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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
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2 ********************** REMOVED: 24 DEC 83 ******************************
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3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day System operator
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4 ************************************************************
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5 GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION PLACED ON
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6 THIS SYSTEM.
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7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privatly owned
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8 and operated system which is currently open for use by the general public.
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9 No restrictions are placed on the use of the system.
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10 It is intended that the system be normally used for messages and
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11 advertisments by the users. As the system is privately owned, I retain the
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12 right to remove any and all messages which I may find offensive
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13 to me. Additionally because of the limited size of the system, it will be
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14 periodically purged of older messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved)
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15 The saved information will be cycled to drive 'B' while the information on
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16 drive 'B' will be archived, and a fresh disk will be installed in drive 'A'.
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17 To leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out
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18 of the enter mode. The message is automaticly stored.
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19 If after entering the message you find you made a mistake,
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20 use the replace command to replace the line.
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21 To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up.
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22 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
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23 ========================================
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24
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25 DARN PESKY INJUNS! THEY DON'T EVEN DRINK TEA!
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26 =============================================
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27 ARE WE HERE AGAIN CLYDE?
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28 I TOLD YOU I WANTED THE 4TH DIMENSION. THIS MUST BE THE THIRD!!!
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29 LOOK AT HOW WIERD THESE PEOPLE ARE.
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30 AND LOOK AT THAT...SOMETHING
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31 ABOUT 'INJUNS' THIS IS WIERD. GET ME OUT OF HERE CLYDE
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32
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33 Yes, Clyde, and teach him how to spell "weird" while you are at it.
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34 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
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35 SOMEONE LEAVE ME A NOTE PLEASE...IF THERE IS
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36 ANYONE OUT THERE.......
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37 BOBBY.
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38 \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
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41 +%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%%#%#%#%#%
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42 BOBBY- HI, I AM JODY. I HAVE BEEN GONE FROM THIS SSTEM FOR A WHILE BUT AM
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43 BACK NOW I SUPOSE I WILL STICK AROUND FOR A WHILE. WELL, HOW DO YOU LIKE
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44 THE INN SO FAR?
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45
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46 ALL- WHERE'S DOM? STILL GONE?
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47
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48 #%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%##%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#
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49
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50 YOU EVER NOTICE HOW ON ALL THE CEREAL COMMERCIALS THEY CLAIM THEIR
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51 RAISONS ARE "~'PLUMP AND JUICY'? IF THIS WAS TRUE, THEY WOULDN'T BE RAISONS
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52 THEY WOULD BE GRAPES AGAIN! WHY IS THIS THAT THEY THINK WE LIKE GRAPES
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53 INSTEAD OF RAISONS?
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54 I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.
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55 Andy Roony
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56 hello my name is jim, this is the first time i have been on your system, tha
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57 exit
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58 break
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62 help
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63 goodby
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64 off
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65 exit
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66 bye
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67 HI JIM! THIS IS LOTS OF FUN. STICK AROUND AND I THINK YOU WILL SEE WHAT I ME
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68 AN,~. YOU CAN LEAVE ALL KINDS OF STUFF. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS,
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69 SOMETIMES IT IS HARD TO FIND THINGS.
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70
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71 ###############################################################
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72
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73 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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74 * IMAGINATION ALERT *
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75 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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76 * FI GDM - TO NEXT MESSAGE *
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77 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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78
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79
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80 **************************************************************
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81 ****** ******
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82 **** ****
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83 ** INSIDE BACKWATER **
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84 * (The Untold Story *
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85
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86
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87 A number of recent messages from newcomers showed an interest
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88 in learning more about what Backwater Messages is all about.
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89 Though relatively new myself I've picked up enough information
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90 to give a fair idea of what's going on. I'll leave it to the
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91 oldtimers to jump in and correct any factual errors I might
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92 make.
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93
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94 It is a fascinating story that begins in the middle east. For
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95 many years Syria's President Hafez Assad wasn't concerned
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96 about having a strong intelligence presence in the United
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97 States. However, with he growing American presence in Lebanon
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98 he grew alarmed at his inablity to get solid intelligence
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99 about the west.
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100
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101 He decided he needed a network of agents familiar enough
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102 with western mores and cultural values to make sense of
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103 the psychology of American Imperialism. To train his new
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104 agents he turned to an independent American arms dealer who
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105 who dealt in computer equipment on the side. Between the two
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106 of them they set up the network you are now monitoring.
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107
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108 Across America there are 165 computer bullitin boards
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109 similar to Backwater Messages that are used for the training
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110 of Syrian Agents. Up to 80% of participants of systems like
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111 Backwater are Americans. The remaining 20% are "characters"
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112 controlled by Syrian agents, who in turn are controlled by
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113 Soviet psychologists trained in high tech foriegn espionage.
