1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask... 2 ************************* INSTALLED: 5 MAY 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 L'homme: how goes the 3.0? I don't remember if I told you that modem 1 is 21 set for COM1, and modem 2 is set for COM2. (Anyother selection will default 22 to COM1. The program below is a BASIC program that I copied to the COPYLINK 23 program format. As you can see, there is very little difference. Except for 24 the lack of line numbers on every line, you would hardly know the difference. 25 And in fact, with exception of a couple of instructions, it is an exact 26 duplicate of the original BASIC program that I wrote in '76 for tiny BASIC. 27 **************************** CISTOP MIKEY ********************************** 28 29 30 REMARK THIS IS THE MAIN PROGRAM FILE "WUMPUS.OVC" 31 RANDOMIZE TIME 32 100 33 LET W = 1 + RND 19 34 LET P = 1 + RND 19 35 LET I = 1 + RND 19 36 LET B = 1 + RND 19 37 LET D = 1 + RND 19 38 LET C = 1 + RND 19 39 LET A = 5 40 LET M = -1 41 LET S = 0 42 140 43 LET N = C 44 GOSUB WPLOC 45 160 46 LET E = 0 47 170 48 IF N = W THEN PRINT "The Wumpus got you!" 49 IF N = W THEN 910 50 IF N = I THEN LET N = P 51 IF N = P THEN PRINT "You fell in a pit!" 52 IF N = P THEN 910 53 IF E = 0 THEN PRINT 54 IF N NOT = B THEN IF N NOT = D THEN 280 55 LET E = 1 56 PRINT "BAT SNATCH!" 57 LET N = 1 + RND 19 58 GOTO 170 59 60 280 61 LET C = N 62 GOSUB WPLOC 63 PRINT "You have" A " Arrows" 64 65 LET R = W 66 IF R NOT = X THEN IF R NOT = Y THEN IF R NOT = Z THEN LET R = 0 67 IF R = W THEN PRINT "The Wumpus is nearby" 68 LET R = P 69 LET N = I 70 IF R NOT = X THEN IF R NOT = Y THEN IF R NOT = Z THEN LET R = 0 71 IF N NOT = X THEN IF N NOT = Y THEN IF N NOT = Z THEN LET R = 0 72 IF R = P THEN PRINT "A Pit is nearby" 73 LET R = B 74 LET N = D 75 IF R NOT = X THEN IF R NOT = Y THEN IF R NOT = Z THEN LET R = 0 76 IF N NOT = X THEN IF N NOT = Y THEN IF N NOT = Z THEN LET R = 0 77 IF R = B THEN PRINT "Bats are nearby" 78 79 PRINT "You're in " ; C 80 PRINT "Tunnels lead to " X " " Y " " Z 81 450 82 PRINT "Where to " ; 83 LET N = KEY 84 85 IF N = 0 THEN 530 86 IF N NOT = X THEN IF N NOT = Y THEN IF N NOT = Z THEN 500 87 GOTO 160 88 500 89 PRINT "HUH? " ; 90 GOTO 450 91 92 530 93 PRINT "Shoot to " ; 94 LET N = KEY 95 96 IF N < 0 THEN 140 97 IF N = 0 THEN GOTO 530 98 IF N NOT = X THEN IF N NOT = Y THEN IF N NOT = Z THEN LET N = 1 + RND 19 99 100 IF N = C THEN 900 101 IF N = W THEN PRINT "Got the Wumpus! YOU WIN!" 102 IF N = W THEN 1000 103 104 LET N = W 105 GOSUB WPLOC 106 600 107 LET W = 1 + RND 19 108 IF W NOT = X THEN IF W NOT = Y THEN IF W NOT = Z THEN IF W NOT = N THEN GOTO 600 109 LET A = A - 1 110 IF A < 1 THEN PRINT "No arrows left." 111 IF A < 1 THEN 910 112 GOTO 140 113 114 900 115 PRINT "You shot yourself!" 116 910 117 PRINT "YOU LOSE!" 118 1000 119 PRINT 120 PRINT "Do you want to play again " ; 121 YORN 122 IF YES THEN GOTO 100 123 IF YORN ERROR THEN PRINT "HUH?" 124 IF YORN ERROR THEN GOTO 1000 125 126 END 127 128 ;NOTE PUT THIS ROUTINE IN A SEPERATE FILE CALLED "WPLOC.OVC" 129 REMARK LOCATOR ROUTINE (CALCULATES NEIGHBORING ROOMS) 130 131 IF N - 10 > 0 THEN GOTO 10000 132 LET Z = N + 10 133 LET Y = N + 1 134 IF N = 10 THEN LET Y = 1 135 LET X = N - 1 136 IF N = 1 THEN LET X = 10 137 RETURN 138 139 10000 140 LET Z = N - 10 141 LET Y = N - 2 142 IF N - 13 < 0 THEN LET Y = N + 8 143 IF N - 18 > 0 THEN LET X = N - 8 144 RETURN 145 146 ************************** CM ******************************************* 147 {c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c} 148 I vote for nice week also! I'll try to think of something 149 nice to put up later. Bye. 150 {c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{tammy}{c} 151 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Grand Master of Dragons: Do you intend to write more? Your work sounds 153 interesting. -Tanya 154 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 /\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\ 156 The glass encloses me. It confines me in a limited but undefined 157 space. I can see the world around me outside of the glass globe. I press 158 my hands and face against the wall. I watch with my breath held tight in 159 my lungs, my body tense with anticapation. I scream unheard cries of 160 anguish and despair. The waves of pain rebound off the walls and crush my 161 ears. Although I know no one beyond the glass will hear me, the sound 162 serves its purpose. It comes back to me obliterating all thoughts, 163 erasing all current emotions, giving