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19 
20 A new disk. If only I had something to say
21                                                  Mr. Tim
22 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
23 * * * *  03/04/84  1752     (27)
24 0738 TRPD  TR0260350  03/04/84  1752  (38RG)
25 APB NATIONWIDE BROADCAST
26 ATTEMPT TO LOCATE    ***CAUTION - CONSIDER ARMED AND DANGEROUS***
27 '67 VW MICROBUS, GREEN/WHITE, PLATE UNKNOWN, LAST SEEN EASTBOUND FROM
28 FAST FRED'S USED BOLO LOT AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED.  MAY BE OPERATED BY
29 FAST FRED.  THIS SUSPECT MAY BE IMPLICATED IN MULTIPLE HOMICIDES,
30 ARSON, BOMB DETONATIONS, AND ILLEGAL POSSESSION AND TRANSFER OF WEAPONS.
31 IF CONTACT IS MADE USE CAUTION, SHOOT ON SIGHT.  NOTIFY THIS DEPARTMENT
32 IF VEHICLE OR OCCUPANTS ARE LOCATED.
33 
34 REFER:  SGT. BANKS
35 TRPD  TRANSREALITY PD  INNISFALL  TR0260350
36 EOT
37 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
38 
39 TO ALL WHO SHALL READ THIS MESSAGE, THIS IS A CONFUSING PLACE TO BE. I 
40 THINK I'LL PLACE MY SELF ELSWARE......WHH JR. SIGNING OFF
41 HELP
42 
43 !!!!!!""""""######$$$$$$%%%%%%&&&&&&''''''((((())))))*****=====:::::===
44 [gBARD...I recognized a couple of the song books you mentioned. I too
45 enjoy the songs of parody, especially those of war, both earthbound and
46 intergalactic. You see to be in some trouble at the bolo lot, would you
47 and your group mind a little company? I myself am standing at the corner
48 of the next block watching the whole sceen, and although the going is tough,
49 the going looks fun. Let me know, since I don't like to reality-crash,
50 but I don't like to miss out on a good time either. I might even have a
51 few weapons and tricks up my short sleeve shirt that could aid you in 
52 your quest(no I DON'T know the wing span of an African Sparrow).
53 Well I will let you get back to your battle, and watch out for bolos
54 that LOOK like they are unoccupied!
55 !!!!!"""""####$$$$$L'homme sans parity (we of the north spell it with a
56 y, not an ie) %%% &&&&&'''((()))***===***:::---
57 
58 
59 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(8>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)
60 
61 I paused to survey my surroundings.
62 Someone had just blown up the shack at the rear of the lot; had a
63 bolo taken a shot at it? I wondered.
64 Some automatics weapons fire was coming from some brush just ahead.
65 A man in an orange robe crouched holding an AK-47 with his back to .
66 "Boo!" I yelled.
67  
68 The man in |he orange robe whirled with a surprIsed look on his face.
69 
70 <Whump> <Whump>
71 
72 The man in the orange robe fell face flat in the mud.
73 
74 Where has everybody gone? The last I saw of the Ninja he was on top
75 of a running VW, is that the Bard I see bellycrawling across the
76 feild ahead? I call out...
77 
78 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(>)(<>)(<>)(<>)Geo(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)
79   I have decided on a better name for myself so hereafter Geo will be
80 known as...
81 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)The Traveller(<>)(<>)(<>)
82  This system makes downloads frustrating...   much more of this
83 scrambling of my neatly written files and I'll go back to hand
84 entry on the system...    For now forgive the odd characters.
85 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)
86 
87       I took off into the night at what seemed like the speed of light. This
88 VW can really haul! I I decided to go for it and slipped my tiger claws 
89 onto my hands. As I climbed down the side of the VW at 95 MPH I took a 
90 look inside. Surprise, surprise.
91                   The Ninja
92 P.S. Does anyone know who's in this VW, where it's going, or what it's 
93 doing?
