these carbohydrates for energy and store fat.
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223 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
224 What? No takers for the quest? I will relate to all this week-end the
225 story of how this quest came about. On the first camp of the quest.
226 All you hale and hearty fellows and lasses ! We need you to come along.
227 It will not be easy, but I promise rewards for all. The boxes that
228 contain our goal can bring us more fortune and glory than we can
229 imagine. Only three days left to get ready!
230
231 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
232
233 &*&*&*&*'s
234
235 Hello Friar, The wanderer may join your quest. I will try to end my present
236 story in time.
237
238 The meal with the monks of the monastastary was a quit one. I looked around
239 the table and noticed that many of the faces had passed from youth to
240 middle age. The monks had always celabrated th glories of the multi-verse.
241 But now there was an air in the room that made me realize that in a few
242 years the monks would no longer be celabrating.
243
244 I was saddened by this for a moment but then I remembered the cyclic nature
245 of the universe.
246
247 Having finished my meal I asked of the monks the werabouts of the dancing one.
248
249 "havn't seen him since last night." one of them said and many of the others
250 noded in agrement.
251
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252 I thanked them for their hospitality and started my search.
253
254 An Astral Dreamer.
255 &*&*&*&*'s
256
257 &*&*&*&*'s
258
259 Again I Lurk!
260
261 An Astral Dreamer.
262 &*&*&*&*'s
263
264 ===============================================================
265
266 Quicksilver: I was going to answer you by saying "Why are you jumping all
267 over me? I was just expressing my views, too." Then I went back and reread
268 my message - it sure sounded like I was arguing, huh? Sorry - that was
269 not the intent.
270
271 ==================================Signer============================
272 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig WMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
273
274 'ello again to all you player characters in the game of life. Did
275 someone mention a Q-U-E-S-T? Well, count me in please.
276
277 The had to kill thousands of wild Polyesters to make my jacket. Ha Ha.
278 Actually, I find fur coats to be repulsive. Besides, they make me sneeze.
279
280 KKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | With my +10 Boffer of TV Repair!!!!!!!!!!!!!
281 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
282 AHA! Some Questers. Wel leave in two days now.
283 (Line noise, I don't know how this will look.)
284 [][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][]
285
286 ^C
287 ^C^C^C^C^CHow do I get out??????^C^C^C
288 Help
289 ^C
290 ^C
291 ^C
292 ^C^C^C^C
293 What are you in quest of? Is it true that John F. Kennedy is still alive??
294 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
295 We are in quest of gentility and civility.
296 They are stored in a box far away. We leave
297 on the morrow, but the whole story of the
298 quest will not come out until next
299 week. (Line noise again. Hmmm.)
300 [][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][]
301
302
303 3.14159265358979323846 Audie Huber 3.14159265358979323846
304
305 It was noted earlier in this message that "gullible" was not in
306 Websters dictionary. It is in my copy of Webster's Ninth New World
307 Collegiate Dictionary. It must be noted that the name "Webster's Dictionary"
308 is not a registered trademark. It is like 'asprin'. Anyone can call their
309 dictionary Websters Dictionary. But even Noah Webster didn't publish a
310 dictionary by that name, his dictionary was called "The American
311 Dictionary."
312
313 3.14159265358973323846 (Neat boarder eh?) 3.14159265358979323846
314 There is a new BBS around. Stop by and say howdy to BREAD AND BUTTER
315 BULLETINS 691-1641
316
317
318 ggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
319 DUMB is not in the Webster either! :=) (=:
320 :=) ;=) gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
321 ============================================================================
322 Audie, sorry, I made that statement in jest. It implied that anyone who
323 actually went to the trouble to check it out would read the definition and
324 figure it out.
325 Some good bumper stickers:
326 SHOOT ALL EXTREMISTS SUPPORT APATHY!
327 ILLITERATE? WRITE FOR FREE BROCHURE. NO BLIND PEOPLE ALLOWED
328 I don't know what the difference between ignorance and indifference is,
329 and frankly I don't care.
330 If you asked me to sum up my feelings in one word, I'd have to say "NO".
331 I bought my "NO SOLICITING" sign from a door to door salesman.
332 Thank god I'm an athiest.
333 I'm trying my best not to do my best because I'd rather be second place.
334 Your fortune: This is a bad day to be superstitious.
335 If "if" statements never contained "then" clauses...
336 If creativity didn't exist, we would have to invent it.
337 Its too early to take a "wait and see" attitude.
338 =============================================================================
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340 Well, Kurfur, it is you and I. Astral Dreamer will catch up with us
341 a little later. I will relate to you the dangers and glories of the
342 trip ahead of us, when we make camp. I suppose that will be Monday,
343 at least in the way time is reckoned in the outside world.