me only one focus. For a brief 164 fraction in time, which seems like the far side of etenity, my only 165 awareness is pain. My singular reality is the reflection of myself and 166 the submerged being inside my wracked body. The sound engulfs me. 167 Slowly, although the realization comes suddenly, the echoes stop. 168 Unaccompanied by even the noise of my breath, I am alone. Not even the 169 silence is with me. 170 /\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\ eidolaz /\\/\\/\\/\\/\\ 171 <<:******************************************************:>> 172 Tanya: How much I can write depends alot on how much time I 173 can free up. My job demands alot of emotional and intellectual 174 energy. It's difficult, after a stressful day, to find the 175 energy to contribute. It's also alot harder to access BW when 176 I'm on a regular schedule. But I'll try when I get a chance. 177 178 My work is very difficult to explain. It's just too bizaare. 179 It also tends to be obscene, which isn't popular at Backwater. 180 Maybe I'll toss out an entry now and again. Just to keep my 181 hand in. But I can no longer aford the luxury of being a BW 182 regular. 183 184 Grand D 185 186 <<:*****************************************************:>> 187 188 189 ??????????????????///////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\????????????? 190 I'm afraid. I feel I have no friends to turn to. I feel so alone. 191 Maybe I should just give up trying. I mean really who am I trying to 192 fool. Certainly not me. I already know I can't take this life. 193 I feel like I'm being watched, judged, always corrected, never told I've 194 done something right or good. It's always not enough or not good enough, 195 to slow. How does a person move up in this world or get any where if they 196 are always being attacked for one reason or another. It seems like it would 197 be easier to find a small hole somewhere crawl in and pull the dirt in over 198 myself. I know I know thats a cop out. Trying to run away. I should fight 199 back. HOW!!!!!!!!! 200 ????????????????/////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\????????????? 201 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Grand Dragon: I am only interested. If you still want to, and have time 203 to. I was not here when you wrote before, it sounded facinating. But, if 204 you do not have time or do not think it would be the kind of stuff to put 205 here, okay. You can always leave me a message somewhere. 206 ?/\?: Everyone gets those feelings. We just don't know everyone else 207 has them. Hey, send me a private message on one of the CBBS. I would like 208 to write more to you but I do not want to clutter up the board. Please do. 209 You and a few others today sound too depressed. I am not saying I can do 210 anything, but I am willing to listen and try to be a friend. -Tanya Barfield 211 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 /|\ Trying for the words. It doesn't work. There's a pause. A long silence. 213 It's me. You don't have anything to say. I want to ask you what's wrong. 214 You'll say nothing. Why do I feel like this? You don't notice it. Right? 215 You're busy. I'm busy. Our freetimes don't coincide. The phone is a 216 wonderful invention. We say nothing. It's a waste of time. Bye. Click. 217 Do you love me anymore? I'm afraid. I couldn't speak. I don't know what 218 you think or feel. I want to know. /|\ 219 220 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 221 Leroy, 222 What's the deal guy? The Pakistanis put the arm on us. Have to 223 meet someone they say. Somehow I smell your hand in all this. I 224 thought we were friends. And what's all this activity in South America. 225 Rumor has it you put the snatch on Pam. Come clean or you may end up 226 with Ben Gay in your vasoline. 227 Mohammed Wassir 228 229 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 230 231 ........................................................................... 232 ?/\?: To tell you the truth, some people DO watch and criticize and 233 attack. It took me a very, very long time (I'm just now beginning to 234 come to my senses, and I'm twenty) to realize that those are usually the 235 people whose opinions and criticisms and attacks don't really matter. 