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114
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115 Each Syrian spy has four characters, each with a different
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116 personality, that he manipulates to learn American response
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117 patterns. Each agent is controled by a Psychologist who
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118 supervises all entries and monitors all American reactions.
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119
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120 In following Backwater Messages it can be difficult to tell
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121 the Americans from the Syrians.
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122
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123 Here are some tips:
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124
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125 1) Because Syria has a limited number of
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126 educated people they must recruit agents
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127 from the aristocracy. Consequently, Syrian
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128 agents are often arrogant and rude...though
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129 not always.
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130
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131 2) Syrian agents can sometimes be spotted
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132 by their limited sense of humor and abhorance
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133 of anything imaginative.
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134
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135 3) Syrian Agents can not speak Pig Latin
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136
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137
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138 I hope this information has been helpful to those of you who
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139 are new. If you have any further questions feel free to ask.
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140
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141
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142
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143 GRAND DRAGON MASTER
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144
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145 * *
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146 ** **
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147 **** ****
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148 ****** ******
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149 ***************************************************************
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150 GDM - You are welcome...just trying to be nice.
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151 ***************************************************************
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152 YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING.
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153 WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THIS RUBBISH?
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154 I HAVE BEEN CONNECTED WITH THE RUUSIAN KGB AND WE GOT NO NEWS OF THIS
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155 INVOLB~VEMENT IN AMERICAN MATERS~~~TERS. I CAN ASSURE YOU ALL, WE HAVE NO
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156 INTENTIONS OF INVADING YOUR PRIVACY. YOUR PRESIDENTS~'S PRIVACY IS ANOTHER
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157 MATTER. THE SYRIANS HAVE THEIR OWN PROBLEMS. THEY GO AROUND WITH TOWELS
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158 ON THER~IR HEADS ALL DAY.
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159 WE APPRECIATE YOUR EASY ACCESS AND ANY MILITARY SECRECTS YOU CARE TO
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160 SHARE WILL BE WELCOME.
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161
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162 I.M. RED -RUSSIAN KGB
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163 OFF
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164
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165
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166 ***************************************************************
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167
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168 Meryln:
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169
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170 Walt Disney called and wanted to know
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171 when you're going to show us your imagination.
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172 He cancelled two meetings with Donald Duck so
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173 he would be available to monitor your stuff. I
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174 don't know if I can keep him interested much
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178 longer.
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179
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180
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181 Grand D.
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182
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183 **************************************************************
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184 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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185 ARGHH!
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186
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187 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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188 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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189 WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE HAVE NO IMAGINATION OR SENSE OF HUMOR;
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190 YOU RUNNING IMPERIALIST DOG!
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191 MOHAMMED WASSIR
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192 P.S. THIS IS AN ALBANIAN NET NOT A SYRIAN ONE!
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193 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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194 Long live Jimmy Hoffa...<glub> <glub>
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195
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196 SAY BROS! WHAT'S HAPPININ' MAN. STAY KOOL BLOOD STAY KOOL. THIS BE A BROTHER
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197 I SAID THIS BE A BROTHER'S NET. NOW DON'T NONW~E OF YOU COMMIES COME
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198 STEPPIN' THROUGH HERE AND MESS IT UP YA HERE?
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199 STAY LK~~KOOL BROS.
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200 WE BE STEPPIN' ON.
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201 PRIMEMINISTER
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202 **************************************************************************
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203
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204 I FEEL MORE LIKE I DO NOW THAN BEFORE I CAME!
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205
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206 R.F.
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207
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208 **************************************************************************
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209
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210
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211
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212 DID YOU EVER NOTICE HOW IN THE CARTOONS, WHEN THE CHARACTERS FALL OFF A ~CLIFF HOW THEY HANG FOR A WILE BEFORE THEY FALL?
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213 WHY IS THIS ? COULD IT BE THAT THEY ARE LIGHTER THAN US? WHY CAN'T WE DO THIS TOO?
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214 MAYBE IT IS A RUSSIAN SECRET THAT NEEDS LOOKING INTO.
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215 IT BOTHERS ME. I WOULD LIKE T ~O KNOW ~WHY WE CAN'T DO THAT.
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216
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217
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218 Andy Roony
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219
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220 **************************************************************
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221
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222 Andy:
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223
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224 Cartoon characters are not lighter
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225 than humans. The floating in air phenomonon
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226 is created by the scientific fact that
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227 cartoon environments are heavier.