344 Off we go all! Wish us well, and a safe return. Mayhaps we will
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345 see some of your alter egos on the journey, to join us or fight us.
346 With Kurfur and Myself, I know we will have a tough time of it, but
347 I am sure we will prevail.
348 Kurfur, I will leave it up to you to describe the glory of our
349 departure, and the first day's trek. Here, have a papaya to munch
350 on while we walk.
351 [][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
352
353 *******************************************************************************
354
355 Jesus is the missing link. Heineken, Shit! PABST BLUE RIBBON!!!!
356 Evolution is true. Quit your job and grow a tail!
357
358 \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
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360 Hi ho! Howdy who. Here I am. Boy I'm glad I'm not going Friar, I hate
361 papya's.
362
363 LB\__/
364 oo
365 ---==-=================-=----------------=======-=--------------=-=========-
366 URGENT MESSAGE FROM WORLD WATCH THREE!!!!!!!!
367
368 It would seem that I have CRASHED J.D.'S PLACE!!! This was entirely by
369 accedent! The opening 'Words Of Wisdom' said try a certain command at the main
370 prompt. Thinking it was a new feature, I did. Then all hell broke loose. J.D
371 if you are reading this, I want you to know it was not intentional.
372 BareTender, if you are reading this, I hope you rot in a very warm place, worm!
373
374 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
375 ------- Is to late to join the QUEST?
376 ------- If it isn't just leave a message for my nickname
377 ------- Cutter
378 ------- P.S. How often do you have to call here to be an active member
379 ------- of the QUEST?
380
381 {}
382
383 Aum Shiva.
384
385 I closed the Eye and opened my eyes.
386
387 I was "floating in outer space", with "millions of twinkling lights".
388
389 Then I noticed a sound near the door. Almost like a large mole was
390 going by. Could someone have checked a room out?
391
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392 This would have to wait. I snapped my fingers, and the "Outer Space"
393 surrondings were replaced by the White Room, small, plain room with
394 1 door. The "Outer Space" was an illusion created for my entertainment.
395 That, plus it helps set the mood for meditation. I could create any
396 surroundings I wished; a war zone, a glade with a waterfall nearby, the
397 surface of Mars, anything. The effect was good for the size of the room-
398 after that, you hit the walls. I liked my private room.
399
400 Floating down stairs, I asked JT to reserve a room for Friar,
401 several dimensions from now.
402
403 The Eye had reveiled a time stream. (Why not,) I thought, (I do
404 need to step out and look around...)
405
406 I re-opened the Eye and moved accross dimensions, many of which were
407 small, but a few were turbulent. Probably from the wormhole leading to
408 the Gateway. Seems as if I have some fine-tuneing to do...
409
410 As I closed the Eye, I appeared in front of Friar, Kurfur, & Wonderer.
411
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412 "Friar, Wonderer, Kurfur, good to see you again. Had to do some
413 extensive meditations for a time, but I'm finished for the moment.
414 I understand that you are on a quest for the foundations of humanity.
415 May I tag along?"
416
417 Hagbard Celine, Friendly Guru
418
419 {}
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421 BEFORE THIS UNIVERSE, THERE WAS A
422 MUCH LARGER UNIVERSE. NOTHING
423 LIVED IN THIS UNIVERSE BUT THE
424 UNIVERSE ITSELF WAS ALIVE... AND
425 MIGHT I ADD, VERY LONELY. IT
426 DECIDED TO KILL ITSELF. SO IT
427 COMPRESSED ITSELF IN A TIGHT
428 LITTLE PACKAGE AND BLEW ITSELF
429 UP. IT BECAME FOUR UNIQUE
430 ENTITIES: GOD (REPRESENTING ALL
431 THAT WAS GOOD), THE DEVIL (ALL
432 THAT WAS EVIL), GAD (NUETRAL
433 DEITY- WORSHIPED BY THE ENGLISH
434 -EE GADS!), AND SONNY (WHO WAS
435 TOO RETARDED TO KNOW THE
436 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL.