236 I have always worried terribly about what people think, and how I look, 237 and where I'm going. I spent four years in high school wearing various 238 masks and trying to please other people. None of it was me, but I had 239 this overwhelming desire to be "just like one of the gang". We all want 240 to be liked and approved of, but it's not necessary to subjugate yourself 241 to the whims of those around you. You want depression and feelings of 242 worthlessness? My boyfriend, who I've been living with, just told me 243 that he didn't want to see me anymore. Boy, talk about wanting to crawl 244 into a hole! I'm not the strongest of people, but I'll make it, and so 245 will you. Life is like...an ice cream cone. You've got to learn to 246 lick it. Sorry, my uncle's joke. Really, as Tanya has already offered, 247 look one of us up and we'll gladly lend an ear. I'm also on TANIS, if 248 you want to spill it. Sometimes a different perspective can make things 249 look better. OK, this is too scary; I'm beginning to sound like my dad. 250 Do let us know how it goes, though; keep your eye on your horizon. 251 ...........................................Entropy........................... 252 #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$# 253 All NET: Entry forthcoming, as soon as I get my act together. A-thousand-and- 254 one-things have assaulted me this week, and perhaps I will be visited by 255 men wearing nice white suits, asking me to try on their new model sweater: the 256 kind with the arms around the back. No? Yes, I thought that I'd gone too far 257 with that one, too. C'est la vie, I do believe the phrase is... 258 Everyone: I throw in my vote for another friendly month. I'd like to say that 259 these last two disks have seen some really good entries, from several parties. 260 No names mentioned, of couse, so as not to be accused of boot-licking. (Who 261 was that $&%!#, anyway? (Whoops, lost it. So much for 'friendly'.)) 262 Among other things, I am... 263 #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$# Farley #$##$##$##$# 22:28-05/05/85 #$##$##$##$##$##$# 264 *=*=*=*speachless but that will pass*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* 265 -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- 266 -+- No more mitigating circumstances. You've just put into words what-+- 267 -+- I couldn't. Or didn't want to. None the less, the slate has been-+- 268 -+- wiped clean, and I'm looking for a smile on that face. -+- 269 -+- Can you still smile?-+- 270 -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -JUGGLER- -+- -+- 271 272 .) .) .) .) .) .) 273 Anubus stares with golden eyes 274 Across the moon-drenched desert sand 275 The brimming Cup is passed 276 Into a pale and waiting hand. 277 278 Upon the stone the moonlight falls 279 The bright Orion shines afar 280 And naught is left save silver Cup 281 Three golden feathers and a star. 282 .) .) .) .) .) kml.) 283 284 ............. ............. ............. ............. 285 Farley, L'homme, et al.... Yes, contributions to the cause are in the 286 workings... Odd, isn't it? How we all become distracted at the same 287 point in time? Somebody might think that there was only one writer out 288 there doing all that work. If only they knew. If only they didn't... 289 ............. ............. ............. ............. 290 p.s. L'homme: Jannet says 'Hello to you, unknown one!" -K 291 ............. ............. ............. ............. 292 293 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp 294 Grand D. -- Having made several major career changes in my life, I 295 can also attest to the fact that they can be difficult to deal with. 296 My personal record for unemployment (read self-employed on my resume) 297 is nearly three years. I've found that a change of location is often 298 the major factor in getting where I want to go -- not that I would reccommend 299 it to anyone else, just that it worked for me. It sounds, however, like 300 your yearlong vacation (different stresses work that way) may have refreshed 301 you enough to recover on your old career -- good luck! I, too, find my 302 job quite stressful. I think coping with the stress is the secret to keeping 303 away from the dread spectre of "burn-out". BW certainly serves that purpose 304 in my life, I owe a lot to the folks here. Please try to arrange your 305 life so there is space for us in it, a brief vacation in this fantasy world 306 we've created together can carry you through a seemingly interminable day 307 in (shudder) mundane reality. 308 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp 309 _^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^ 310 "BLACKOUT" EPISODE 3 311 "Let's do it." And the moment he said it, an on rush of desire swept 312 the breath out of her body. It was enevitable. The heat. The dark. 313 The touch of her bare legs against the slickness of the elevator floor. 