1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask.... 2 ************************ INSTALLED: 28 OCT 85 ********************** 3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day System operator 4 ************************************************************ 5 GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION 6 PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM. 7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privately owned 8 and operated system which is currently open for use by the general public. 9 No restrictions are placed on the use of the system. As the system is 10 privately owned, I retain the right to remove any and all messages which 11 I may find offensive. Because of the limited size of the system, it will be 12 periodically purged of messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved) 13 To leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out of the 14 ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering the 15 message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to replace 16 the line. To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up. 17 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system. 18 ************************************************************************* 19 20 Thought for the day while sitting around at the top: 21 22 Some day, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides, and gravity, 23 we will harness for God the energies of love. And then, for the second 24 time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire. 25 Pierre Teilhard de Chardin 26 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 27 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 28 The Bear tried to steady himself on the swaying bridge, and at the same time, 29 keep his sword high in front of him. He spread his legs and clutched the 30 mighty sword with both hands, pointed defensively at the three huge shapes 31 in front of him. 32 33 The deep rumbling began to subside, and the shapes completed their upwards 34 ascent. Their pale white bodies cast off a strange glow, so that even in the 35 darkness the Bear could make out the shapes of their bodies. 36 37 They were monstrous... nearly twenty feet high. They dripped with white slime, 38 their skin was smooth and pale and gleamed with its own glow. 39 40 The Bear could barely make out their heads,which were dominated by huge, un- 41 blinking eyes. Thin black lines stretched below the eerie orbs where mouths 42 should have been. 43 44 Bear stood his ground, sword raised, looking like a dwarf amidst a grove of 45 trees. "I come in peace!" he cried. 46 47 The creatures stood in front of the bridge, staring at him. Silence reigned for 48 what seemed like hours. Finally, the middle one spoke. "Then why do you bring 49 sucha sword?" 50 51 "There are many who would stop me on my quest. I must defend myself." 52 53 Another long silence. "Aaah, but it is of no matter to us. For we could squash 54 you like a bug if we desired. As it is, we need only one thing from you." 55 56 Another silence, Bear waited, legs poised for a quick dash over the other side 57 of the bridge. "And what is that?" 58 59 "... Our toll of course. We are the toll-takers of Amelot. No one passes without 60 paying their due." 61 "And what is the toll?" 62 "What do you have?" 63 "Nothing, except my wits and my sword." 64 65 There was another excruciatingly long silence. A deep growling seem to indicate 66 they were talking between themselves. Finally the middle one spoke again. "Then 67 you must bring us one thing." 68 A pause. 69 "...the egg of the dragon of Fendarr." 70 71 "And where do I find such an egg?" 72 "... Go back fifty paces, and to your right you will find a small tunnel. Go 73 into there, and you will find the dragon. The rest is up to you." 74 75 "And if I refuse?" 76 77 "Then you will go back from whence you came.... or die...." 78 0000000000000000000000 THE BEAR 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 79 Hello -- I'm a new user; a friend gave me this number -- so far I'm confused! 80 I love the quote from Teilhard de Chardin -- right up my alley! But the bear 81 story -- what's it for? Lynne Lowe, 503-659-xxxx 82 I'm also a raw beginner -- I've had my Osborne Executive for several years, 83 but the Prometheus modem is new. Using MDM730 as software, and so far I'm 84 just barely (bearly??) managing to keep my nose above the quicksand.... 85 Do you know where I can get hold of (or download???) the version of the 86 Adventure game (with the cave and the treasures and the pirate) which has 87 the magic mushroom and the sword in the stone? I lust in my heart after a 88 copy of that game .... Can anyone help? Thanks in advance! 