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437 THE WORLD WAS CREATED BY GOD AND
438 IS CONSTANTLY BEING FOUGHT OVER
439 BETWEEN GOD AND THE DEVIL, WITH
440 GAD BEING THE REFEREE, MAKING SURE
441 THE RULES DON'T GET VIOLATED.
442 OCCASIONALLY, SONNY VIOLATES THE
443 RULES BUT IS FORGIVEN AS HE DOES
444 NOT KNOW BETTER.
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447 Ah, my old friend Hagbard. Of course you are welcome. And we shall be
448 grateful for your presence, before we return. And Cutter, welcome. I
449 see you are out of breath from running to catch up. No problem, sit
450 here a spell and have some mead. Would you like a sandwich? A papaya?
451 Kurfur, will you fill these two in on what has happened so far, while I
452 prepare camp for the night? Thanks. We'll be sleeping next to that
453 brook over there, on the moss beds.
454 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
455 Hmm. Foundations of humanity. Maybe. May be.
456 [][][][][]
457
458 &*&*&*&*'s
459
460 Well, I've been gone awhile. Things have been a bit on the slow side. I'm
461 going to be ready for the quest at the end of this entry. Live long and
462 prosper!
463
464 The meeting had goon well (Gee don't you hate it when authors skip over
465 big sections of a story?) The
466 Wanderer had learned what he needed to from the dancing one. The time was
467 not yet right, but someday he knew it would be.
468
469 The trip back to the inn was a quit one. When he arived he felt a tug and
470 moved towards the whole that had opened up beside him.
471
472 He passed through and came out standing in the center of a camp.
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473
474 "Ah a quest!" he said and walked to the fire to warm his hands.
475
476 An Astral Dreamer.
477 &*&*&*&*'s
478
479 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | I'm back (fer whatever 's wurth))))))))
480
481 I would like to say that the above spellings are intentional. Sometimes
482 I try tu spell words fenetically (ha ha) to make a point or get a
483 message acrost. What that message is, I don't know. In any case, I
484 am currently unconcious.
485
486 KKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | To Lunch; Perchance, To Eatttttttttttttttttt
487
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489 HarHarHarHarHarHarHarHarHarHarHarHarHarHarHarHarHarHarHarHarHarHarHarHarHarHarH
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491 hello my name is rayall i would like to have a discussion with anyone who has
492 been on this board before. I am nine years old and my intrests are: reading
493 stories about the past, pirates, and knights. I also like Star Trek (both)
494 and I also like Sherlock Holmes, Conan, and stories about Dracula, too.
495 I am a new user on this board, so I don't know my way around quite yet. Is
496 it all right to write stories on this board? Or do you choose people to wrie
497 instead?
498
499 Thanks!
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500 Ahoy, Matey!
501 Rayall
502 Harharharharharharharharharharharharharharharharharharhaharharharharharharharha
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509 Welcome aboard Rayall. Stories from anyone are welcome. Feel free to write
510 anything you wish. It's always nice to have new people around. I by the
511 way am Beaker. Pleased to meet you.
512
513 Lord Beaker \__/
514 oo
515 -=-=-=--{========-----------=-=============-=-=------=-============-==------
516 Hi!? Can I join the quest too? I've been kinda bored lat
517 been kinda bored lately and think I need
518 something to keep me busy. I hope it
519 isn't too late, but I'll catch up. Oh by t
520 by the way, my name is Kaitlyn, and I'm
521 pretty good at questing(I think)
522
523 By the way, is it okay to use your dead
524 cat to make a fur muff? And what about
525 roadkills?
526
527 Signing off for now, but I'll be back...
528 Kaitlyn+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
529 Harharharharharharharharharharharharharharharhararharharharharharharharharharha
530
531
532 c
533 1
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534 1
535 en
536 l
537 c
538
539 up
540 ip
541 up
542
543
544
545 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
546 Pull up a piece of moss, Kaitlyn. You must be exhausted from running.
547 Are you a charmer or a doer? No matter, we can use both. Here, have a
548 sandwich. Kurfur is going to fill the new folks on our days journey.
549 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
550 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | I am????????????????????????????????????
551
552 Sorry, but Kurfur is currently alseep with his face in the turf. He's
553 had a hard day's relaxation.
554
555 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | Nifty T-Zone on TV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
556 f Redl u Redli r Redig
557 OLO
558 \_^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
559 ?
560
561
562
563 KKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | Dum da dum dum.. Dum Dum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
564
565 Oops, where are my manners? Wassat? Oh, they're on the top shelf. There
566 we go. Ok, now that I'm civil, I have one more thing to say:
567
568 Rayall and Kaitlyn: Welcome and well met. I be Kurfur Redlig, resident
569 Berserker. I'd fill everyone in on what's happening, but I'm catatonic.
570
571 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | Snore...........................