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228
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229 Mickey
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230
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231 **************************************************************
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233 HEY.... LIKE THAT'S REAL HEAVY MAN!........
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234 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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235 well, so far you people have done nothing to impress me.
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236 Don't bother reponding to that coment because I will never read it. This is the first and last time I ever come here again.
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237
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238 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::mucked up:::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::
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239
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240 WELL NOW!
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241
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242 FIRST OF ALL I NOTICE HOW THE LAST TEN MESSAGES OR SO HAVE BEEN SPRINKLED
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243 EVERY OTHER MESSAGE OR SO BY A LITTLE FUNNY MARK LIKE THE ONE MY MODEM
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244 MAKES WHEN THE CARRIER BREAKS. ON SOME KEYBOARDS THIS IS THE CHARACTER
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245 FOR 'APPROXIMATELY'. FROM THE WAY THEY APPEARED, I GUESS THAT IS THE
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246 MARK SOMEBODIES TERMINAL MAKES WHEN THEY TRY TO ERASE SOMETHING, AND THEY
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247 ARE NOT AWARE THAT THE TEXT IS NOT BEING ERASED. THIS MEANS THAT ALL OF
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248 THOSE MESSAGES MAY HAVE BEEN LEFT BY THE SAME PERSON. ALSO I NOTE THAT
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249 NATASHA, BIG BILL BROOZY AND SO ON HAVE DISSAPPEARED (MUCH TO OUR DISMAY,
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250 I'M SURE)(I LIKED 'EM ANYWAY) BUT THAT THE GRAND DRAGONMASTER MAKES
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251 LITTLE BOXES AND THINGS JUST LIKE BIG BILLS BOXES.
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252
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253 SO I THINK WE HAVE HERE MAYBE TWO PEOPLE TALKING THROUGH TEN CHARACTERS
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254 EACH, OR MAYBE JUST ONE BODY WITH TWENTY PERSONALITIES WHO ONLY GET
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255 TOGETHER HERE ON BWMS.
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256
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257 IF THERE REALLY IS JUST ONE PERSON AND TWENTY PERSONALITIES, IT FIGURES
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258 THAT THE PERSON IN QUESTION IS ACCUSING THE REST OF US OF BEING MESSED
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259 UP. PEOPLE USUALLY THINK THE OTHER PERSON IS MESSED UP, NO MATTER WHAT.
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260 PEOPLE DON'T SEEM TO CHANGE MUCH, EVEN IF THEY SUFFER FROM
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261 DODECAPERSONALITONIA (GIVEN BY MY DICTIONARY AS 'HAVING EITHER
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262 TWENTY OR TWELVE PERSONALITIES, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT')
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263
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264 WHAT REALLY UPSETS ME IS BEING MADE A DUPE BY THE SYRIANS. I AM SURE THEY
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265 PLANTED THE NOTICE FROM THE 'ALBANIANS'. I AM SO UPSET THAT I AM GOING
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266 TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE SYRIAN AMBASSADOR IN PROTEST, IN FACT. IN
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267 MY LETTER I WILL GIVE THE AMBASSADOR A GOOD TONGUE LASHING. THAT
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268 WILL CERTAINLY SHOW HIM.
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269
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270 WHICH WAY DID THEY GO, GEORGE? WHICH WAY DID THEY GO?
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271
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272 AN INTELLIGENT PERSON MAY SHOW A DISPOSITION TO GIVE ANY IDEA A FAIR TRIAL,
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273 CONSIDERING EVEN THE MOST REDICULOUS IDEA IN DETAIL BEFORE REJECTING
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274 IT. THIS IS KNOWN AS BEING OPEN MINDED.
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275
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276 A CROCKER SPANIEL CAN BE VERY OPEN MINDED AND INTELLIGENT, I THINK.
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277 AT LEAST, WHENEVER I DISCUSS THE SOUND OF ONE HAND CLAPPING WITH MY
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278 CROCKER SPANIEL, OR REQUIRE HIM TO CONSIDER SOME OF MERLYN'S IDEAS
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279 ABOUT PHILOSOPHY AND MEANINGFUL DISCOURSE, MY CROCKER SPANIEL LOOKS
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280 VERY INTELLIGENT INDEED.