89 90 How do I end this message? 91 92 Goodbye! 93 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\THE DESTROYER\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\13 94 The general atmosphere in the confined space was one of hopelessness. At least it was breathable. Tariya had worked 95 up a spell that recirculated the air. Otherwise, they would have long ago suffocated. For about the hundredth time 96 James slammed his fist into the softly glowing wall. It was like hitting solid concrete. "I can't believe anybody can 97 screw up this badly." 98 "I'm sorry." Tariya said miserably. 99 James turned savagely. "And if you say 'sorry' one more time I'll... I'll..." He collapsed against the wall with a 100 curse. Since their prison was spherical, he slid down until he bumped into her at the bottom. "There has to be an out. 101 What's outside those walls?" 102 "We're at the focal point between two realities. The total weight of two universes are pressing against the walls. 103 There's no power in creation that can defy that kind of pressure." 104 "Something's defying that pressure or we wouldn't be here." 105 "It won't last." 106 "Swell." James thought for a moment. Then an idea hit him. "Of course! I could open a warpgate! I used to travel 107 using those things. All I have to do is open a hole to a habitable planet..." 108 "I thought of that already. I know how your travel gates work. If you open one here, all the energy will escape 109 through it and the bubble will immediately deflate. The pressure will smash us before we get a chance to 110 escape." 111 "Well, hell." James groaned, "We're gonna get smashed anyway, soon's the thing collapses." 112 "Yes, but..." Tariya swallowed hard. "I think I have another way. When I lost control of the spell, I needed more 113 power to regain it. I had to tap into my soul. It's forbidden but it was the only power source available." 114 "Yeah, that's how I get my power. So?" 115 "It was that power that protected us when the spell backlashed. It's also the power that holds this prison 116 together. If that power was suddenly cut off, the prison would vanish and you would find yourself back in the Crystal 117 Palace. As long as I live, this prison stands." 118 James suddenly had a sick feeling in his stomach. "What are you trying to tell me?" but he already knew. 119 She looked at him, her eyes holding an intensity he had never seen before. "When I accidently created this prison, 120 I doomed myself. I will never leave here alive. But you can still escape." She drew a deep breath and shuddered. "You 121 must kill me." 122 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\THE DESTROYER\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 123 124 |\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./|\./| 125 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\andanothermarker\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 126 Lynne Lowe: I think you missed my message to you. Do three things: 127 First, type "DB" 128 Next, type "LN 550" 129 Then type "PRINT" 130 That will do it. 131 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\wasteofspace\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 132 Yoikes I canta believe it. Justa when I thoughta things had cooled down a byte 133 these storys come rushing back into my computer. I can see one or I can see 134 even two but three entries on a single disk! Never would I have thoughta that 135 could happen, never in a million years I tell ya. Canchta cool it a bit and 136 keep the writing down to one entry per disk or maybe even one entry at the 137 top or one entry at the bottom. The stories are good but letus have a little 138 variety in what we read. Its the spice of life you know. 139 Oh I mean you bear and destroyer. 140 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\morewasteofspace?\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 141 142 WHO BE RIPPIN' OFF MY SONGS? 143 WHO BE RIPPIN' OFF MY SONGS? 144 WHO BE RIPPIN' OFF MY SONGS? 145 RIPPEN' DEM OFF IN THE MORN-ING. 146 147 WHO TAKES AND TWISTS MY WORDS? 148 WHO TAKES AND TWISTS MY WORDS? 149 WHO TAKES AND TWISTS MY WORDS? 150 ON THIS HERE LITTLE SYSTEM. 151 152 NILE RODGERS...................................................... 