030=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 11/26/88 23:35 Msg:2646 Call:10006371 Lines:4
572 *********************************************************************
573 Well, BW seems to have suffered a hardware failure. I think I have it fixed.
574 but we'll see...
575 ********************************** CISTOP MIKEY *************************
031=Usr:635 Bryce Tomlinson 11/27/88 01:35 Msg:2647 Call:10006380 Lines:15
576 =;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;
577 Quicksilver
578 =;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;
579 Just when you thought you were rid of me... 'Tis I!
580
581 Calmly coming to my senses over this weird terminal I'm using, I must say,
582 "Once again, Mikey, you've saved the day!" Whatta guy!
583
584 Anybody out there write Love poems? I have a terrible habit of doing so.
585
586 Anyway, hate to bore you to death, so I'll simply put down my border and go to
587 bed.
588 =;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;
589 S.A.W. Society Against Andrew Wiskow'
590 =;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;=;
032=Usr:498 Hagbard Celine , 11/27/88 10:50 Msg:2648 Call:10006388 Lines:43
591 {}
592
593 Two others arrived, strangers, but my previous masters reared in my head,
594 reminding me that all people are people, and stranger is a word for someone
595 whom you have not met until now. I smiled, and rotated to greet them.
596
597 Rayall, Kaitlyn, welcome to Friar's quest. I am Hagbard Celine, resident
598 Guru & patron of the Inn. Come, tell us how you live - I would like to know
599 you better as friends. What do you do best? And what would you like to
600 eat along the way? Oh, and don't feel too ill-at-ease around Wonderer or I,
601 as we periodically do things that are unsightly. Wonderer possesses Magik of
602 his own teaching; I possess an Elightened Mind, which allows me to alter my
603 reality. Kurfur is a powerful adversary with any foe, for he uses the
604 Beserkergang. Friar is a special case - he blends the powers of all three,
605 but to a lesser degree -and I'm sure he has more that he hasn't shown to us
606 yet. All of us are dimension travellers, old and new. Where this time
607 flow is, I do not know.
608
609 Friar, I've made reservations at the Inn upon your return. I think you
610 should consider becoming a patron - Wonderer and Kurfur are both patrons,
611 as well as I. The Inn has been moved, and slightly(?) modified. But this
612 is for the journey home - I should concentrate on the task at hand.
613
614 (You old fart! Your mind is wanderering again! Do you not remember what
615 it cost you and your friends on the last adventure? Be aware of your
616 surroundings, least you attract the Dark Ones to your mindlessness!) and
617 my mind stopped screaming to itself, and gave forgiveness, for my inner
618 self must be whole if I was to continue to alter my surroundings. It was
619 the one weakness that could destroy me with ease - and the mark of a human.
620
621 Kurfur, it's good to have you around again! I thought you were at the
622 Inn, nursing that Keg of Mead. Where did you go? - I was distracting
623 myself in the White Room, allowing for a rest from my Structural Work around
624 the Inn...
625
626 Wonderer, how did your quest turn out? Did you find what you were
627 seeking?
628
629 And so "the talk" began, which would eventually lead to "the adventure".
630
631 Hagbard Celine, Guru with the nifty Ray-Bans...
632
633 {}
033=Usr:666 james kolbet 11/27/88 12:15 Msg:2649 Call:10006389 Lines:10
634 Hi! I'm a little out of breath but I will tell you a bit about myself.
635 I'm just a little kid(about 18) who happens to be a history gypsy. See
636 most gypsies can tell the future, but I believe I'm cursed to tell only
637 the past. So due to my condition, I left the gypsy camp and set about wanderin
638 No one seems to want anyone who can name all the presidents, but I have
639 learned in my wanderings several languages, and a small amount of magic,
640 so I'll be happy to donate my skills to the quest.
641 Oh, well, I'll unload my history crystal ball and be back later!
642
643 Kaitlyn+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
034=Usr:670 Nova 11/28/88 01:57 Msg:2650 Call:10006411 Lines:9
644 #$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&
645
646 Hey, Ernie. How's Nadine and Ray? I haven't seen them for a while. I
647 Raymond is working at the Eastgate. (We talked a few weeks back.) But
648 I don't know anything about Nadine. Is she going to U of O or PSU like
649 most of the other Reaserach Scollars?