94 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
95 AS I OPEN THE DOOR I NEARLY FALL INTO THE INN. MY CLOTHES ARE RAGGED, MY
96 APPEARANCE SUGGESTS SEVERAL DAYS OF UNREST.
97 I MOTION TO THE BAR KEEP FOR A MUG OF ANYTHING COLD AND WET.
98 AS I GRATEFULLY GULP DOWN THE DRINK I CAN FINALLY SPEAK.
99 "WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND HERE?!?!?  I JUST RETURNED FROM A LONG TIME
100 SPENT AT AN ALTERNATE REALITY KNOWN AS "O.S.U.".  COMING TO THE INN FOR
101 SOME RELAXATION, I WAS NEARLY RUN OVER BY A SENTIENT TANK(I BELIEVE IT IS
102 CALLED A 'BOLO'). I COULD HAVE SWORN I HEARD A VOICE INSIDE. I THOUGHT
103 THERE WAS NO PASSENGER ROOM IN ONE OF THOSE? AS I CONJURE A BOOK TO ME
104 (MY ONLY MAJOR PSEUDO-MAGIC TALENT), I EXAMINE THE BOLO TANK IN DETAIL.
105 YES, THIS IS WHAT NEARLY HIT ME. SHOULD I UN-MOTHBALL MY 'GOTTLOS P1' TO
106 PROTECT ME FROM THIS MENACE? I BELIEVE I WILL WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS,
107 BUT IN THE MEANTIME I SHALL OVERH PAULOS(MY GOTTLOS) AND MAKE HIM READY.
108 I CRAVE RELAXATION, AND WOULD GLADLY ACCOMPANY THE PIPER IF HE PERMITS.
109 UNTIL FURTHER ACTION, I DELIVER A WARNING:
110   I HAVE A FLEET OF 'OGRES' AT MY DISPOSAL. IT CONSISTS OF 20 MARK III'S
111 (EXPENDABLE) AND 10 MARK V'S(VALUABLE).  THESE WITH PAULOS CO-ORIDANATING
112 SHOULD CAUSE SOME PROBLEMS TO YOU BOLO'S RUNNING AROUND OUT THERE.
113 THIS IS A LAST RESORT, AS I KNOW HOW ONE CAN GROW FOND OF THE BIG KILLERS.
114 
115                                                   NICE TO BE BACK,
116                                                     JONATHAN CHANCE
117 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
118 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
119 As I neared the sound of gun fire it quickly
120 changed from automatic to pistol? and then to nothing.
121 I rounded a bush and found myself triping over a robbed man (dead I presume)
122  Attempting to get up I saw two feet in front of me.  I followed the course 
123 of the persons legs until I was looking into Geo's eyes.  He then
124 began mumbling something about Changing his name.  I wasn't relly paying
125 much attention.  I was sick of being on the ground and just wanted up.
126 
127 
128 FOTI
129 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
130 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
131 * * * * 03/04/84  2352     (31)
132 1211  TRPD  TR0260350  03/04/84    2353   (41RG)