153 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++nope++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 154 155 Special deals at the Inn of the Seventh Mountain 156 Bend Oregon 97709 503-382-xxxx 157 1/3 off rates Bedrooms (1-2) $30.00 Balcony bedrooms (1-4) $42.00 158 Fireside studios (1-4) $48.00 to $56.00 Suites (1,2,3 bdrm) $72.00 to 159 $138.00 Family suites (1 & 2 bdrm) $78.00 to $116.00 160 Good thru November 1st and December 12th excluding November 27-30, 1985, no 161 minimum stay. 162 163 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 164 165 K.I.S. NET 166 is no longer the 167 same. 168 IT 169 is now back to 170 ALTERNATE WORLD SOFTWARE (AE) 171 Running Apple-CAT, CATFUR, AE DL SW 172 for Apple ][ owners. The phone number 173 is the same 777-xxxx. 174 175 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 176 177 Warning, the system number above for IBM and TRS systems doesn't seem to be 178 up yet, it just rings and rings. 179 ____________________________________________________Leonard____________________ 180 181 ^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^ 182 Digitalian 183 ^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^2"^"^"^"^" ^"^ 184 Some stunt there that those damn 185 "BBS Busters" did on the last disk... 186 That's the crap that brought 4-X down 187 to a dead stop... Wwe sure don't need it 188 here... 189 New User(?): The "Bear Story" is just that. This is a public storyboard, 190 but of course, it is used for alot more than that... You can post stuff here like you do any other board, but we mostly like 191 to put chapters of our "Home-Made" stories and oru favorite poems here. 192 Also, most of us make up our own borders, like my " ^"^"^" thing... 193 it's quite suggestable to start and end a message that way, so they know who's it is... 194 It becomes quite confusing when someone doesn't leave a border, then you don't know when the msh 195 message ends, and it goes ON and ON... 196 Hope to see ya 'round! 197 ^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^" "^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^" 198 Digit 199 ^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^" ^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^" 200 hello. My name is Theo Randall, I have just goten an new modem that was put into the Adam computerlike it a lot. Bye 201 Help! How do you read messages on this BBS? 202 Mike, if you read this, I was only able to 203 receive ADV.COM. Then my phone rang! I don't 204 know if that was what messed up the transmission 205 or what. Tried to get back on-line, but with no 206 luck. You have my number -- please get in touch 207 again (or let me know where I can voice-phone you) 208 to complete this transmission. THANKS for your 209 patience with a raw (if reasonably adult) beginner! 210 Lynne Lowe 211 212 213 214 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 215 Mike, thanks -- I got the message (though it was a ways away from LN 550! 216 Is there any way I can delete that number? 217 218 Here's a thought for the day: 219 220 "Life is a mirror, peopled with the forms of your own acceptance." 221 222 Ernest Holmes 223 ____________________________2446367.8283______________________________ 224 *********************************** 225 2-1673 300/1200 Baud 24 Hours 226 uns on: Atari 1200XL/ATR8000 227 System Operator: Ed Drury 228 Notes: Runs "Le Nerd" BBS software 229 ANDROMEDA 230 244-xxxx 300 Baud 9:00PM-6:00AM 231 uns on: Atari 800 232 ystem Operator: Michael Zenner 233 otes: System is temporarily down due to disk drive problems. Should 234 eturn this fall. 235 AMIGO MULTIPLEX 236 653-xxxx 300/1200 Baud 24 Hours 237 uns on: Atari 400 238 System Operator: LeRoy Baxter 239 ATTARAN 240 45-xxxx 300 Baud 24 Hours 241 uns on: Atari 800 242 ystem Operator: Mehdi Attaran 243 BACK 244 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 245 So !reed!psu-cs!nelsons is the correct destination, is it? I'll try again... 246 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milch (F3217017) ++++++++++ 247 the plot - Tariya kills herself (or is killed). Due to having done 248 the 'forbidden' thing, and/or due to the strange location, she does not truly 249 die, but rather turns into 250 ZEB 251 252 or not. 253 ()()()()()()()()() ()()()()()())()()()( 254 HI, I'M A NEW USER AND WOULD LIKE TO GET TO KNOW SOME OF THE PEOPLE AROUND 255 THE BBS'. 256 THE NAME IS JIM PACKER AND I WILL CHECK THIS BBS AT NIGHT (AROUND 930P) 257 TO SEE IF THERE IS A FRIENDLY PERSON AROUND 258 THANKS PS RUNNING AN ATARI 720ST 259 260 261 EXIT 262 \\\\gee... I never heard of a 720ST... must be new\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 263 Hi? My name is Bill Wheeler and I am a Sales-person of Custom-Made SWORDS, 264 Armour, and other fantasy Stuff. 265 CALL # (503) 282-xxxx 266 267 268 k 269 270 271 272 273 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp 274 S.L. -- I'll try from the Zeb viewpoint for a while... 