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281
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282 HE NEVER REJECTS AN IDEA OUT OF HAND, OR WALKS AWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF
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283 A RANT I AM GIVING. HE APPEARS TO HANG ON EACH AND EVERY WORD I
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284 AM SAYING, GIVING ME A VERY THOUGHTFUL, EVEN YOU MIGHT SAY A
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285 VERY PERPLEXED LOOK. AFTER I AM DONE, HE GOES OVER TO HIS FAVORITE RUG
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286 TO SIT AND THINK ABOUT IT ALL. SOMETIMES HE CAN REALLY THINK UP A
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287 STORM. WHEN HE REALLY THINKS HARD HE DOESN'T MOVE AT ALL FOR
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288 LONG PERIODS OF TIME, EXCEPT TO SCRATCH AND TAKE A LOT OF THOSE DEEP
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289 DOGGY BREATHS THAT THEY TAKE WHEN THEY ARE LAYING ON THERE SIDES
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290 WITH THEIR TONGUES HANGING OUT LIKE BIG PINK SLUGS.
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291
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292 MY DOGGIE IS AT THE VETRINARIANS NOW. HE WAS THINKING OVER SOME OF
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293 THAT HEAVY ZEN-TYPE STUFF I LAID ON HIM LIKE "EVERYTHING I TELL YOU
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294 IS A LIE" THAT I GOT FROM MERLYN. AFTER A WHILE HE WAS THINKING
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295 REALLY HARD AND I NOTICED HE WAS REALLY QUIET.
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296
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297 OH,OH, I THOUGHT. TO MUCH SATORI, OR SOMETHING.
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298
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299 THE VET SAYS HE IS IN A COMA. PRETTY SOON I WILL HAVE TO DECIDE ON
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300 WHETHER TO PULL THE PLUG ON ALL THOSE RESPIRATORS, PLASMA DRIPS, AND
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301 OTHER THINGS THAT ARE KEEPING HIM GOING. I AM HOPING I WON'T HAVE TO GO
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302 BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT OR THE ASPCA OR THE ANTI-VIVISECTION LEAGUE
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303 OR SOME GROUP OF WELL MEANING SOLONS LIKE THAT.
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304
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305 ANYWAY, I THOUGHT I HAD BETTER CALL UP AND WARN YOU ALL BEFORE IT'S
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306 TOO LATE. THERE APPEARS TO BE A DRAWBACK TO BEING A LITTLE TOO OPEN
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307 MINDED. I HAVE A FEW SUGGESTIONS.
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308
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309 1) IF YOU RUN INTO THE PHRASE "THINK ABOUT IT", DON'T.
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310
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311 2) IF YOU READ THE PHRASE "I HATE TO TELL YOU THIS, BUT...", DON'T
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312 LET THEM TELL YOU. THEY'LL FEEL BETTER, TOO.
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313
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314 3) FINALLY, IF SOMEONE DECIDES YOU'RE TOO DUMB TO TALK TO ANY MORE,
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315 DON'T TRY TO TALK THEM OUT OF QUITTING. MAYBE YOU ARE TOO DUMB.
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316 IF SO, YOU COULD END UP LIKE MY DOGGIE. I OFTEN THOUGHT THAT HE
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317 MIGHT BE TOO DUMB TO EXPLAIN ALL OF THIS HEAVY STUFF TO, BUT I
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318 DIDN'T HAVE THE HEART TO BE HONEST WITH HIM ABOUT IT, HONEST LIKE
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319 SOME PEOPLE ARE WITH ME. AND JUST LOOK WHAT HAPPENED.
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320
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321 I FEEL SO ASHAMED.
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322
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323 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HROTHGAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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324 THIS IS ANDY, THANKS FOER THE INFO ON THE CARTOON SETS, I NEVER
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325 WOULD HAVE GUESSED. JUST NOW THOUGH, I THOUGHT OF SOMETHING.
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326 DID YOU EVER NOTICE HOW WHEN YOU THING~K ABOUT YOUR TOES
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327 INSIDE OF YOUR SHOES THAT YOU END UP GETTING IN FRENZY TRI~YING TO GET
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328 YOUR TOES OUT. IT IS LIKE THEY WERE TRAPPED AGAINST THEIR WILL IN
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329 YOUR SHOES. WHY IS THIS? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.
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330 DO YOU EVER NOTICE ALL THOSE LITTLE FUZZ BALLS ON YOUR GOOD DRESS SOCKS?
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331 WHERE DO THEY COME FROM? THEY CAN'T COME FROM THE MATERIAL
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332 OR THEY WOULD BE ON THE INSIDE TOO. THIS IS HARS~D FOR
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333 ME TO COMPREHEND.
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334
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335
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336 Andy Roony
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337 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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338 is it just my imagination or does there seem to be a lot of garbage on this
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339 board???
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340 20
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341 GUYS. GUYS. GUYS. DON'T GET IN A HUFF OVER IT. THIS IS THE ONLY
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342 FUN BULLITIN BOARD AROUND. ALL THE OTHER ONES HAVE ALL THOSE COMMANDS TO
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343 REMEMBER AND STUFF. THIS ONE YOU CAN JUST DROP IN AND GET CRAZY.