650
651 L. Brunker (a.k.a. Nova)
652 #$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&#$%&
035=Usr:498 Hagbard Celine , 11/28/88 04:35 Msg:2651 Call:10006412 Lines:35
653 {}
654
655 Kaitlyn stood and observed, for the first (and the last, she hoped)
656 time, a guru doing summersalts in a sideways direction. I was laughing so
657 hard, I lost my shape and colapsed into a sphere. Haveing laughing object
658 that look like, well, compressed people, can, well, disturb you.
659
660 Momentarily regaining some of my shape, I oozed (sorry Kurfur, I know
661 how you hate it when I'm liquid) some words out:
662
663 "Young?!?!?? HeeHeeHooHooHaHaHahahahahahahaaha! Don't be a stranger!
664 Most of us are not exactly "ancient"! I do believe," regaining my orginal
665 'floating man-in-robes' shape "the average age here is in the lower twenties
666 (correct me if I'm wrong, folks). Jeez, I'm barely 20! Was 19 when I
667 arrived here!"
668
669 "Don't be upset by my laughter - it's just, well, funny! I never thought
670 of myself as "mature" or "older". Eighteen isn't that bad - in fact, I think
671 it's great! Brings some good (and bad) memories back from a "recent" time!
672 A toast!" with several stiens of mead appearing "to your youth and good
673 outlook! May it never leave you, and may it be stronger when you need it!"
674 (Yup, Kurfur, your stien is slightly larger - but not too large. We need you
675 to at least stay awake). "Friar! My good friend, methinks it time to
676 have a small feast. If you need more than what you have at the moment, I
677 would be glad to assist you, and I'm sure Wonderer will be able to help
678 with the feast as well! There lies a long, trecherous journey ahead, so
679 let us make merry for this short time, and then set forth in search of our
680 goal!"
681
682 Hagbard Celine, Guru with the slightly unstable body structure...
683
684 :->D
685
686 {}
687
036=Usr:507 todd rogers 11/28/88 08:23 Msg:2652 Call:10006414 Lines:2
688 ------- A hearty mug of mead and a sandwich are always a
689 ------- good way to start a quest. About Cutter? more later...
037=Usr:483 Lord Beaker 11/28/88 15:54 Msg:2653 Call:10006429 Lines:14
690 ----=======-=-------=-========-=----------=-===========-=---------------=-==
691 Hi. Short of time. Demon(s) seeking possesion of my open mind...must
692 attempt to close. To late to lessen the awarness. So long as I keep my
693 perception not all is lost. Soon I shall atempt to cross over, with the aid
694 of Saall I should be able to maintain existance in both frames of mind(s).
695 Can't say what will happen to my induviduality, but Deamon Saall will have a
696 record of it should I fail.
697
698 I hope to be one of the same person when next I have writen here.
699
700 LB\__/
701 oo
702 c.o. Deamon Saall
703 --====--==-=--{======-=-----=-========-=------=-=======-=----=-=---=-=======
038=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 11/28/88 20:00 Msg:2654 Call:10006434 Lines:21
704 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
705 Well, Hagbard, I think the magic of the pouch can handle a feast.
706 So saying, I squeezed the bottom corners of the pouch and drew the
707 open mouth along the table Hagbard had materialized.
708 A feast it was! Ham, roast beast, turkey, poached salmon in dill
709 sauce, and assorted fruits and vegetables.
710 "Tap a Keg of Honey Wine, there, Kaitlyn, would you please? You'll
711 find them floating in the shade of that tree. No, in the air.
712 They're easier to move that way."
713 "Well gents and ladies? Since Kurfur appears to have been at the
714 mead already, is anyone interested in the details of the quest we
715 are on? I cn't say all of the details of what will happen, I can
716 only relate why we are going. For in spite of what my friend and
717 companion Hagbard says, I am sure I have lived longer than most of
718 you, and perhaps seen things some of you have not."
719 If everyone will grab a place at the table, *****SSSNNNNOOORRREEEE****
720 Will someone turn Kurfur off of his back please!
721 Now, as I was saying, if everyone has a place, and wants to hear, I
722 will begin the story.
723 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][]
724
039=Usr:670 Nova 11/28/88 20:40 Msg:2655 Call:10006436 Lines:13
725 Ahhhhhh. Excuse me, excuse me!!
726 (I wait for a pause)
727 Ahhhhhh. Is it..um...polite to read...you know...read messages without...uh...
728 posting one.
729 (No responce.) :(
730 Really guys...uhh guys? This is a kind of...uh...imporntant philosophal
731 question. Could you all just give me your undiveded attention for a second?