133 APB NATIONWIDE BROADCAST
134 UPDATE:  BOLO BATTLE
135 INFORMATION FROM RELIABLE INFORMANT REVEALS THAT SUSPECT VEHICLE, '67 VW
136 MICROBUS IS MODEL MARK XIII BOLO.  APPROACH WITH EXTREME CAUTION.  SUBJECT
137 KNOWN ONLY AS 'THE NINJA' MAY ALSO BE WITH THE VEHICLE.  MILITARY 
138 AUTHORITIES HAVE INDICATED THAT AIR SUPPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE IF SUSPECT
139 VEHICLE IS LOCATED.  TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS REMAIN VIABLE ALTERNATIVE
140 IF POPULATION DENSITY OF VEHICLE'S LOCATION IS ACCEPTABLE.
141 ALSO WANTED FOR QUESTIONING IN REGARDS TO THIS INCIDENT ARE SEVERAL SUBJECTS
142 WHO FREQUENT THE BACKWATER INN.  ALIAS'S OF SUBJECTS INCLUDE THE BARD, THE
143 POET, FOTI, THE NINJA, AND THE TRAVELLER.  SEVERAL OTHER SUBJECTS WHO HAVE
144 NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THE TIME MAY BE INVOLVED.
145 
146 PROBABLE CAUSE EXISTS FOR THE ARREST OF MOHAMMED WASSIR.  AN EYEWITNESS
147 HAS STATED THAT SHE OBSERVED WASSIR DESTROY AT LEAST THREE (3) BOLO'S
148 WITH PERSHING MISSLES.  CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.  WASSIR IS A KNOWN
149 TERRORIST AND HAS STATED THAT HE WILL NOT BE TAKEN ALIVE.
150 
151 REFER:  SGT. BANKS
152 TRPD TRANSREALITY PD   INNISFALL   TR0260350         MB
153 EOT
154 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
155 
156 As I was sitting at my computer, checking to see what's new on the
157 local bulletin boards, I heard the sound of a large explosion, what 
158 sounded like a small war, and computer-generated-type voices (BUT
159 I DON'T HAVE AUDIO ON THIS COMPUTER!!!)
160 Looking at the screen, I see flashes of light, what looks like the
161 ruins of a building with dust settling around, and ---
162 !A VW tearing down the street at an extremely high rate of speed, with
163 a martial arts devotee hanging from the roof with one hand while
164 waving a GEARSHIFT? with the other!!
165            God, I've got to stop eating those pepperoni pizzas
166 so late (or get a new computer).
167 
168 
169 :::::::::::::::::::::::O O::::::::::voyeur:::::::::O O::::::::::::::::::
170 The gunfire had subsided and the sun was rising through a heavy haze of
171 smoke as the Poet peeked out from under the Bolo he'd chosen as his hiding
172 place. This wouldn't do at all! Not only had their presence triggered an
173 exchange of the very sort they were trying to prevent and endangered
174 innocent lives (his included), but now a crowd was gathering.
175 Thinking fast, he jumped up onto the Bolo and, pointing down the road,
176 shouted:"They went thataway"! In the ensuing confusion he jumped down and 
177 grabbed the first familiar preson he saw. It was the Bard.
178 "Help me round up as many as we can; the mob'll keep the fishnuts busy for 
179 a while. I think we'd best regroup back at the apprentice's gate."
180 #You'll be Sorrrry...#
181 There was that voice in his head again. If he got out of this alive, he
182 was going to have to get that looked into.
183                 && The Mad Actor &&
184 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
185 tThe piper wiped his brow.  "Apprentice -- trying to reality shift a number
186 of people is certainly difficult.  Part of the problem is that no two persons
187 see the same thing when they look at a scene.  Wshhen a number began to agree,
188 the details seem to get filled in.  For example, I can see that we have stopped
189 along a road, that we are near a stone bridge, but without turning I don't 
190 know what's behind me.  Sometimes I think that I really shouldn't try to
191 control what's happening so hard, but I keep on anyhow."
192   He sank down for a short rest on the grassy roadside, leaned back and let
193 the rising sun caress his tired face.  
194   Suddenly he rose.  "Apprentice!  The other group seems to be in trouble! 
195 Their reconnisance of the used BOLO lot seems to have sparked a full-scale
196 armed confrontation!  We've got to try to get them out of there before anyone
197 gets hurt too badly.  I suppose we should try to move the BOLOs to a more 
198 suitable reality for them also."
199   He stood up and inflated the pipes, then groaned.  "I've got an air leak.
200 I'll have to try to patch it temporarily, but it'll not be to reliable."
201   He took a length of yellow twine from his sporran, and tied off a section
202 of the bag that surrounded the stock of the outer tenor drone.
203 "There, that should hold it for a while, if the strain isn't too great. 
204 Apprentice, you should be careful about using too much klatha as we move, 
205 because if you pull in a vatch we could get into real trouble here.  If I 
206 suspend us just far enough out of the reality of the battle that we do not 
207 get in the path of weapon fire, could you reach the members of the other party
208 and pull them through to safety?"