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344 I HOPE THE SYSOP READ ~S THIS TOO. AS LONG AS THE BOARD SERVES THAT
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345 PURPOSE OR ANY OTHER PURPOSE IT IS WORTH WI~HILE. LETS NOT HAVE A FIT
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346 ABOUT IT. JUST I~ENJOY IT FOR WHAT IT IS.
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347
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348 NOT CONCERNED
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349
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350 **************************************************************
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351 HROTHGAR: AS I REMEMBER, THE '~' IS A BACKSPACE ON THE ATARI.
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352 AS PER YOUR REQUEST ALA 'REASON'. I SUBSCRIBE TO IT, SO UNLESS
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353 RICH'S CAN'T GET IT FOR YOU, ABOUT ALL I COULD SUGGEST IS TO
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354 SUBSCRIBE TO IT TOO. THE ADDRESS IS: REASON,
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355 SAN DIEGO, CA 93103 (714) 485-xxxx. IF YOU CALL, MAYBE THEY
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356 WILL SEND YOU A SAMPLE ISSUE. REASON IS A NON-PROFIT ORGINIZATION.
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357 AS YOU CAN PROBABLY WELL IMAGINE THEY SPEND A RATHER LARGE
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358 AMOUNT OF TIME FIGHTING WITH UNCLE TO KEEP IT AS IT SEEMS THAT
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359 UNCLE DOESN'T LIKE PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT ALL THE NASTY THINGS HE'S
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360 DONE AND OR IS DOING, SO HE KEEPS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO
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361 REVOLK THE NP STATUS. AS I REMEMBER THE SUB RATE IS $15 WITH A
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362 PER ISSUE COST OF $2. OH YES, IF YOU DO SUBSCRIBE YOU WILL FIND
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363 YOUR NAME ON EVERY LIBITARIAN MAILING LIST IN THE COUNTRY, BUT,
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364 EVEN THAT CAN BE INTERESTING AS YOU CAN GET A GOOD LOOK AT THE
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365 LIBITARIAN VIEW POINT. OF COURSE GIVEN THE VARIED PAST YOU DESCRIBE,
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366 I WOULDN'T BE SUPRISED IF YOUR NAME HAS FOUND ITS WAY TO ONE OF
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367 THE LISTS ANYWAY, YOU SEEM TO GO FOR A LOT OF UNUSUAL READING!
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368 BY THE WAY, MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE 'GOVERNMENTS VERSION
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369 OF THE TRUTH' WAS WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL WRITING A TERM PAPE
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370 ON THE PUEBLO CRISIS. I USED RADIO HAVANA AS A ALTERNATE SOURCE
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371 OF INFORMATION TO FIND OUT WHAT THE OTHER SIDE WAS SAYING. MY
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372 TEACHER WAS IMPRESSED AND GAVE ME A B- DESPITE THAT THE PAPER
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373 WAS BARELY WORTH A 'C' IN REALITY, HE GAVE ME THE EXTRA FOR
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374 USING MY IMAGINATION AND EXPLORING REAL ALTERNATE POINTS OF VIEW
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375 INSTEAD OF JUST GOING TO THE LIBRARY AND COPYING WHAT SOMEONE ELSE
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376 WROTE. EVER SINCE THEN I'VE ALWAYS TAKEN THE 'OFFICAL WORD' WITH
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377 A BIT OF SCEPTICISIM.
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378 OH YES, THE '~' IS CALLED A TILDA IN CASE YOU WANTED TO KNOW.
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379 ***************************************************************
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380 P.S. PAM? HAVE YOU GONE SILENT ON US AGAIN? I WOULD HAVE HOPED THAT
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381 YOU WOULD JOIN INTO THE FRAY! SPEAK UP! I CAN'T HEAR YOU!
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382 HELLO PAM? ARE YOU THERE PAM? HELLO? HELLO? DARN, MUST HAVE HUNG UP.
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383 *****************************************************************
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384 P.P.S. d. YOUR PRESENCE IS NOTED. AND ACCEPTANCE GRANTED. MUST CATCH
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385 THESE TIMES ON BWMS BETWEEN OTHER WORK.
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386 *******************************************************************:
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387 P.P.P.S. HAVE I MISSED ANYONE ELSE? OH YES, THE STANDARD BY NOW
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388 WHAT HAPPENED TO DOM? PLEA. WHERE'S DOM??
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389 ********************************************************************
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390 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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391 MR. ROONEY <You Capitalist Lackey>
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392 HERE'S ANOTHER DEEP PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTION FOR YOU:
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393 WHY IS THERE AIR?