732 Does anyone have an answer?
733 (Same as before) :<
734 How 'bout you sir. Uh...the guy with the...uh...um...robe?
735 #$%&
736@
737@
040=Usr:507 todd rogers 11/29/88 00:32 Msg:2656 Call:10006440 Lines:2
738
741 ------- Cutter's story...
742 ------- A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away
743 ------- Something happened that has nothing to do with the here
744 ------- and now. So anyhow, not quite so long ago (1 month mor or less)
745 ------- I had finally found a Wizard that had agreed to let me be
746 ------- an aprentice. After a couple of weeks I was settled in to
747 ------- a routine of chores, studies, physical trianing and weaponry.
748 ------- Yeah I know... However as it was pounded into my head after each
749 ------- long day of exshusting work, "A GOOD wizard does not rely solely
750 ------- upon Magik". At which point I would fall asleep listening to a
751 ------- lenghty adventure that illustrated the saying.
752 ------- Anyhow, after two weeks, the Wizard packed several bag, pointed
753 ------- to a small red sphere and said, "If anything happens to me that
754 ------- globe will glow bright red. It is very doutfull but just in case
755 ------- take that sword, and find another Wizard." After saying this he
756 ------- levatated the bags, himself and disappeared into the sky.
757 ------- After a few days the globe started gloig a bright red. I took
758 ------- the sword down from its wall mount and the globe flared a very
759 ------- blinding red. I was standing in the forest where the Wizard's
760 ------- house used to be, holding a sword, looking puzzled and somewhat
761 ------- sad. All I could take was a few days of scavaging in the forest
762 ------- for food. I counted my gold coins so I could visit as many inn
763 ------- as possible to look for adventure. The last inn was where I heard
764 ------- about your quest. So I ran to catch up and here I am...
042=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 11/29/88 16:27 Msg:2658 Call:10006459 Lines:11
765 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | Smurfs! Gettem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
766
767 I awoke with a thump.
768 "Where the ^%&^%*& did this table come from?" I inquired of the group
769 as I crawled out from under a table with rubbing my head. "A guy can't
770 get any sleep around here without someone puts furniture over them.
771 Hey, there's food here! Any smurfs? Ah, mead!" And I proceeded to drain
772 the barrel I'd just discovered. "Wassup? Did I miss anything while I was
773 asleep? Oh, nothing? Good, I've not been left out."
774
775 KKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | Be vewy vewy qwiet. We huntin Smuffs!!!!!!!!!
043=Usr:272 Talos 11/29/88 18:09 Msg:2659 Call:10006461 Lines:9
776 <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><:.<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><**>
777 JESUS! Just when you think you've mastered teleportation, you screw up and
778 end up on the other side of the universe!!!! ;(
779
780 Talos Valheru
781 <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>,*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*<*><*>
782 ^c
783 ^C
784 GREAT! Now my Cntrl C doesn't work! ::'''(
044=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 11/30/88 07:27 Msg:2660 Call:10006470 Lines:7
785 &*&*&*&*'s
786 Hmm, Seems I'm back. I'm fast approaching 22. Still can't spell either.
787 I have to go now, I'll enter somthing later. Welcome all!
788
789 An Astral Dreamer.
790 &*&*&*&*'s
791
045=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 11/30/88 22:55 Msg:2661 Call:10006479 Lines:14
792 @@@####@@@@#@#####@#@#@#P@@@P@#@#@#@#@#@@@@#@#@#@#@#@#@###@#@##@##@#@#
793 It's DDDEEEEEEAAAAAADDDDD WWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!
794 ack pphhfffftttt!!!!!!!!!
795 - - - - - - - - - - -
796 Oh great! The rooms don't have wooden floors; however, I don't think that
79' I0gill be able to dig through that granite. How could one biulding have
798 so many different floors. Did I hear right about a quest for civility
799 and the pillar of humanity? Who'd want to look for that. It's probably
800 buried under the years of0gagbarbage from previous generations.
801
802 Oh well, good luck to them. They'll need it.
803
804 The Game General
805 @@@#@#@##@####@@#@#@@@#@#@########@@#@##@#@##@##@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@##
046=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 12/01/88 13:59 Msg:2662 Call:!000&490 Lines:23
806 &*&*&*&*'s
807 ONE MORE WEEK UNTILL WINTER BREAK! ONE MORE WEEK UNTILL WINTER BREAK!
808
809 I can't wait. nearly an entire month of being able to work full time to
810 pay off my debts! :-)
811
812 Well, at least I won't hqve to worry about going to classes and such.
813
814 Any quest you walk away from is a succesfull one. I would think that
815 there would be some lesson learned in any experiance.