275 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz 276 There is something magic about sleep. How simple (or, perhaps, 277 not-so-simple) sleep can act as a restorative, a tranquilizer, a tonic 278 or simply an all-purpose refresher is a mystery. Some traditions have it 279 that the "true" or "aetherial" self leaves the body during sleep, while 280 others hold that this "dream-time" is when the true reality of the world 281 becomes manifest. How much more strange is this strange state of being, 282 then, when the sleeper originates in a totally different order of reality? 283 What strange thoughts, sequences, or dreams swim in a mind that has percieved 284 the world from the opposite direction? 285 Deep within the darkness of her mind, Zeb was dreaming, her mind weaving 286 the tapestry of remembered actions, forgotten motiviations, and yearnings 287 into a shifting dance of half-connected scenes. 288 ... A shimmering sunset on a warm beach, placing the ball of her foot 289 delicately in the smooth indentation that pockmarked the sand, feeling the 290 kiss of the grains against the sensitive sole, the slow, sensuous transfer 291 of weight, the pristine smoothness of the unmarked sand as she slowly 292 withdrew the foot... 293 ...Atop a small ladder peering into a birds nest. Three small forms, 294 slowly assembling fragments around them, building sperical citadels 295 in which to retreat from the world. One egg was almost assembled, and 296 before her wondering eyes, the tiny pip closed, leaving a smooth unbroken 297 shell... 298 ... Wandering for timless eternities on an endless black plain, unable, 299 even, to despair, cut off from life, cut off from love, cut off from 300 those to whom she was responsible... 301 ...The soft, milky smell of the tiny being she held to her breast. The 302 deep swell of love as the infant returned the nourishment, giving her 303 an uncomfortably full feeling before she could reabsorb the milk... 304 Suddenly tendrils of thought, the tentacles of another mind reached into 305 this occult brew of possibilities, groped, and made contact. More and 306 more lines of thought fastened onto this ill-assorted group of images, 307 sending thoughts into them, pulling thoughts out. Zeb's mind began to 308 retailiate, sending out its own tentacles to search out this strange 309 invader, followed them back to their source, searching for the cause of 310 this exchange. Just as a complete electrical circuit is necessary for 311 a current to flow, so is its psychic equivalent. Just as a negative 312 electrical charge is attracted to its positive counterpart, so is its 313 psychic equivalent. When Zeb's mind completed the psychic circuit with 314 the lady Tayree, the two began to flow together. 315 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz 316 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp 317 massage 318 enter massage 319 Mike, What's the difference between Adamlink I and II. Theo 320 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 321 The Bear backed off the bridge slowly, sword still at the ready. The dimly lit 322 figures still wavered next to the bridge, their huge eyes gazing at him intent- 323 ly.. but as usual, silently. When his feet once again hit the firm ground, he 324 continued to back away, but now he counted his steps. The eerie creatures 325 vanished as quickly as they had come, swallowed up in the inky black of the 326 cave. 327 328 The Bear turned and counted off the rest of his steps. ...49, 50. He turned to 329 his right, and slowly made his way toward a dark shape looming ahead of him. 330 Its blackness stretched above and beyond him, and he knew it was the wall of 331 the cave. But there was a deeper black, and from it a wafting of warm air 332 eased out. His nostrils flared with the sickening smell. But he knew he must 333 continue on, for his Ladyship had endowed him with this Quest above all others, 334 and he knew he must not fail. 335 336 His glowing sword seemed swallowed up by the deepening blackness as he entered 337 the smaller cave. But in the narrower surroundings, he could now see the walls 338 and the ground beneath him. He kept 339 on, slightly crouched. He noticed the cave was getting smaller, he now had to 340 walk with his chest almost touching his knees. It grew smaller, he was now on 341 all fours. Still it narrowed, and the overpowering smell of sulphur grew even 342 stronger. 343 344 Finally, he was crawling. His sword clutched before him, he slithered along 345 the rough ground as far as he could. There! Suddenly, a light ahead! He urged 346 himself forward, almost trapped by the 347 shrinking walls. 