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20 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\THE DESTROYER\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\36
21    The ship descended slowly over a little used landing field on the outskirts of Harrakus, a minor city in the
22 province of Shai-Kahn. A dozen people watched from a blast shelter on the edge of the field. They were very
23 anxious.
24    The ship was about ten meters off the ground when the cargo hatch exploded in a huge blast of blue flame, sending
25 the door sailing in a high arc over the heads of the startled watchers. The blast took out one of the three antigrav
26 generators and the ship listed to one side. Trailing flames, if descended as a shallow angle until it slammed into the
27 ground on the edge of the port. There it sat and burned fiercely.
28    Emergency vehicles were called in and within moments the fire was under control. They pulled the pilot out, who was
29 injured but expected to recover. The shielding in the cockpit had saved his life. The rest of the ship was a loss,
30 including the cargo, which had been literally reduced to ashes.
31    Watching all this from the relative safety of a ditch about three hundred meters away James turned to Tariya and
32 said, "What'd I tell you? Now that they think I'm dead we'll be left alone to find out just what the hell's going
33 on."
34    Tariya nodded, stil a little shakey. She hadn't quite recovered from the ride on that cargo door yet. "Just one
35 thing. When you told me about this insane escape scheme you forgot to mention how we were going to survive the
36 landing. I don't think I've been more terrified in my entire life."
37    James laughed, "It was quite a ride, wasn't it? I covered us with a telekinetic cocoon to absorb the impact. That
38 was what I used to save our butts back when we first landed on that sick planet."
39    "Whatever you say," She replied, "But next time, please warn me."
40    He took her arm. "Let's get out of here before they before they start combing the area for debris."
41    As they walked into the city, James noticed for the first time the strange dichotomy that was Kadan's trademark.
42 Most of the structures were made from stone and morter, but here and there were pre-fab building of sheet steel and
43 other metals. Horses were tethered next to high-speed gravcars and micro two-seater aircraft. Towards the direction of
44 downtown steel and concrete towers rose against the sky. Through an administrative error, the Galactic Federation had
45 introduced the planet to technology far earlier than it was scheduled. By the time the error was caught, it was far
46 too late. For the last 170 years, Kadan had been struggling to keep up with its new technological heritage and its
47 older, magical one. Kadan could be a very dangerous place.
48    But there was something else, something even more strange. It took James a moment to place it: there were no
49 people. The streets were deserted and there was a strange, tense feel in the air. He asked Tariya and she had no idea
50 what it was, either.
51    And James wasn't feeling all that well, either. In fact, he felt downright sick. As usual, he had pushed himself
52 too far, too soon, and, as usual, he was paying for it. The dull pain in his stomach was growing steadily worse by the
53 second.
54    Tariya stoped and turned when she heard a groan. James was collapsed against a building, curled up in a ball.
55 Frightened, she knelt down by him and saw from the grimace on his face that he was in incredible pain. "Oh, God, what
56 is it? What's wrong?"
57    But he was in a world of his own at th moment, a world of pain. Under his breath he kept muttering, "Not now please
58 not now oh sh-" and his voice turned into a thin wheeze as the breath was squeezed out of him. All the pain he had
59 ever felt in the past paled before this. Right then, he wanted to die.
60    After several endless moments, it slowly subsided. His muscles unlocked and he collapsed against the wall. His mind
61 seemed to shut down and he could comprehend nothing that he was seeing or hearing. That had been a bad one. Eventually
62 Tariya's voice broke through his daze and he gasped, "It's okay. I'm fine now."
63    "The hell you are!" she snapped, angry and scared. "You've been hiding something from me since we met. I don't know
64 what it is, but I heard what you said to Willerd two days ago. Something is very wrong." She put her hands on his
65 shoulders, her eyes brimming with tears. "Please. Tell me what it is."
66    He looked at her, still unsteady. Hardly any point in denying it now. "Cancer."
67    She drew back a little, stunned by his announcement. His voice wavering, he continued, "I'm dying."
68 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\THE DESTROYER\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
69 &^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&^&
70 !*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!
71 
72 And who am I, detectives? ^N ^S^S!!!
73 !*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!
74 Mig: Do you still want a CGP-115? I am selling all my color computer stuff.
75 Advise, if you want it, and I will bring it with me the 28th. Do run.
76 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
77 All of you have given fabulous advice for male-female relationship problems.
78 Does anyone have any comparably valuable advice for depression cures?
79 
80 Another rainy day...
81 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
82     From Prometheus; Endowed
83     There is a bitter irony in that the definition of a twit is one who taunts,
84 teases, and does the kind of things that the ring of twit-hunters (In which I
85 include myself, simply for sentimental reasons) struggle to do.