209    Without waiting for the answer, the piper raised the pipes to his shoulder
210 and carefully inflated them.  He gently pressed the bag and raised the pressure
211 until the drones started.  The middle tenor was sounding an overtone, so he
212 stopped it with his finger, then popped his finger in the opening and started
213 the drone in the right register.  Adjusting the tuning of the drones, he raised
214 the pressure very carefully untin the chanter began to sound.  He ran his 
215 fingers lightly over the holes, listining carefully to the notes.  Finally,
216 he nodded his head, then began the first notes of the Urular of the song
217 "An cath gailbeach", or in English, "The desperate battle."  With the first
218 notes, the air around them seemed to turn silvery, then as the piper moved
219 into the first variation, the silver began to boil and move.  Dimly the sound
220 of automatic weapons fire set the time to the tune.  Moving closer, transparent
221 figures became visible through the surrounding mists.  Was that the bard, 
222 creeping on his belly through the mud?  There was the geologist, and
223 over there, the mad actor.  Sweat was pouring from the piper's forehead as
224 he fought to keep from being sucked into that reality of cannot blasts, 
225 whining bullets, and deafening explosions.
226 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
227 :*************************************************************:
228 
229 Lt. Salazar:
230 
231 We have recently learned that you have important information 
232 concerning the murder of Natasha McKane. It is vital that you 
233 inform us immediately concerning what you know of this affair. 
234   
235 
236                       Lt. La Clair
237                       INTERPOL
238 
239 :*************************************************************:
240 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
241 I HAVE A HEADACHE, AND ALL THIS GUNFIRE AND EXPLOSIONS ARE NOT HELPING AT ALL.
242 I REPEAT MY ULTIMATOM, AND GIVE UNTIL 11:00 PM PST TO WITHDRAW YOUR BOLOS.
243 PIPER: IF YOUR NOTEWORTHY PIPES CANNOT TRANSFER THE BOLOS TO A LESS BOTHERSOME
244 PLACE(I HOPE YOU SUCCEED!), MAYBE SOME WELL-PLACED TACTICAL NUCLEAR SHELLS
245 CAN DO THE TRICK.
246 I AM NOT LOOKING TO TAKE OVER THE AREA, BUT I DO NEED MY REST.
247 
248 MESSAGE TO ATTACKCOM1: BRING TASK FORCE I UP TO READY STATUS, AND ALSO 
249 PREPARE TF2 FOR POSSIBLE ACTION. DO NOT ROLL UNTIL SPECIFICALLY TOLD. IF I 
250 AM NOT HEARD FROM BY 11:00 PM PST, CONSIDER MYSELF ELIMINATED, AND ATTACK
251 WITH ALL FORCES IMEDIATELY. TRY TO SPARE THE PIPER, BUT BE SURE TO GET
252 'FAST FREDDY'. I THINK HE STARTED IT.
253                                                  OVER AND OUT TO ALL,
254                                                    JONATHAN CHANCE
255 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
256 ##############################################
257 
258 VOYEUR: TO GET AUDIO PRESS <CONTROL> A. TO GET 
259 STEREO HOLD DOWN <CONTROL> WHILE PRESSING THE 
260 S AND T KEYS AT THE SAME TIME.
261 
262 JONATHAN CHANCE: PORTLAND IS A NUCLEAR FREE ZONE.
263 ATOMIC WEOPONS WILL NOT DETONATE WITHOUT WRITTEN
264 PERMISSION FROM MAYOR IVANCIE. HOWEVER, PERMISSION
265 WILL BE GRANTED IF YOU MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO HIS 
266 POLITICAL SLUSH FUND.
267 
268                  MAX
269 
270 ###############################################
271 The fools were going to try to use nukes. Idiots! Even a Mark III
272 could shrug off a 20-Mton blast. Assuming of course that it didn't use counter-
273 batterry fire & destroy them in flight.
274 #Bard! Can you hear me?#
275 #Eric? Is that you?#
276 #Yes, stand by. We're going to try to get thee out of the fix thou art in.#
277 Thank the gods! Maybe this wouldn't turn into a disaster.
278 "Take cover & FREEZE!"