348 349 And immediately he was upon it. The end of the tunnel. His heart leaped into 350 his throat, his sword held immobile by his trapped extended arms. For not ten 351 feet away, at the end of the small 352 tunnel, was a light as deep and evil as one would see if he stared face to 353 face with the devil. For it was an eye, nearly as large as the Bear's head. 354 355 And at the end of the cave, it peered at him with delight, as if this small 356 creature before it was soon to be its prey.... 357 358 000000000000000 THE BEAR 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 359 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 360 Milch: from psuhon (aka the Honeywell) the path is psu-cs!nelsons. For 361 people outside of PSU, the path can be ...!reed!psu-cs!nelsons or 362 ...!tektronix!psu-cs!nelsons. The path to you from me would 363 be (I think) ...!reed!psu-cs!psuhon!f3217071 (or with tektronix instead 364 of reed. Reed and Tek serve as gateways from several other machines) 365 Now that I've got your logon, I'll try sending to you. See ya 366 in the movies... 367 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>...!psu-cs!nelsons<><><><><><><> 368 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 369 *%@#_)*%@#_)%*!#)_%*!@)_%*!@#)_%*_+)!#%(*_+!#*%)_!#*%!#)_%*!#)_%^*@#$_)^*@#_^*@_ 370 Piper:Help Help! Graphics have taken a turn for the worse. I am not as far as 371 I thought and I seem to be degenerating into a vector mode of nothingness. The 372 4107 seems an imperfect machine when in 4010 mode. I have found the 4010 373 emulation not even needed for what I am attempting. I only need CODE TEK from 374 the setup menu. I will try to call later (I have missed you twice this very 375 morn.) 376 !psu-cs!nelsons: When did you leave last night? Blast busy phone lines! 377 *%_)#*%@)_#*%@#)_^*@_)^&@#_)^&@ L'homme sans Parity *%)_#@*%_)@#*%)_!*%_)*%@_@* 378 379 380 TO "WASTE OF SPACE" COMPLAINER W/\\\\\\\\\\\\\ BORDER. 381 YOUR COMMENTS ARE NOTED AND PERHAPS HAVE SOME MERIT. HOWEVER, CAN YOU HONESTLY 382 SAY YOU WOULD RATHER HAVE ALL THIS PERSONAL CHIT CHAT INSTEAD? NOT THAT I MIND 383 IT, BUT YOU HAVE TO AGREE THAT A DISK FULL OF NOTHING BUT NONSENSE AND CONVERS- 384 ATION IS NOT A DISK THAT WILL HOLD MUCH INTEREST. PART OF THE *PURPOSE* OF THIS 385 BBS SEEMS TO BE STORY-WRITING... SO IF YOU WANT CHIT-CHAT OR GARBAGE THERE'S A 386 100 OR SO OTHERS OUT THERE THAT CAN OFFER YOU THE SAME. PERSONALLY, I'M GETTNG 387 INTO BOTH DESTROYER'S AND BEAR'S STORIES, SO I GUESS IT'S A MATTER OF TASTE. 388 389 MOST SEEM TO DISAGREE WITH YOU HOWEVER, SO ONCE AGAIN, IN OUR FREE SOCIETY, 390 THE MAJORITY RULES! LONG LIVE DEMOCRACY! LONG LIVE BACKWATER! THE LAND OF THE 391 HOME ... andreeof the brave.... uh, oh well.................................... 392 ...,.........................................borderline border.................. 393 *"*"*"*^"^"^"^"^"^2^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^" 394 Digitalian 395 ^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^" 396 Can't say much more than that! 397 Berar: -+=+>Exc4,ellEXCELLENT![<+=- 398 your srtory is extermerremely captuerreing tpo 399 me ans d I'm sure many others... Thanx 400 for taking the time to write something 401 worth reading... 402 Neo [: hama[ : wanna join in my story? 403 L'Homeme: I've heardfd  some anbout you, 404 but who AReE you? 405 A::ll: I'd really like to get to know a few 406 few more of you humans around here! 407 ^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^ 408 ^"^"^"^"^Digitalian^"^"^"^"^"^"^ 409 *"*"*^"^"^""^"^"^^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^"^" 410 /ex 411 _____________________________2446368.7736___________________________________ 412 Wow...somebody needs to get their communications program fixed. And soon. 413 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 414 )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) He who has no appriceation 415 for a good sword,a 416 hawlks flight,a beautiful woman or a good horse has no zest for life. 417 )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) 418 |\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/ 419 Somewhere beyond the comprehensible dimensions, the black plain still existed. No 420 living being now trod upon its surface. It was not long before the lack of activity 421 was noticed. 422 In the center of the plain the mists began to swirl. They coagulated into a dense 423 thunderhead, complete with lightning bolts. In the formation, something moved. 