816
817 Oh well, I guess I'll let some of those other anxiose flks0gho are
818 probably dieing to get onto Backwater have a chance.
819
820 Seriosly though, I think I have come to realize that backwater is a very
821 special place. even though there is limeted use it is for the most part
822 very personal and vbiendly. we have a great sysop here.
823
824 Let's have a round of applause!
825
826 An Astral Dreamer.
827 &*&*&*&*'s
828
047=Usr:483 Lord Beaker 12/01/88 14:22 Msg:2663 Call:10006491 Lines:7
829 ------=-===-=--------=-=========-=---=---=-========-=---------=-==========-=
830 CLAP-CLAP-CLAP-CLAP-CLAP-CLAP-CLAP-CLAP-CLAP-CLAP-CLAP-CLAP-CLAP-CLAP-CLAP--
831 ect.
832
833 LB\__/
834 oo
835 --=-=--=-=--{======-=-----------=-==============-=----------=-==========----
048=Usr:46%0Grewg Harris 12/01/88 22:24 Msg:2664 Call:10006501 Lines:3
836 @@@##@#@#####@@@@@##@####@#@#@@@#@#@#2#####@@3@##@#@##@#@#####@@#@#@#@##
837 Mole Lurk, Mole Lurk G.G.
838 @@#@######@@@@#####@@@@@@#######@@@@######@@#@#####@###@@@@#@####@##@#@3
04)=Usr:498 Hagbard Celine , 12/01/88 23:02 Msg:2665 Call:10006502 Lines:37
839
840 {}
841
842 "Excuse me, everone- I have a ZenGram to perform..."
843
844 (Mole, please feel free to ask for a different room. The Inn was
845 desiwned do accomodate just about anyone. Besides, I think that the
846 rock you have encountered is the only one of its size- the majority
847 of the Inn is transendental. Also, please becareful that you don't did
848 too far, least you hit the gravity berble7s walls. If you did so, it would
849 be the equivenent of you trying to dig through a one-ton slab of steel.
850 It would do more that just hurt a little bit...but no damage would
851 befall you-just some very sore claws, that's all.)
852
853 0 Txe mental message was sent; with a little chance, it would be
854 recieved without distortion.
855
856
857 Then there was the fantastic feast at hand, provided by Friar.
858
859 "Please! The short story - I'm waiting!"
860
861 0 * : *
862
863 As I have said in the past, Wonderer, yes, Backwater is a very special
864 place, especially when you wish to escape for a short time, to experience
865 something different, or to enjoy a good story (for free, no less!), or
866 to0learn something new about that debated subject you try to keep from
867 talking about. Backwater, in its own simple way, provides the most in
868 thought from the least in complexity and "support" (by that I mean message
869 services, upload/download, qnd qll of the `other' fancy features you would
870 find on other boards). Even when I don't feel like writing, backwater is
871 always there, a close friend nomatter what time of day.
872
873 Hagbard Celine
874
875 {}
050=Usr:84 Michael Mil|er z 12/02/88 08:58 Msg:2666 Call:10006508 Lines:18
876 &*&*&*&*'s
877
878
879 Ah a feast! Food for thought I guess as well. The wonderer sat at the table
880 eating thoughtfully. Visions of past adventures flew through his mind. What
881 hat evub happened to man with the tub? Perhaps he had been sent somewere
882 out of touch with the inn or had lost it in the big move.
883
884 The wonderer added his call to the many that had come before. "Service with
885 a smile" was the text of it.
886
887 Meaning and intent are often hard to connect he thought. "Pass me another
888 apple if you would" he said to the people at the other end of the table.
889
890 And so the adventure began.
891
892 An Astral Dreamer.
893
051=Usr:70 Kerfub0Redlig 12/02/88 15:55 Msg:2667 Call:10006514 Lines:22
894 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | Morals? Whatsdem?????????????????????????
895
896 Beaker, a ROUND of applause was asked for, not a line of applause. Like
897 this:
898
899 0 0 CLAP-CLAP
900 CLAP CLAP
901 CLAP CLAP
902 CLAP CLAP
903 CLAP CLAP
904 CLAP SLAP
905 CLAP CLAP
906 CLAP-CLAP
907
908 I don't mean to sound nit-picky, but that's the way a round of applause
909 looks.