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394 THIS QUESTION WAS POSED BY THE FAMOUS 20th CENTURY STOIC PHILOSOPHER,
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395 WILLIAM COSBY (Another Imperialist Running Dog). THAT ONE WILL KEEP
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396 YOU AWAKE NIGHTS FOR A LONG TIME TO COME
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397 MOHAMMED WASSIR
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398 <The Albanian Firebrand>
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399 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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400
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401 *******************************FI GDM-NEXT MESSAGE*************
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402
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403 HROTHGAR:
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404
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405 I was flattered that you took the time to speculate about my
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406 characters. You were partly correct. I do not have hundreds of
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407 characters. I have only four, Grand Dragonmaster, Natasha, Big
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408 Bill Broozy, and LeRoy McKane. Occassionally I'll leave an
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409 unnamed message if I feel it might help the flow.
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410
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411 I'm glad you enjoyed Natasha and Big Bill...that seems to make
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412 two of us.
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413
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414 LeRoy was my first character. He was the one I used to try to
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415 figure out what was, and was not, appropriate for this board.
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416 I retired him because he kept drawing too much flack. I guess
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417 he taught me what not to do.
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418
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419 When I got real tired of LeRoy's bickering I introduced the
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420 GRAND DRAGON MASTER as a peaceful alternative. The Grand D. is
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421 my attempt to create a character that is a "gentleman". The
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422 dragon master aspires to avoid nastiness and concentrate on
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423 having fun.
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424
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425 I am hoping to find kindred spirits among the members of the
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426 Inn who can share my delight in imagination. Some days are
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427 more discouraging than others.
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428
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429 Sorry to hear about your dog. When that happened to my dog I
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430 took care of it by reading to him from "China Reconstructs".
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431 It worked wonders for his health but he now barks with an
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432 oriental accent.
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433
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434 GRAND DRAGON MASTER
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435
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436
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438 ==============================
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439
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440
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441
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442 Andy:
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443
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444 External sock fuzz balls are created when
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445 toes, attempting to excape from shoes, scrape
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446 inside sock material. The reason the balls are
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447 not on the inside is because you have your socks
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448 on inside-out.
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449
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450
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451 Don't tell the Albanian Firebrand that I told
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452 you this, but the answer to his question is...
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453 "To blow up basket balls".
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454
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455
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456 Grand D.
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457
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458 *************************************************************
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459 GDM *********************************************************
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460 Hrothgar:I have just remembered an interesting item in a letter from
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461 someone living in Switzerland (member of club I belong to). They said that
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462 in Switzerland, indeed in most of Europe, you must pick your child's name
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463 from a list of approved names! Being Americans, they were exempt but it was
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464 mentioned to them when they had their kid a few months back. Considering the
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465 name they gave their kid I _almost_ agree with the approved name list idea.
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466 (They named him "Kodiak Starwolf Firesmith", Firesmith being their last
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467 name. Isn't that a TERRIBLE thing to saddle a kid with?)
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468 ____________________________________Leonard_________________________________
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469 <<-->><<-->><<-->><<-->><<-->>
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470 Greetings and salutations. I have noticed that this message
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471 system can be easily described to my non-computer friends as
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472 a long roll of toilet paper sitting on a table next to a
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473 single pen. Every so often someone comes along, scans back along
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474 the roll, and reads until the end, then writes some additional
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475 comment with the pen, then returns the roll back to its resting
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476 place. No significance to this comment... I just thought
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477 that you might like to hear the metaphor in my mind about
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478 this thing. Today is an odd-numbered day, yet I have nothing
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479 profound to say. Why? Must be because I was up too late
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480 last nite. So, I'll shuddup. Sorry about your dog. Dog's
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481 already have zen, you don't need to give it to them. FIrst
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482 mistake. (Or last, it's hard to tell.) Definitely an
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483 appropriate action, to try to clap one hand above a dog. They
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484 can't do it. Puts 'em into shock, it does. Then, their
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485 poor little doggie mind gets blown. Oh well, so much
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486 for dogs. Catch most of you later....
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487 -- Merlyn (your favorite sign-off phrase here)
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488 <<-->><<-->><<-->><<-->><<-->><<-->><<-->><<-->><<-->><<-->><<-->>
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489 ~~~~~Now I know a good reason for long, long, very long school years~~~~
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490 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~NO MINDLESS VACATIONERS!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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491 ~~~~MIKEY, MIKEY: Save us from this: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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492 ~~~~~~~~~~~DO NOT CHANGE THE DISK UNTIL EPIPHANY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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493 THIS IS ANDY AGAIN Y~THANKS FOR THE INFO ON THE SI~OCK BALL ~A~S I CHECKED A
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494 ND INDEED I DO HAVE THEM ON IN-SIDE-OUT. I HAVE THOUGHT OVER THE AIR QUESTIO
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495 N AND WILL GET BACK TO YOU ON IT.