86     Another interesting derivation is twitter, which according to it's list of
87 synonyms can refer to the tension felt in the writings when twits are about.
88     To call someone twitty is tantamount to calling them irritable or eeven the
89 deadliest of insults, irksome.  Twitchy would be a stretch, but could apply.
90     For those who are offended by spelling errors, I apologize for using some
91 words whose spelling was doubtable.  I would have checked were it not for my
92 fault of slothenliness.  On the subject though, could one of you out there do a
93 fog on this disk somehow?  I would like to see how this message played out.
94     Assorted messages follow this short but startlingly accurate introduction.
95     Man in Gray;  I found a book on disguises and showed it to Retch by mistake
96 and now he wants about eighty dollars of eyeshadow.  I told him Kendall might
97 approve of his new lifestyle and all, but he still wants it.
98     Should I go out to Queen Elizabeth's Recreational Costumes and Cosmetics?
99 I know we could slip it past Salog with a smile and a limp wrist, but they just
100 might send him off on an assignment worthy of his newest preeferences.
101 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
102 
103 SageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSag
104     
"Now where is he?"  The Sage asked the pigeon on his ring finger.
105     The pigeon leaped from the finger and flew a scant distance.  Getting the
106 air into her feathers and strengthening the forgotten muscles.  She flapped
107 air around that stung the eyes of the Sage and whipped his hair into a tangle.
108     Refreshed, she lifted off into the darkened clouds and soon was a darker
109 blot on their surfaces.  She toyed with the winds and spiralled at will.
110     She came down to the tower where the Sage stood awaiting her.  Floating
111 aloft until the Sage noticed her she waited for his eyes to find her there.
112     When he saw her and took her onto his ring finger once mre, he knew she had
113 not found the Odd One in all the expanse she had covered.  His shoulders hung
114 low while the pigeon was tense and ready to take to flight again soon.
115     The Sage let her go off into the waning sun, hidden behind ominous clouds.
116     He packed a few sticks of cinnaamon into his pouch and stored a few tidy
117 packets of writing implements in also.  Some enscribement might have been
118 necessary for all he knew.
119     The tall Sage set off down a winding road that led through a forest.  Now
120 the forest was a thicket in the cold of Winter.  It presented a dismal passage
121 to travel through it and it absorbed whistles without letting you  hear your
122 own notes and timings.  The hours walk was a depressing one.
123     The Sage stumbled upon the little hodgel without noticing.  A warm little
124 collection of timbers, and sod that overgrew the walls, it drew the saddened
125 spirit of the Sage into it's welcoming arms.
126 
127 SageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSaeeSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSag
128 
129 ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
130 don't be depressed.  i know, the rain can get to you after while...
131 especially if your not used to it.  but, this sounds dumb, but
132 somehow, it's true...things alwalys get better.  read dear abby
133 today, there's a good example.  but anyway,,,cheer up and smile...
134 please.  bye for now
135 morrissey
136 ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
137 Mig: If you *don't* want that CGP-115, I may be interested.... 
138 Assuming that you don't want it, how much would it run me?
139 ______________________Leonard_JD 2446453.5821______________________________
140 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
141 True, eventually things get better - but the key word is *eventually*.  What do you do 
142 while stuck in the period where everything keeps getting worse? 