279 ALL UNITS PREPARE FOR REALITY SHIFT
280 #Eric, how are you going to move the Bolos?#
281 #Bard, you saw the vial. If all else fails...#
282 #ERIC! ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND!!!!!#
283 Reality blurred. The tracers overhead slowed down... one flew past his face... 
284 A *firefly*?! It figured. Other changes occured, the small arms fire was dying 
285 away. The scene faded.
286 ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.
287 The apprentice wished that Kenin hadn't thougt so loudly, it was going to
288 be hard enough to maintain control. First, the bullets, fireflies seemed proper.
289 Now for the guns... what would be good... Of course! One of those (what had
290 they been called)... cap pistols! That was it!
291 Now to shift the people........ done! (wow, look at all the pretty colors)
292 (maybe he SHOULDN'T have taken that pill....)
293 Oops, almost missed M. l'homme sans parity!
294 NoW for thE difficult part, the Bolos.
295 #Kenin, dost thou have any suggestions?#
296 #Try Third Level, Humano-Robotic Alliance Subsector. About AD 2500...#
297 #All right... I 'see' it#
298 There that was done. He paused and then decided to straighten up a bit
299 as piper eased them away from the scene. He was really starting to feel the 
300 effects now, though. The last thing he heard before he passed out was:
301 "I can understand removing the damage. I can accept replacing the asphalt &
302 things with grass & trees. But RED grass? ORANGE trees with PURPLE leaves! And 
303 those animals... I'd never seen a paisley print unicorn before....."
304 
305 ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.
306 To: whom it may concern.
307 We (BARD and the apprentice) decided that we had better co-author this 
308 installment. Otherwise we might not get out til NEXT week. 
309 Yes, we do know each other. Quite well in fact. (Some of you even know
310 who we are, the rest will have to guess)
311 ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~BARD~.the apprentice.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.
312 To: Inisfall PD
313 From: Alternities, Inc (Security Section)
314 Please forward all details regarding the involvement of BARD
315 AKA Kenin. We believe he may be one of our officers who has gone freelance.
316 Please forward a list of damages to Accounting. Since some of our
317 equipment may have been involved we will pay for repairs/cleanup.
318 Chief of Security
319 Alternities, Inc.
320 Ouray, CO
321 :
322 :
323 :
324 end transmission
325 --------------------------------------------------------------
326 :*************************************************************:
327 Lt. LaClair
328 INTERPOL
329 
330 Dear Jean Paul:
331 
332 Ah, my friend, it's the same old story. LeRoy McKane hits town 
333 and within a month all hell breaks loose.
334 
335 How many times have we seen this happen? A dozen? Two dozen? 
336 When will it all end?
337 
338 Before this is over half of Portland will be destroyed and 
339 McKane will retire to South America with another fortune. Did 
340 you know he owns a Bolo Manufacturing plant in Jatai? He's 
341 going to make a bundle out of this one.
342 
343 Good luck in straightening this mess out. You'll need it.
344 
345                         Bill Broonzy
346 
347 :************************************************************:
348 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
349    The sun was now up, and surveying the scene, I almost wished
350 it wasn't.  The lot was gone. The Bolo's were gone, and obviously
351 my color perception was gone as well.  Mother wanted me to be a CPA, but 
352 noooo, I had to be a Bolo salesman. It's obviously time to retire.  I 
353 stood and surveyed the area. Oops, those
354 people are still around. Wait, isn't one of those the person who
355 warned me about the blowup?  
356 
357                     Fast Fred
358                     BSAL
359                     (now out of work)
360 *
361 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
362 :*********************************************************:
363 
364 Fred:
365 
366 You needn't be disheartened about losing your stock of used 
367 Bolo's. Face it Fred, there's no real money in dealing in 
368 used merchandise. You need to step up to the real profits 
369 that only running a NEW Bolo lot will assure.
370 
371 Things may look bad on the surface but things are about to 
372 look up. I've had a factory over run and I can give you a 
373 real deal on some really nice new model Bolos. Not only that 
374 but I can put together a financing package you can't resist.