424 A single metallic boot, the color of the plain and the size of a small house, 425 decended upon the surface. It landed with the weight of a thousand planets and the 426 whole of the trillion kilometer plain shook. Another boot slammed down beside it. The 427 thunderhead lifted to reveal a titan. 428 It was humanoid, Over ten stories tall, and was encased in black armor forged of 429 adamantium steel. Circuitry, fittings, and instruments of all types all but covered 430 its surface. A pack large enough to house a family of eight rested on its back with 431 numerous antennas protruding from the top. Two red eyes burned laser-bright behind a 432 meter thick obsidian visor. Those eyes scanned the entire surface of the plain with 433 the thoroughness of a starship sensor bank. 434 The creature that had been placed here for observation was gone. 435 How could this be? The titan elected to find out. Massive arms spread wide and a 436 pentagram formed of lines of brilliant green fire and twenty meters across formed 437 directly in front of the titan. The air inside the pentagram swirled and grew milky. 438 Then it cleared. 439 He saw the subject on the plain, just as he had left it. He saw another figure 440 appear near it. The subject attempted to terminate its existance with the help of the 441 intruder, but failed. A ship of multidimensional proportions appeared. A number of 442 beings came out, and after some apparent confusion, carried the subject and the 443 intruder into the ship. After some delay, the ship was forcibly evicted from the 444 plain by the same force that had shifted the plain out of the multiverse. 445 The pentagram collapsed, its usefuless ended. The titan was faced with a 446 decision. Should he reclaim the subject, or simply start over. He was already faced 447 with the nuisance of restoring the plain to its former location. 448 The subject must be retreived. The pentagram had provided the means to find the 449 intruders. There were many quastions here that needed to be answered. And perhaps 450 punishments to be dealt out. A great experiment had been disrupted. 451 The thunderhead billowed about the titan's form and suddenly the plain was 452 abandoned once again. 453 |\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|:GOTH:|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/| 454 gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg 455 what was it now? 456 my mind is a wall... 457 oh yes, by jove 458 now i recall 459 how to handle a woman... 460 gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg 461 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp 462 L'Homme -- The 4110 series "Select-Code" sequence is 463 %!{int 0/1} (I beleive it's the same for the 4107) The actual chars 464 you send, then are: 465 for Select-Code TEK -- %!0 466 for Select-Code ANSI -- %!1 467 My 4112, however, does not seem to respond to that sequence in setup mode -- 468 try shipping it to your 4107 and see if it works. 469 Good luck! 470 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp 471 whereelsedoesyour4112respondto? 472 popopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopo 473 474 475 pop! 476 477 478 popopopopopopopopopopopopopopoppopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopopop 479 I am saddened to my very bone, 480 For my love died and left me alone. 481 She killed herself while I was away, 482 When I returned, I could only pray. 483 I cried and mourned, wandered and wept. 484 I went not to bed, I could not have slept. 485 I have prayed to every god conceived, 486 I pray no more, my love not retrieved. 487 488 Many a day and sleepless night, 489 I have spent pondering my mournful plight. 490 No one understands, they never do, 491 What I am enduring and going through. 492 If I had only one wish in my entire life, 493 I'd ask for one thing to end my strife. 494 That one favor to ask, that one wish, 495 Is that someone would buy me another fish. 496 My poor little fish, she died and lost her soul, 497 After she went and jumped out of her bowl. 498 499 ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] THE MOURNER ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] 500 (((*))) 501 ((*)) 502 (((*))) 503 ((((*)))) 504 (((((*))))) 505 ((((((*)))))) 506 (((((((*))))))) 507 ((((((((*)))))))) 508 509 (poof!) 510 511 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 512 FROM PROMETHEUS; EFENCASED 513 P'RApS 'NOTHER DAy. 514 515 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 516 :::::=====::::: 517 And a rabbit shall lurk in the shadows 'till the elven mystic tells his tale. 518 :::::=====::::: 519 __________________________JD 2446369.7805_______________________________ 520 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 521 nelsons: Your message received. I sent one back, hopefully to make its way 522 to you this time. Hum, above on this disk it should be !reed!psu-cs!psuhon! 