143 Will try smiling, but somehow it doesn't seem to be enough.
144 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
145 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
146 WELL, NOW THE FOCUS HAS SHIFTED TO DEPRESSION, HMMMM. I HAVE A SURE CURE FOR
147 DEPRESSION. IT WILL SOUND UNUSUAL, BUT HERE IT IS. WHEN YOU GET DEPRESSED, A 
148 NATURAL REACTION IS TO TRY TO CHEER YOURSELF UP. HOWEVER, THIS SELDOM WORKS. I
149 HAVE FOUND THAT WHEN I GET DEPRESSED, A GOOD WAY TO GET OUT OF IT IS TO ATTEMPT
150 TO GET EVEN MORE DEPRESSED! GO FOR A WALK IN THE RAIN, SLIP IN A MUD PUDDLE, 
151 DRINK SOMETHING AWFUL, EAT AT MCDONALDS(THE SAME THING) LISTEN TO AN ALBUM YOU 
152 HATE. THIS WILL VERY QUICKLY SHOW YOU THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEPRESSED, AND 
153 REALLY BAD OFF, AND YOU WILL SOON BE THANKING YOUR LUCKY STARS HOW WELL OFF 
154 YOU REALLY ARE. TRY IT, IT WORKS. IF EVEN THAT FAILS, THEN LISTEN TO THE ALBUM
155 'THE WORLD'S WORST RECORDS!' PRESENTED BY THE RHINO BROTHERS.(RHINO RECORDS)
156 ANY WELL STOCKED INNER CITY PORTLAND RECORD STORE WILL HAVE IT. IN PARTICULAR,
157 I RECOMMEND THE SONG 'I LIKE', BY HEATHEN DAN. THOSE WHO HAVE LISTENED TO THE
158 DOCTOR DEMENTO RADIO SHOW WILL KNOW WHAT I MEAN. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
159    ++++++++++++++++++++++
160 "IT BEHOOVES THE COUNTRY TO SCRUPULOUSLY RESPECT THE PUBLIC CREDIT- REFRAIN
161 FROM PUTTING ONTO SUCCEEDING GENERATIONS THOSE OBLIGATIONS WHICH, OF RIGHT, 
162 SHOULD BE OUR OWN........ GEORGE WASHINGTONS FARWELL ADDRESS, SEPT 19, 1796
163 ++++++++++++++++++0000001TED+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
164 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
165 My favorite prescription for depression:
166     one half pound of Hersey's Chocolate with ammonds (sp?), liberally
167     applied to the stomach.
168 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.and an afternoon in the Inn.-.-.-.-.-.-.Emu
169 #############################################################
170 Sounds delicious!
171 Pimple city here I come.....
172 ################################ The Innkeeper #######################
173 ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
174 when is the innkeeper going to update his(?) ongoing story.
175 i like listening to the smiths when im depressed...their
176 songs are so sad.  why are you depressed.  sometimes just
177 talking about it and crying or whatever  helps you feel
178 better.  well, goodnight everyone....
179 morrissey
180 "when you say it's going to happen now
181  well what exactly do you mean
182  see i've already waited too long
183  and all my hope is gone
184  i am human and i need to be loved
185  just like everybody else does..."
186          THE SMITHS
187 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
188 (((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))
189 L'Homme :  Would it be to late to call you wjen I get home from work?
190            Like about 1am?  Lat me know ok.  
191 TED     :  I enjoyed what you wrote over on DB.  It is something I greatly
192            agree with.
193 (((*)))(((*)))(((*)))((( Ripple )))
194    The sky was a deep azure that met the horizon, blending with the glassy aquamarine of the Pacific.
195 Only the distant whitecaps on the gently rolling sea gave sense of where water ended and sky began.
196 The western sun danced across the waves, casting formless shadows of the giant ship that dipped and swirled
197 as the carriers fantail gently rose and fell; the rush of the waves punctuated by the shrill call of sea gulls far from 
198 
199    Ensign Simpson took a last puff from his cigarette and flicked it into the churning frothy water below.
200 Picking up his binoculars, he took one last look at the darkening horizon. His relief, a young second class
201 with flaming red hair had arrived. His eyes widened, and he carefully focused the powerful glasses.
202 In the distance, a tiny speck sharpened into the profile of an aircraft, approaching the USS Coral Sea.
203 The watch officer snatched up the microphone from the comm post, and pushed the red button.
204 "Stern watch, unidentified aircraft approaching..."
205 The bridge replied;"Ah, we have them in sight, sternwatch. Looks like a biz-jet. Wonder what he's
206 doing way out here..." 
207 
208    On the bridge, trained eyes studied the radar screen. The flashing blip was still approaching the Coral Sea.
209 The nav officer sang out the coordinates; 136 West 14 , 53 North 37 degrees SIR!
210 
211 Suddenly, another blip appeared on the screen, and then another; and a transponder code flashed off and on.
212 "Squaking 1421, Sir, Military aircraft in pursuit, Sir", the radar operator explained. 
213 The klaxons screamd, and the Captain spoke calmly into the PA system,"All hands general quarters..."
214 
215 30 miles to the south, the pair of F4 Phantoms dropped gear and flaps, and came alongside the stolen Lear jet. The cabin
216 "15LJ this is Air Force blue two. You will IMMEDIATELY come to 285 degrees, follow us, and land the carrier"
217 The laconical voice left no doubt that his orders would be obeyed.
218 
219    On the bridge of the Coral Sea, the captain barked orders into the microphone. The flight dwcks were cleared.
220 Three retaining nets were erevted across the flight deck...
221 The Lear descended sharply, and assumed a nose up attitude to land on the slowly rolling carrier, but dropped
222 too steeply. The two F4s shot off into the distance, their afterburners engaged.