910
911 KKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | Do the means justify the ends??????/???/?????????
912
913 I guess the next person will finish off the disk. Too bad I have nothing
914 to say.
915
052=Usr:322 Stray Cat 12/03/88 08:28 Msg:2668 Call:10006523 Lines:5
916
917 WANNABEES . . . . did someone say wannabees? 0That keeps going through my
918 mind and I think it's kinda funny.
919
920 Kurfur, I like your round of applause.
053=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 12/03/88 13:00 Msg:2669 Call:10006529 Lines:7
921 &*&*&*&*'s
922 Hmm, maybe a squere of applause should re next? :-)
923
924 I don't think I'll be able to finish this disk off either.
925
926 Oh well, life wasn't meant to be made up of predictable endings I believe
927
054=Usr:483 Lord Beaker 12/03/88 14:08 Msg:2670 Call:10006531 Li~es:8
928 --------================-----=-=----------=----------=-==========-=---------
929 Myapologies...Thank you for pointing out the error of my ways Kurfur. It
930 seems I just wasn't being literal enough for the board. Well, I'm certainly
931 yn no mood to finnish the disk. Later...
932
933 LB\__/
934 oo
935 -=-=--{=-=======-=-----------=-==============-=-----------=-==-===-========-
055=Usr:272 Talos 12/03/88 23:47 Msg:2671 Call:10006538 Lines:11
936 <*><*><*><*><*><*.<*>,:><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>
937 Wow, I get to finish the disk. This probably means I'll write omething that no
938 one else will even read. So who cares what I type. Zark off for all I write eh?
939 Bloody perfect. Anygqy, Y'm playing a game of therepy with a bunch of out-
940 patients from Damasch and I'm probably going to be up a few hours. I'm thinking
941 organizing a giant metro area T.A.G. (The assasination game). Any takers? post
942 on this board or on Overwbket Dragon at 777-0489 and leave me mail. On OD I'm
943 Talos Valheru. L8r,
944
945 Talos Valheru
946 <*><*><*><*>*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>
056=Ucr:6&5 Rayall Von Jerri 12/04/88 19:16 Msg:2672 Call:10006551 Lines:20
947 Harharharharharharharharharharharharharharharharharharharharharharharharharharh
948 The Inn was very quiet. Nothing had really happened until this point.
949 Sudde~ly,0a humming began to fill the establishment, but it was quiet
950 enough that most of the visitors never
951 heard it. Without warning, a large
952 blue light began to twist and pulsate.
953 Small stars danced around it, and a
954 faint whispebyng qccompanied their motion.
955 The only person who noticed this was a large guru in the southeastern
956 corner. His head rose from his Tome of Knowledge and watched as a bedraggled
957 individual collapsed through the portal.
958 0He 8dhe new visitor) was a large, tall man, wearing leather armor. A
959 leather pouch was connected to his belt, and a large staff was in his left hand
960 . His clothes beneath the armor were torn and raggad, and the cloak was full
961 of holes>
96" "Greetings," he gasped, as a glass of mead was tossed flawlessly to where
963 he was lying. "My name is Rayall, and ... by the way... Any moment now several
964 large demonic beings are planning on
965 appearing..."
966 Harharharharharharharhabxarh Rayall Harharharharharharharharharharharharhar
057=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 12/04/88 19:36 Msg:2673 Call:10006552 Lines:7
967 @@@@#####@@@@#@#@#@@@#ack@@@#######@@@ack@#pphhhfffftttt@@@####@#@@@#@#@
968
969 What!! Well there goes the party. I guess I'll have to stop drinking.
970 Time to start digging and lay a trap.... As the mole does a swam dive
971 into the ground with a spray of dirt.
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977 In another time flow...
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981 ...Rayall groped for a grip on the ground, and tried to stand up.
982 "Just lay where you are"< I said. "I AM a demon; what's the problem?
983 Didn't they teach you anything about dimensional travel? Demon=
984 Dimension Traveller for short. Besides, if you mean the old-style type,
985 well, I just can't care; the portal to the Inn prevents cuch vistors from
986 entering here (inside the gravity bubble). Besides, even if a demon were
987 to try and destroy the gravity bubble, it would consume itself in the
988 process before it had even made a dent in this stuff. After all, it is
989 partially fasioned from a black hole...
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991 Anyway, welcome to the Inn at the Crossroads of the Dimensions.
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993 Oh, and you will have the room of your choice waiting inside.
994
995 JT! A stien of mead for this weary traveller!"
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997 Hagbard Celine, Resident Guru
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