375 
376 Step up from the small time to the big time. If you're 
377 serious about making some real money for a change give me 
378 a call. I can turn your tragedy into a deal of a lifetime.
379 
380                      Your Friend
381 
382                      LeRoy McKane
383 
384 :************************************************************:
385 +\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+\+
386      THE FUTURE DOCTOR BRINGS YOU:
387 
388   The second in a series of self
389   written articles for interested 
390   persons!
391  
392     This week:   
393 
394        DEPENDENCE OF THE  COCAINE TYPE
395 
396 Cocaine is the prototype of stimulant drugs that in high doses can produce 
397 euphoric excitement and, occasionally, halucinatory experiences. These proper-
398 ties are highly esteemed by the experienced drug abusers and lead to 
399 high degree of psychic dependence. The
400 characteristics of drug dependence of the cocaine type are a strong psychic
401 dependence but not physical dependence
402 and therefore no characteristic 
403 abstinence syndrome when the drug is withdrawn. Tolerance does not develop
404 ; rather, some patients may become 
405 sensitized to the drug's effect.
406 There is a strong tendency to continue
407 taking the drug or to rapidly repeat
408 the dose. Cocaine is probably the 
409 example of a drug which neither 
410 tolerance nor physical dependence
411 develops, hich psychic
412 dependence develops tht can lead to
413 addiction.
414 
415      Quantitatively, the effects differ
416 strikingly with different modes of use.
417 When injected or inhaled, cocaine 
418 produces a condition of hyper-
419 stimulation, over-alertness, euphoria,
420 and feelings of great power. The 
421 excitation and "high" are similar
422 to that produced by injection of high
423 doses of amphetamines. Since cocaine
424 is a very short-acting drug, heavy
425 users may resort to injecting it
426 IV q 10 or 15 minutes.With this
427 repetition, toxic effects such as 
428 tachycardia, hypertension,mydriasis
429 , muscle twitching, formication
430 (the so-called "cocaine bugs"),
431 miniturized visual hallucinations,
432 sleeplessness, and extreme nervous-
433 ness appear. Hallucinations and
434 paranoid delusions may develop,as
435 well as violent behavior; the 
436 individual may be considered danger-
437 ous at this time. The action of the
438 drug, however, is sufficiently
439 brief to prevent sustained 
440 aggressive activity.  The pupils
441 are maximally dilated, and
442 elevations of heart rate, blood
443 pressure, and respiration result
444 from the drug's sympathomimetic
445 effect. An overdose of cocaine
446 produces tremors, convulsions
447 with a temporal lobe seizure
448 pattern, and delirium. Death may
449 be due to cardiovascular collapse
450 or respiratory failure.
451 
452      Treatment of acute cocaine 
453 intoxication is generally 
454 unnecessary because of the 
455 extemely short action of the drug.
456 If an overdose requires intervention,
457 IV barbiturates or IM phenothiazines
458 may be used. However,the respiratory
459 depression that accompanies cocaine
460 poisining can be worsened with 
461 large doses of sedatives. Anti-
462 convulsants do not effectively
463 prevent convulsions in cocaine
464 overdose. Discontinuing the use
465 of cocaine requires close supervision
466 and treatment.
467 
468 
469 ONCE AGAIN I HOPE THAT I HAVE BEEN
470 INFORMATIVRE AND HAVE KEPT THE
471 CONTENTS AT AN INTELLIGENYT BUTNOT
472 INCOMPREHENSIBLE LEVEL.
473       COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ARE
474 ENCOURAGED. 
475 
476 P.S. I apologize that I was not
477 able to return after may past
478 article and read the post discussion.
479  I will make a point to return soon
480 and will take comments/questions
481 on the SMOKING article also.