223 The bos'un waived frantically for the Lear to go around, but as the last drops of fuel were sucked from
224 empty tanks, the port engine sputtered out. The pilot tried frantically to correct the rudder, but the
225 jet smashed into the fantail of the aircraft carrier...
226 
227    Twilight became daylight, and in an instant, the USS Coral Sea was vaporized. An ugly cloud rose into the sky.
228 The sea boiled as if it were Armageddon, which is just what it was for the 4000 men aboard the USS coral Sea.
229 [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] DELTA FIVE [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*]
230 j~**
231 
232 Net One: $80.00 which includes a box of paper and about $20.00 worth of pens, the cover, and cable. Price is firm.
233    (I would have used DA but its full...)
234  
235        Walking down the pre-fabbed corridor, I noticed that the lights were
236 somewhat dim. "Maybe there's a Brown-out" I ti
237 i
238 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppplurkin'ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
239 ]]]]]]]DEPRESSION - THE RESULT OF TOO MANY HACKERS  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE KEYBOARD AT THE SAME TIME [[[[[[
240 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\dying but not depressed\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\yet\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
241 what is all this depression stuff...come on, it's a beautiful day, get
242 out and enjoy it...
243 "grimley fiendish wears a coat that's black and long
244  he doesn't know that it's all wrong..."
245         the damned
246 where is there to go around here?
247 morrissey
248 ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
249 `,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`
250   Here is something that I am wondering about.  (it has to do with 
251 relationships)  I know a girl and have talked with her for a while.  We 
252 are friends.  Now!  I don't know about getting any closer, I don't know
253 if she wants to be anything more than just friens.  For the time being
254 I will just continue as I have been, just being friends.  But the hints
255 from her friends are saying otherwise.  
256   Anyway, HELP!  I knew being scared and insecurity go hand in hand with
257 high school, but this is getting silly!  Any help would be appreciated.
258 `,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,Mark.  It's a great day, get out there!
259 It was a great day, get inside!
260 ____________________________________________________________________________
261 Mark, silence is deadly. Let loose, hang it, and make a bloody fool of yourself
262 if you have to. Being scared is nothing compared to being stupid and missing
263 oppurtunities. ASK! Think your words carefully. Turn up your empathetic sensors.
264 Listen to her words, and when you feel the time is right, ASK! Her friends, if
265 they are really friends and not just playing mind games with you, are windows
266 to her mind. She will tell them things she can't tell you, hopeing they will
267 tell you, and you in turn will ASK! her. It is a sequence that has played out
268 countless times. If you act friendly and like a gentleman, your friendship will
269 not suffer. Of course I know little of your situation except what you have
270 written here, but it sounds similar to periods every male and female has been
271 through. Not knowing can hurt worse than anything. Insecurity is magnified
272 by the unknown. Whatever you do, ACT! I wish you luck.
273 
274 TED, your words are clearly written from the heart, and that is very refreshing
275 to read. You are partly responsible for this whole discussion, which is one of
276 the best, least angry rap sessions we have had in a long time. Give yourself a
277 pat on the back. I have one thing I slightly differ with you on the subject of
278 sex. For many people, far less are willing to admit to such feelings but they
279 all feel the same way, sex is much more than an physical act of self-
280 gratification. Ignore the locker room boasts of your classmates. For males, it
281 is macho and cool to speak of conquests, and in some cases, unfortunately, that
282 is all their sexual encounters are. I won't attempt to speak on the female 
283 point of view, there are many here who can though. Beyond the boasting and
284 posturing, there are caring individuals who look upon the actions of sex as 
285 being one of the beautiful expressions of feelings possible. To make your
286 partner happy and content is a wonderful way to make your feelings known. The
287 communication that happens when two are joined as one is unequaled anywhere
288 else. Sex is physically enjoyable, there is no denying that, but it is also
289 mentally and spiritually enjoyable, if you allow yourself to feel those
290 emotions. There certainly are no rules on whether sex should or should not be
291 a part of every relationship, and I agree with you that society puts undue
292 amounts of pressure on people in that area, but each couple must decide for
293 themselves what is right for them. Forget what anyone else would like you
294 to do. Be true to yourselves. In spite of what we might think listening to
295 people talk, most everyone is after a meaningful, close relationship with a
296 person they can talk to, trust, be friends with, share interests with, learn
297 from, teach, and, if it is right, be with sexually. I have a feeling that you
298 think this way already. You do not strike me as a macho-hungry male out to
299 dazzle the world. Let's keep the discussion going.