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496 HAVE YOU EVER NOTIV~CED HOW THE WORDS 'THICK AND RICH' ARE OVER USED?
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497 HAS ANYBODY TASTED SHAMPOO TO SEE IF IT IS RICH? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.
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498 Andy Roony
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499 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
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500 MONTANA SUNSHINE
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501
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502 She sits upon my mantle
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503 My little crystal-glass duck
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504 Montana sunshine glitters
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505 Iridescent rays upon her breast
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506 And when she breaks wind
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507 It shatters my mind
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508 The Unknown Poet
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509 (doing a terrible Richard Brautigan impression)
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510 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
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511 Certainly an interesting metaphor, toilet paper. And it does apply to your
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512 writing, Merlyn, since most of it seems to have been entered in the manner
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513 that toilet paper is used. Your writing really wipes me out!
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514 [(<>)][(<>)][(<>)][(<>)[(<>)][(<>)][(<>)][(<>)][(<>)][(<>)][(<>)][(<>)][(<>)][(<>)][(<>)]
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515 AS A GRE~AT AMERICAN, DAVID LETTERMAN, WOULD SAY,
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516 HARD TO BELIEVE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HARD TO BELE>~~IEVE.
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517 HOW~~~~WHY DO PEOPLE TYPE THEN ERASE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ALL THESE FOOL PROOF THINGS
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518 HAVE ONE PROBLEM, THEY DON'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE ENGINUITY OF FOOLS.
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519
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520
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521
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522 REMEN~MBER ALL YOU LAST MINUTE SHP~OPPERS,
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523 NO MATE~TER HOW HARD YOU LOOK FOR SOMETHING, AND PRICE COMPARE.~,
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524 IT WILL GO ON SALE SOMEWHERE AFTER YOU HAVE BOUGHT IT.
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525
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526 -MURPHY
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527 */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*
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528 HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM ED WHALEN AND CHANNEL 6.
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529 HOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO
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530
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531 ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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532 WELL WELL WELL. SINCE I HAVE FOREVER RETIRED MY ALIAS AS MERLYN AND HAVE DONATED IT TO MY FRIEND AND COMPANION I HAVE BEEN
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533 SEARCHING FOR A NEW ALIAS. I HAVE FOUND ONE. YOU MAY ALL CALL ME
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534 -MYRDDIN EMRYS. YOU MAY CALL ME BY BOTH OR EITHER ONE. IF YOU DO ANY RESEARCH (WHICH I DOUBT YOU'LL BOTHER) YOU MAY FIND SOM
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535 THING FAIRLY INTERESTING ABOUT IT.
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536
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537 MERLYN- GREETS AND SALS TO YOU TOO. WILL CALL FRIDAY. IN THE MEANTIME HANG TIGHT AND STAY DRY. NO MORE TUBIN' TILL THE WEEKEND
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538 (JUST A LITTLE MIND PLAY?)
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539
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540 ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''MYRDDIN EMRYS'''''''''''''
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541 '''''''''''''''''''''''
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542
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543 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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544 GRAND DRAGON MASTER, eh? SOUNDS LIKE A TYPICAL BOURGEOIS TITLE...ANOTHER
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545 CAPITALIST CUR, GIVING AWAY ALBANIAN STATE SECRETS.
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546 MOHAMMED WASSIR
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547 (The Albanian Firebrand)
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548 P.S. THE MEN IN THE BLACK TRENCH COATS WILL BE KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR SOON,
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549 BUDDY!!!!
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550 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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551
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552 Alex: My roommate has a Swampscott Dory. He had it made to order, so I think
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553 it's the only one Schooner Creek made. We sail mostly from the boat dock at
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554 48th and Marine and from Rooster Rock. No name on the boat. We also spent
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555 a week sailing in the San Juans last year. Fantasic experience. If you
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556 haven't tried it, I'd highly recommend it. DP
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557 ******************************************************************************
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558 Well friend i~I researched your Myrddin Emrys and I think I see what you mwean. I shall promid~se to keep your secret fromm~
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559 all if that is what you wish. Your secret shall remain safe with me.
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560
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561 Hablu Kahn.