482 
483         signed:
484 
485     the struggling, 
486 
487        FUTURE DOCTOR
488 +*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
489    Whoooooooooooooooosh!
490    Jet engines coming from the over the horizon. Being hit with a sudden 
491 strike of genius, I climbed under the VW and clipped my tiger claws unto the
492 side. I was now lying down with my face pointing up. [I got that trick from
493 Hollywood] Now I would be able to find out where this VW was headed.
494    I ripped out my mini-transmitter and sent a message to Ninja HQ:Portland.
495    "Do not nuke the van. I am aboard. Send messenger to Innisfall."
496                 The Ninja
497 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
498 HI YOU ALL. NEW COMPUTER!
499 :**************************************************************:
500 Mohammed Wassir
501 Albanian Revolutionary Party
502 C/O Shirley's Hair Boutique
503 Portland, Oregon  
504 
505 
506 Dear Mr. Wassir:
507 
508 We are currently conducting a major investigation of the 
509 activities of a Mr. LeRoy McKane. Our sources inform us that 
510 you and Mr. McKane have entered a business relationship. 
511 
512 Our agency is most interested in learning of the nature of 
513 that relationship. We strongly request that you do not leave 
514 the country until we have completed our investigation.
515 
516                     Cordially
517 
518                     Lawrence P Henderson
519                     Central Intelligence Agency
520                     Portland Station
521 
522 :***********************************************************:
523 ########################################
524 FUTURE DOCTOR: WHY DON'T YOU STOP COPYING 
525 MATERIAL OUT OF YOUR TEXTBOOKS AND START
526 TALKING TO US. HOW DO YOU SEE SMOKING AND 
527 COCAINE USE? WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT
528 MARAJUANA? LET'S HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY
529 FOR A CHANGE.     MAX
530 ########################################
531 
532 
533 
534 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)
535 
536 The sound of gunfire suddenly stopped.
537 Looking around I see trees, grass, and the sun in the sky, and
538 not one bolo.
539 Why does everything seem like a band of insane painters went wild?
540     "Ok, who the heck is playing reality games?!!," I yelled...
541   
542 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)The Traveller(<>)(<>)