300 
301 NDS: Great! One of the neatest starts to a story I have seen.
302 							French Toast
303 ________________________________________________________________________________
304 
305 WITH OR WITHOUT SYRUP? AUNT JAMIMA?
306 HOMO-THEUS - WHAT YOU NEED BADLY IS FAG INDEX............................../
307                       IN FIVE LINES OR LESS: "MAN IN GAY, EYE SHADOW, COSMETICS,
308                                        QUEEN, SLIP" 95,96,97,98,99.   BAH!
309        YOU SHOULD MOVE TO BAY AREA AND BE A QUEEN!!!!!
310                                                         MACHO RAMBO
311 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
312 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
313 SOMETHING ON GAMES PEOPLE PLAY: I WAS INTERESTED BY THE COMMENTS EARLIER ABOUT
314 FRIENDS COMMUNICATING. THIS SCENARIO: BOY MEETS GIRL, BOTH ARE TWO SHY TO
315 SAY ANYTHING DIRECTLY TO EACH OTHER. SO, GIRL TELLS HER FRIENDS SHE LIKES BOY, AND BOY TELLS HER FRIENDS HE 
316 LIKES GIRL. THEN, THEY BOTH LISTEN TO THEIR FRIENDS REPORTS ON EACH OTHERS FEELINGS BEFORE THEY DECIDE TO DO 
317 ANYTHING.
318 HOW MANY PEOPLE HERE HAVE ENGAGED IN THOSE KINDS OF GAMES? WE ALL HAVE! IT'S GREAT FUN, AND A GOOD WAY TO KEEP
319 YOUR NECK FROM BEING CUT OFF. I SUPPOSE IT IS KIND OF SILLY, YOU SHOULD JUST BE ABLE TO SAY YOUR FEELINGS,
320 BUT STILL WE ALL DO IT. 
321      ABOUT SEXUAL RELATIONS, I DO INDEED AGREE ABOUT THE ABOVE COMMENTS ON SEX. BUT, AS MY ENGLISH TEACHER ONCE
322 SAID, "IT'S VERY HARD TO WRITE WELL ABOUT SEX. THAT'S WHY THERE IS SO MUCH TRASH WRITING ABOUT IT ON THE MARKET" 
323 SHE WAS REFERRING, OF COURSE, TO THE SUPERMARKET PULP ROMANCES. I HAPPEN TO AGREE WITH HER. SO, WHILE I WILL 
324 COMMENT ON LOVE, AND WHATEVER ELSE, I WILL ATTEMPT TO REFRAIN ABOUT WRITING ABOUT SEX. (IF YOU GET WHAT I MEAN).
325 AS THE OLD SAYING GOES, THERE IS NOTHING QUITE LIKE SEX, WHEN IT'S GOOD IT'S BETTER THAN ANYTHING. WHEN IT'S BAD
326 , IT'S REALLY BAD.
327    AT LEAST, THE HIGH POWERED DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE BEEN HAVING ABOUT A TOPIC THAT EMBARRESES MANY, HAS KEPT THE 
328 BOARD RELATIVLY FREE OF IMMATURE COMMENTARY. FOR THAT, I AM THANKFUL.
329 ++++++++++++++++++++++000001TED+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
330 
331 A TRAGIC JOKE
332 
333 From the city were
334 the stars burn brightest,
335 to the island were i
336 lie,
337 you've exercised your
338 cannon's,
339 leaving behind a beautiful forest
340 of dark shadows,
341 lovely scorched flowers
342 filling the air with the perfume
343 of that
344 that isn't.
345 To protect our world
346 from our commrades
347 your goal,
348 at any cost
349 you say,
350 turning my brothers
351 from red to black.
352 
353                 -BRIAN
354 -----------------------------------------------------
355 
356 ______________________________JD 2446454.6213____________________________

357 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
358 Depression Cure: I agree with the idea that to cure depression one must get
359 SEVERELY depressed.  I go about this by listening to, in order:
360 Pink Floyd: Collection of Dance Songs/Dark Side of the Moon/Relics
361 Yes: Fragile/90125/Classic Yes/9012LIVE
362 I hope to expand both collections, and so be able to remove depression more
363 quickly in the future.  Final Cut, Wish You Were Here, and The Wall should do
364 it nicely.
365 On the other hand, another highly sucessful way of curing depression is to
366 force yourself to go to a party, as I am this weekend.  A term has gone by,
367 time once more to visit the Doctor in Eugene.  See you next week,
368 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar +++++ 10:18pm 23 Jan 86 ++++++++
369 ________________________________________________________________________________
370 L'homme: I get it.
371 Nom de Sant: Don't be rash, there may be lessons to be learned.
372 _________________________ Miss Nomer ___________________________________
373 ********************************************************************
374 Miss Nomer: I restored your last line for you. Hit return first before
375 doing the control c, else the line you are on will be lost.