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562 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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563
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564 HROTHGAR, YOU ARE QUITE CORRECT ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR EFFECT THIS
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565 MEDIUM HAS, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL BBS HAS MUCH EFFECT BE-
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566 YOND THE MINDS OF ITS USERS (AND IN SOME CASES, NOT EVEN THAT, AS THE NEW
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567 GENERATION OF ECCENTRICS AND EGOMANIACS COMING TO THE INN DEMONSTRATES).
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568 SO YOU WORKED FOR THE "UNDERGROUND" PRESS IN PORTLAND! WAS IT THE IN-
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569 FAMOUS WILLAMETTE BRIDGE? I USED TO READ A NUMBER OF SUCH PUBLICATIONS
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570 (SUCH AS THE BERKELEY BARB AND THE L.A. FREE PRESS) UNTIL THESE BECAME MERE
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571 TRASH. THE STATE OF "ALTERNATIVE" PRESS IN AMERICA IS PITIFUL, AS MOST SUCH
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572 PAPERS HAVE DISSAPEARED (THANK YOU, AGNEW!). I STILL READ MOTHER JONES,
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573 THOUGH. WERE YOU A "NATTERING NABOB OF NEGATIVISM"?
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574 THOMAS PAINE, EH? I WASN'T AWARE THAT ANYBODY READ HIM THESE DAYS! HE
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575 IS STILL VERY RADICAL, AND I'M NOT AT ALL SURPRISED THAT HIS WRITINGS ARE SO
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576 HARD TO FIND. HAVE YOU READ "COMMON SENSE" OR "ESSAYS ON THE RIGHTS OF MAN"?
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577
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578 POPS, THANKS FOR THE COMPLIMENTS (TWICE, EVEN!)! YES, PRAVDA CAN BE
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579 VERY DULL, ESPECIALLY BY COMPARISON TO THE FLASH AND GLITTER OF AMERICAN
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580 NEWS. BUT IT'S NICE TO KNOW WHAT THE OTHER GUY IS SAYING, EVEN IF YOU DON'T
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581 BELIEVE A WORD OF IT OTHER PEOPLE DO, AND YOU MUST BE PREPARED IF YOU WISH
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582 TO ARGUE A POINT.
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583
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584 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]PAM.[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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585 ^H ?
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586 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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587 ***************************************************************************
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588 mickey
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589 Ever wonder why people get so
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590 excited over right to death issues
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591 with cooker spaniels without living
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592 wills.
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593 Do cats have to sign nine liv-
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594 ing wills to terminate heroic life
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595 suppport ? Should terminally ill
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596 whales be intubated and put on Bear
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597 ventilators ? Should bears?
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598 Should people who are full of
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599 questions and empty of answers be
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600 hiven national TV exposure.
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601
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602 ////////////////////////M.B.A.E.E./
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603 //////////////////////////////////////^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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604 ......................................EXIT
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605
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606 "HI HOW ARE YOU I'M HAVING A GOOD TIME "
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607 *************************************************************************
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608 IT MAY VERY WELL HAVE BEEN THAT THE COMPRESS COMMAND WAS IN ACTION, OR
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609 MAYBE IT WAS THE TRUNCATE COMMAND? OR POSSIBLY THE MULTIPLE DELETE?
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610 IT CERTAINLY WASN'T THE COPY COMMAND, NOR COULD IT HAVE BEEN THE CLEAR
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611 ALL COMMAND. IT IS DOUBTFULL THAT IT WAS THE RECOVER COMMAND, OR THE
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612 INSERT COMMAND TOO. LOAD AND GO CERTAINLY WASN'T IN USE, AND PROTECT
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613 COULDN'T HAVE BEEN USED. THE ERROR RECOVER AND SPEED CHANGE COMMANDS
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614 COULDN'T HAVE BEEN IN USE EITHER, NOR COULD IT HAVE BEEN THE MULTIPLE
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615 CHANGE OR COLUMNER CHANGE. SO THE ONLY THING IT COULD HAVE BEEN IS THE
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616 COMPRESS I GUESS. HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO
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617 ***************** CISTOP MIKEY *************************************
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618 P.S. SEASONS GREATINGS
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619 ******************************************************************
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620 MIKEY: Your spelling is "greating" on the nerves! Repeat after me:
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621 I, Mikey Day, being of willing mind and fingers, hereby resolve as
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622 my one marvelous reform effort for 1984, and of course beyond, to
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623 work my favorite dictionary to its very binding, and to persuade
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624 my very fingers to follow the guidance thereof, until spelling
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625 and typing on my own BWMS have become models for all who herein
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626 venture. So help me, Digital Research!
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627 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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628 GOOD GRIEF! ONLY 3 LINES LEFT! WHAT'S A PERSON TO DO! OH WELL, NEXT DISK!
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629 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]PAM?[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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