523 f3217017, not f3217071. What a long, convoluted trail for mail to travel. 524 Almost as bad as U.S. Snail. 525 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milch (F3217017) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 526 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 527 The Doctor, luckily, was still staying at the Inn. 528 "Why hello! It's you again. Miss us already? I'm touched," he said. 529 Milchar spoke to him. "I KNOW you're touched. In the head." 530 I broke in. "May I sit down?" They nodded, and I sat. "I really didn't 531 plan on being back quite so soon, but now that I am, I'd like to ask some 532 questions. Stop me if I seem too nosey. One: where did that stabilizer 533 circuit come from?" 534 "Let me see it." I handed the board to him. "Hmmmm... this isn't the one I 535 intended to give you. It's the spare for the new extraplanar drive K-9 has 536 installed. I recieved two boards like this from Gallifrey." 537 "And where did THEY get it?" I asked. 538 "I really don't know. If it's important, I could ask. Just a moment." 539 The Doctor pulled out an odd-looking device from one of his seemingly 540 bottomless pockets, and fiddled with it for a bit. 541 "K-9 says it's an import, from an adjoining plane, about nine days into its 542 future. Some clever fellow there rigged it up, and gave it to us as a token 543 of goodwill, I suppose. Does it really matter, if you can make one yourself? 544 "Aha, but you have hit upon the problem, Doctor. I cannot make one. I am not 545 entirely certain how it works. I do have some field data when it was 546 operating, however." 547 The Doctor looked shocked, and mumbled something about "upsetting cultures 548 with premature introduction of technology" to Milchar, who nodded and looked 549 grave. 550 The Doctor reluctantly handed the board back. "You bought this, it's yours. 551 I will not help you further, though. Your culture must discover the principles 552 upon which this is made on its own, without my help." 553 My heart sank. The only person who could give me untold knowledge about this 554 whole mess had just refused! 555 Milchar seemed to sense my despair. "That doesn't mean you can't enjoy our 556 hospitality in other ways." He called to the innkeeper, who provided the trio 557 of us each with a meal (no syntho!), and a drink which I hoped had some real 558 ethanol in it. I sipped it. It did. 559 We ate and drank at our table for some time thereafter. At the end of the 560 evening I was in much better spirits, since much better spirits had gotten 561 into me. I did not remember going to sleep, but somehow sleep came. 562 %%%%%%%%%% rebalsa %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 10/30/85 563 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 564 (((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*))) 565 let's leave other people's boarders ALONE! ok? 566 (((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))((( Ripple))) 567 pppppppppppppppppppppppppressed for time, look & run ppppppppppppppppppppppppppp 568 Borders are NOT copyrighted property... I shall play with yours ALL I want! 569 (((((*))))) ((((*)))) (((*))) ((*)) 570 571 (*) 572 573 So there! 574 575 What? A new disk when we've only used 573 (plus this) lines on this one? 576 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 577 :::::=====::::: 578 `'`'`'`'`'`'`'``'`'`'`'```'`'`'`''' 579 The end is near, don't fret my dear 580 and please don't leave in sorrow 581 For soon there'll be, a new disk to see 582 So I'll see thee on the morrow 583 `'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'``''' 584 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 585 From Prometheus; Etched 586 I innocently ventured home after school recently, and found a parcel in 587 waiting. The parcel had a return address with no name, and was addressed to 588 me. Inside the thing, I found a circa 1937 etching of Prometheus Bound. 589 590 I don't happen to know anyone in La Grande, and never have. There was no 591 letter or anything inside the parcel excepting the etching's front page. 592 About the only thing I happen to have is the address on the parcel. 593 594 The postal service works in mysterious ways. 595 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 596 597 598 list 599 600 DA 601 off 602 H 603 HELP 604 605 Gee, things sure are slow on this disk.... TOTAL NUMBER OF LINES = 605