376 ************************** CISTOP MIKEY *********************************
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379 Ah! It's like the good old days. The twits are back. Time for a good old fashion
380 ed twit hunt. All this stuff about relieving depression by making ones self
381 feel even more depressed is stupid. If you sprained your right ankle, would
382 you then go out and sprain the left? Cut off your nose to spite your face?
383 If you burned your hand on a hot stove would you stick it back on the burner
384 in the belief that doing so would make it feel better? Stupid. Unless depression
385 has reached the point where one is totally unable to function (which requires
386 hospitalization) there is SOMETHING that will start the process of overcoming
387 this melancholia. Whether it is a giant gooey 'with everything' banana split
388 at Robertos in the Galleria, forcing ones self to take a vacation, kicking 
389 the dog, getting drunk, or whatever, there is ALWAYS something to start with.
390 No one, no matter how depressed, hates EVERYTHING. So do something GOOD for
391 yourself. Not something bad. 
392 *%_@#)*%@#_)*%@#)_*%)_*%#_)$*%^#@)^*+#)$(^)!*^+!^*(+)!*^_)#*^_)*^#)^*#_)^*_
393 Juggler: It works! Beeps everytime I make a mistake, a quite a few times when
394 I don't make a mistake. The in-memory parts works nice, but it is a little
395 small. Now here goes a syn... DepresRDissoluteR Well, I don't think it worked
396 perfectly. I'll work on it.
397 Mikey: 520 conversion coming along nicely. I am ready to bring the source
398 code out to USD and try it out. When's best?
399 To above: You got what?
400 !@#$%^&*()(*&^%$#@!@$#%$^$%&$&*$ L'homme sans Parity *#%#@*%)_*%_)@%*@#_%@
401 ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
402 mark, it's easy...just take a deep breath and...tell her you
403 like her.  i can't speak for every girl but i think guys like
404 you, who are concerned enough to ask advice are great.  it's so
405 sweet to have a guy say he likes you as long as he's not pushing
406 himself on you or swearing his undying love to you when you've known
407 him for a week.  just let her know you care and take it from there..
408 slowly.  best of luck to you!!!!!!
409 morrissey
410 ps. "i know it's late and i should go to bed
411      but i can't tear away from the night
412      it holds the seed of a memory
413      it's true, of you...
414               the damned
415 ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
416 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
417 -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-
418 L'homme -   Can't win 'em all you know.  The Lighning program might be a
419 nice addition, although somehow I get the idea it'd be better used off-line
420 for best results.  Ryght? Yas, thet's wut I thot.   (Beep! Beep! Beep!) :-)
421 Promethues   -   Might I have a word with you?  Oh, and have you visited
422 that place upstairs from our favorite jewelry store?  Things have either
423 been disappering or have been removed without reply.  Reply here or there.
424 -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -JUGGLER-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-
425 Oops, one too many beeps...  ch/Lighning/Lightning/  (Lay on Mcbeep!)
426 
427 ************************************************************:
428 L'HOMME: ANYTIME IS FINE
429 ******************* CISTOP MIKEY ***************************
430 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
431 Leonerd: I just picked up a HP thinkjet for the M100, which is what I was
432 going to origionaly use the CGP-115 for. I would like to have the CGP, but
433 if you have a use for it, then it's yours. I think, however, that 
434 Dreamtoucher still wants to sell his, so there should be one avalible 
435 for me. Fun little printers, they plot, and they can fit 80 columns on
436 four inch paper.
437 Prometheus:Monday, eh? We need to handle our little Retch carefully, 
438 can I discuss him with you at Emm Ell Cee say around 1:15 in the afternoon?
439 >.
440 +Dante- Let me guess, enough money has befallen you in order to pick up 
441 a "7" and play? or another 2-3-4 with ports? Do you know anyone who could
442 put something like what you had in my Datsun 210? 
443 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/MiG
444 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
445   Moressy -- go for what purpose?  (I can't give you reccommendations without
446 knowing what things you like, probably not then if I don't share your likes.)
447 If you want to meet folks, go to things you like to do -- you've got a
448 better than average chance of meeting folks there that share at least one
449 like with you.
450   Personally, I stay indoors in winter, head for the mountains or beach in
451 the summer.  There are lots of folks that like to ski -- if you don't
452 mind snow it's fun (brrr... nasty white stuff! Water should remain liquid
453 as the Ghreat Ghod Ghu intended all along!).
454   All -- once in the great long ago, there was a Backwater Not-A-Pizza Party.
455 I managed to miss it.  Isn't it about time to organize another one so I
456 can miss that too?