543   
544 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
545 Well, I'm now standing, I THINK!  No bolos, no gunfire, no explosions.  BUT MAN!
546 I think I'm color blind (or insane).
547 
548 HELP!!!!
549 
550 FOTI
551 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
552 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
553 ATTACKCOM1: STEP DOWN FROM ALERT. ALL IS WELL ON THIS END. E
554 NEW MESSAGE..I HEAR PAULOS IS GETTING BORED. I MAY HAVE AN ASSIGNMENT FOR 
555 HIM. MCKANE HAS REPORTEDLY TAKEN OVER A BOLO PLANT. LET'S KILL THREE BIRDS
556 WITH ONE STONE. READY PAULOS FOR IMMEDIATE JOURNEY TO THE PLANT.
557 WE SHALL DESTROY MCKANE AND THE BOLOS AT THE SAME TIME, AND THIS WILL
558 GIVE PAULOS SOME FUN. MONITOR FUTURE CONVERSATION FOR MESSAGES AS TO WHERE
559 THIS PLANT IS.
560 PATRONS: IF YOU KNOW WHERE THIS PLANT IS, PLEASE TELL ME, AND WE ALL CAN
561 RELAX. IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING CREATIVE(DESTRUCTIVE?) WITH YOUR ENERGY,
562 HOW ABOUT CONDUCTING A GAME OF OGRE VIA ONE OF THE MAIL SYSTEMS(IE CBBS OR BB).
563 LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.
564 I FIND THE COLOR CHANGE SOMEWHAT RELAXING, AND A NICE CHANGE.
565 BEING SOMEWHAT COLOR BLIND, I REALLY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE COLORS,
566 AS A COLOR IS WHAT YOU PERCIEVE.
567 AND NOW, BARTENDER, A NICE SMOOTH DRINK FOR THE RELAXMENT NOW HERE.
568 HAVE SOMETHING IN THE WAY OF SHERRY?
569                                                        GRATEFULLY YOURS,
570                                                        JONATHAN CHANCE
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574      Her eyes were radiant and her hair was a-swirl as she danced amidst
575 the new-blooming trees, joyously capering under the sunshine that deigned
576 to filter through them; her feet deliciously bare as they arched above the
577 earth's softness; her meandering, spritely song melted into croons whenever
578 she discovered new buds on the familiar trees, or when she chanced upon
579 a whiff of lilac.  Each time her song bubbled forth afresh, she tilted her
580 head back with closed eyes, bathed by rays of gold, and made up the words,
581 her hands sometimes lifting eloquently to complete a phrase that defied
582 words...and the affection and appreciation glowed in her face even though
583 some notes were errant, for she sang to her Creator, endeavoring to return
584 what she could for all the loving care that he'd put into this forest,
585 this earth...
She plucked a frail blossom, nestling it in her hair, and
586 considered the beginnings of a path before her, trailing her fingers on 
587 the bark of a rowan tree.  But what is this?  The ivy sheltered a scrap of
588 paper at the tree's base--'twas the pathetic remains of a note, tattered 
589 by the winds, bereft of its ink by the rains--with only the signature 
590 intact, that of "Tarn."  
Ah yes, she knew this fellow:  his brow was
591 creased with worry, and he was often to be found slumped asleep in the
592 back room of the Inn amidst empty glasses.  With gentle fingers, she
593 tried to smooth the sorry paper, but only could trace a letter here and
594 there, written by a hand familiar:  her eyes widened suddenly, and she
595 breathed:  "The Believer!  My old friend."  
But her thoughts were torn
596 asunder, because a flurry of paper abrubtly came tumbling down the path,
597 scurrying in front of the wind, just as if a writer had torn his journal
598 apart in grief and thrown it to the earthly forces!  Concerned for his
599 loss, she tried to catch the vagrant pieces as they dashed by; her small
600 hands captured only a few.  
Once her breath came back from chasing them,
601 she began to read...and the forest rang with merry laughter, for it was
602 an account of wild adventure, bewildered faces, and colour gone mad...it
603 was a tale of a mob that didn't know where it was crusading to, and leaders
604 who passed out while trying to conjure peace from chaos, and a Volkswagon
605 about to bump off a violence-crazed hijacker for his presumpteous act of
606 resurrecting himself...
Why, look what happens when women cease to grace
607 the Inn:  the menfolk try to create a nuclear war to ease the boredom!
608 Once again she was taken by laughter, and by the time the peals could be
609 reduced to chuckles, tears were trickling down her cheeks!  "How we need
610 Pam, our beloved peace-keeper!"  she remarked aloud, in the fading hope
611 that some winged creature might overhear, and convey it to her.  Sobered
612 by the memory of Pam's absence, she glanced back to the freshly-inked
613 paper.  "So they're meeting by the bridge, are they?"  Her feet turned
614 that way, picturing as she traveled a group of confused travellers all
615 facing different directions, and the distant sound of her chortle drifted
616 back to the rowan tree, ruffling the abandoned note.
617 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     d     <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
618 VERY NICE, d.  THANK YOU. ::::::::::O O:::voyeur:::::O O::::::::::::
619 TO SATAN'S ROCKER:
620       HAVE YOU SEEN THE KGON BBS?
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622 NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK, D. YOU ARE CORRECT ABOUT MEN IN THE ABSENSE OF WOMEN.
623 MOST MEN HAVE ONLY TWO OR THREE PLEASURES. ONE OF THESE IS MEARLY THE
624 PRESENSE OF WOMEN AROUND HIM. WHEN HE IS DEPRIVED OF THIS, VIOLENCE OFTEN 
625 RESULTS. I DID NOT WANT TO FIGHT, ONLY TO END THE FIGHTING. I DO MISS PAM.
626 IF YOU KNOW WHERE SHE IS, PLEASE TELL ME. WELCOME BACK(HOPEFULLY TO STAY!)
627                                                     JONATHAN CHANCE
628 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QUITE A TALE ON THE FLIP SIDE! +++++++++++
629 TRANSREALITY PD: SEE MSG TO THE WIZARD (OVER) .......... GEEZER

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