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458 Mig: Then shall I bring it the 28th? (It is the 28t isn't it?) Or are you
459 not typing to me cause of Darla? (snicker) Do run.
460 SageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSag
461     
"Odd thing, for me not to have noticed this before,"  Muttered the Sage.
462     He knelt onto the leaves and twigs and inspected the timbers of it, finding
463 that they were of cedar and not even months old.  The stains of wet dust and
464 rain were well earned if they had been gotten in a month.
465     Pushing at the door, he stood back and watched what the opening of the door
466 would let him see.  Inside, it was dark and bleak as it was outside, a pair of
467 stoves stood oppposite each other for warmth, and individual candles provided
468 thhe light for the whole thing.
469     The Sage assumed the Odd One had better taste than to enter ino this bit
470 of gloom, and shut the door, going on his way to the Inn.
471     A shout spilled out of the closing door and found the Sage down the road.
472     The Sage ran back to the dismal hodgel and found himself staanding in the
473 doorway, preparing to fend off anyone who threatened the owner of the voice
474 that had shouted.  For the Odd One owned it, and it was not easiily mistaken.
475     "Doom you, and your wife,"  Said the Odd One to a short and lean man who
476 had the look of someone in authority.  Since the Odd One had his back turned,
477 the Sage thought it best to approach the bar and make no suprises for him.
478     "I assure you,"  Said the timid little man with a voice as creaky as his
479 door, "These drinks are on the house, the way paid by a gentleman of reknown,"
480     "Thank you,"  Slurred the Odd One.  In a stupor, he rose the drink to his
481 lips and poured the whole thing down.  Drunken once again, he fell into his
482 stool and grumbled proudly about his reputation and ethics.
483     "Fellow!  Fellow,"  Said the Sage to the drunken Odd ONne, "Can you hear?"
484     "I would say not, if you would like, here is a rink for you, while you wait
485 for him,"  Volunteered the timid little barkeep.
486     "No thank you,"  Said the Sage out loud, not looking at any but the broken
487 frame of the Odd One.  "Wake, dear fellow, wake and I'll take you home,"
488     The Odd One lingered a moment and rose his head.  His eyes were engulfed
489 in blackened flame, that removed all his eyes from view.  "I don't want to go,"
490     "Lord,"  Said the Sage, stumbling back from the Odd One, and onto the floor
491 below, "What is this!"  The little man was at him in a second, trying to pour
492 the stale liquid down his throat.  Eventually, the Sage succumed, and drank.
493 
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495 
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497 
498 Damnit!  Destroyer, look. Every single time you do that in 128 columns, it makes
499 the FI and the FA commands useless. That'ss why it says 128 is an illegal
500 parameter! Understood?                           --A--
501 
502 TWIT TWIT TWIT 
503 /=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/
504 hmmmmm, probably why I use 120...  Really safe - long but safe, don't you
505 think?  You do think?  That's not what I meant......       Piner.
506 /=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/DV?/=/
507 O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+
508 Well, sounds like some good cures for depression.  How about a good cure for
509 boredom?  I seldom get depressed but often get bored.  Hmmm...
510 I'm off to a toga party saturday night and just wondering if anyone can
511 find a cure for my usual sunday afternoon boredom, provided my head is
512 still intact.
513     Ho hum.  How I hate doing homework on Fridays!
514      Think I'll just sit here and be bored.
515 Maybe I don't mention it enough, but I enjoy all the stories on Backwater
516 and wish all the writers a merry Friday.I guess Backwater is as good a cure
517 as any for boredom, but unfortunately it can't go on forever.
518   RAMBLE Ramble ramble.....
519 O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+ POPPING IN O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+
520 ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
521 ______________________________JD 2446455.5396____________________________

522 `,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`
523   Morrissey: That sounds like a good idea ( to just tell her, without getting
524 pushy) but I don't know if I will be getting myself into something that I don't
525 know how to handle.  In fact, I wouldn't know what to do.  I have a hard time
526 ( very hard time ) saying what I feel, this would be near impossible.  Anyway,
527 if I do get the chance I'll go through with it, what do I have to lose?  Well,
528 don't answer that...   I'll let you know what happens, hopefully it will be
529 good.
530 `,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`Mark`,`,`,`
531 I HATE A LOT OF STUFF. THE ONE THING I HATE MOST, IS THE ONE LINE CUTSIE! ARG!
532 Me too!!! :)
533 SageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSag
534 104     "Now where is he?"  The Sage asked the pigeon on his ring finger.
535 105     The pigeon leaped from the finger and flew a scant distance.  Getting the
536 106 air into her feathers and strengthening the forgotten muscles.  She flapped
537 107 air around that stung the eyes of the Sage and whipped his hair into a tangle.
538 *%#)_@%*@#_)%*@#_)%^*_)*^)#$*)_*@#)_*_)^&)_*_@)*#@_)*%!_@)*#_)$^*_)#$*^#_)*^_)#$*^#_)$^*_)&*^@#_)^&)_@^*@_)*^@_)^*@_)
539 Mikey: Thanks for the use of the Atari. I now have plenty of editing to do to get those blasted programs to fit inside
540 the memory contraints of the machine. Should be loads of fun!
541 Juggler : Just for you... particularly, well it seems to work just fine. Although you can't see the neat stuff
542 that was going on, believe me, it did happen. No beep beep beep either, haha.
543 Above, above : Now I understand what you recieved. Thanks for the note.
544                                             ^beep
545 %**%@_%*@#_*%@_#)*@#_*@#)_*%@#_)%*@#_ L'homme sans Parity $&@#($@*$@#*%@#%*@#%&#@%&@#%&@#(&%@#)&%@#()&%&%@#)(&%()@#&%
546 SageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSag
547 104     "Now where is he?"  The Sage asked the pigeon on his ring finger.
548 105     The pigeon leaped from the finger and flew a scant distance.  Getting the
549 %$%$%$%$%$%$%$! %$%$'$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%
550  
551 There  was  this fat loudmouthed whole-grain croissant baker  who 
552 had  a daughter named  Sara.  Morning,  noon,  and  naght,  Whose 
553 ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
554 well, is there any places, well i'm sure there is...but where can
555 you go to go, let's say dancing...i've heard that you can't swim
556 at the beaches in oregon and the waters always cold...weird.
557 Mark:do you just talk to this girl on the phone.  maybe you could
558 just ask here to a movie or for something to eat afterschool onw
559 day.  it is hard to tell people you like them, isnt it?  well,
560 keep me posted and, it's true, what do you have to lose....
561 morrissey
562 "i have stood here before in the pouring rain
563  with the words turning circles, running round my brain
564  i guess im always hoping that you'll end this reign
565  but it's my destiny to be the king of pain..."
566             Police
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569 
570 TWITS! We have sighted twits! Get my gun, Liege! We are about to bag our first
571 twit! Get ready, they can be confusing sometimes! Whatever you do, don't lose
572 that red cattle prod! TWITS!
573 
574 (((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))((( just lurkin' )))((( Ripple )))
575 Morrissey: There will be a meeting today at 2PM at the library downtown. It is the Portland Science Fiction Society, and some
576 of us Backwater irregulars show up. Why don't you come meet some people. You might make a friend or two! DELTA FIVE
577 ________________________________________________________________________________
578 CISTOP MIKRYEY: Thank you for restoring my border, you are ever thoughtful and
579 kind, it's one of the many reasons why this is my favorite board. 
580 ___________________________________________________M.N._________________________
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582 break
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584 M.N.: Always glad to help.
585 L'homme: Yes, but will it FIT?!! <chuckle> maybe if you were to try Logo......
586 No, no, don't hit me, I'll be nice!
587 *************************************************************************
588 
589 ##########################################################################
590 The Innkeeper awoke with a start. The cold damp draft had put a chill in
591 his legs. Getting up, he moved to the soot embraced hearth, and stired the
592 coals to bring up the fire, and sacraficed another log to the ever hungry
593 flames. The fire quickly claimed its prize, and greedily licked at the 
594 coarse bark. Throwing showers of sparks as it attacked the moss and lichen
595 that sheathed the wood. Closing the screen, the Innkeeper stepped back from
596 the new emerging heat of the fire. 
597 It was then that he spied the Piper half dozing in a nearby chair. As the
598 heat from the newborn fire reached him, the Piper looked up to see the 
599 source. He saw the Innkeeper standing there his back turned to the fire
600 warming his cold body. Smiling, the Piper said "Just lurking". 
601 Chuckling, the Innkeeper responded "What? Just lurking? Not working?
602 What a jerking! Get perking!"
603 ########################## The Innkeeper ####################################
604 Ok, so it isn't the greatest, but it rhymes! Besides what do you want at
605 the spur of the moment, perfection? Boy, you can't please anybody around here.
606 #############################################################################
607 
608 Where is everybody? Why is the Inn empty? What happened? Somebody tell me please? Won't somebody talk to me?
609 Charlotte
610 
611 THE SYSOP IS MAKING ME VERY MAD!
612 HE KEEPS ON REMOVING MY MESSAGES
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