314 The erotic sence of isolation of being suspended in time, trapped in space, 315 shut off from everything but her own desires. She sat speechless with 316 fantasy, while inside her a hundred tiny motors started whirring. 317 He must have taken her gasp for refusal. 318 "It was just a suggestion." he said. 319 Then he decided to give it one last try; 320 "We could be stuck in here all night, you know, and it's a great 321 way to pass time. Beside, who would ever find out?" 322 "What happens when the power comes back on?" 323 He sucked in his breath . Clearly, a man who reconignized a yes 324 when he heard it. 325 "We just push the stop button...and then get ready. Hell, there 326 there's no one in the building but us!" 327 No one in the building. In the world. In the universe. Her mouth was 328 dry with desire. 329 "I don't know what you look like," she said. 330 "What can I tell you? I'm a male, Caucasian, thirty-six, about 331 six-two.....Listen, even if I look like Dracula, whats the 332 difference it would make in there circumstances?" 333 "I've never made love with somebody I've never seen." 334 "Blind people do it all the time." 335 She laughted. It was if they had signed a pact to partake in a 336 golorious erotic game, divorced from all familiar boundaries of time 337 and space and common sence. 338 "Do you want to know what I look like?" she asked. 339 "I saw you when you got on the elevator. You looked okay." His 340 voice was closer now. 341 "Don't you want to know my name, even?" 342 "Nope." 343 Good. She didn't want to know his name either. She inched toward 344 him, by getting a bareing on his voice. Flesh touched flesh. 345 "What's that? he asked 346 "My knee." 347 "Left or right?" 348 "You'll have to find out yourself....." 349 350 _^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^ 351 352 Leonard---thanks for your comment. But I have heard NiCad batteries 353 in the elevator so that when power does go out you have 354 enough energy to ring the emergency bell. 355 356 Note: I hope no one will be offended when I continue writing this. 357 Please tell me if I do. 358 Thanks----> Marc. 359 _^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^ 360 -=*=- You are a gentleman to ask for our morals, Marc; this cat's -=*=- 361 -=*=- ears are laid back in affront! Even when skillfully told, -=*=- 362 -=*=- I detest being made a 'peeping tom,' whether via such penned-=*=- 363 -=*=- adultery or by the unwelcome offerings television makes! I -=*=- 364 -=*=- thank you for asking; please do not force my exit from our -=*=- 365 -=*=- treasured land, just when the sun had begun to tickle the -=*=- 366 -=*=- dust from tabletops...The piper wrought his breath on them, -=*=- 367 -=*=- and up danced the motes in a spiral, climbing up the sunbeam-=*=- 368 -=*=- to return to the Outside...We all heard the harsh cries, the-=*=- 369 -=*=- vile words that sullied our Inn, that cloaked with choking -=*=- 370 -=*=- dust the haunting voices that once sang here! But did you -=*=- 371 -=*=- observe the shutter drawn open by a tin hand, did you hear -=*=- 372 -=*=- the murmer of 'peace, please!' among our fellows? Why, one -=*=- 373 -=*=- brought a wisp of sand from a moon-drenched desert, a small -=*=- 374 -=*=- voice unknown; another bowed mockingly to yon rubber plant, -=*=- 375 -=*=- with appealing pathos; the juggler expressed his yearning to-=*=- 376 -=*=- touch something the Backwater once held; and a hairy visitor-=*=- 377 -=*=- wafted his tranquility in with him! Listen: when the women-=*=- 378 -=*=- finally speak, their voices are a gentle touch, words spoken-=*=- 379 -=*=- to soothe a broken soul...Ah, thus dissipates the darkness! -=*=- 380 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 381 From Prometheus; Demeter 382 My opinion on the story above, is that it was good writing, and even 383 amusing to read, but, it just wasn't proper for this system. Perhaps on 384 another of the many bulletin boards around. 385 I thought it was amusing, and I did not mind it, but alas, some might. 386 And that will probably be the bulk of the responses, sadly. 387 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 388 389 SageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSage 390 391 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- 392 I myself am curious to see how far you intend to take the detail, but alas, 393 I seem to be getting outvoted by the more squeamish souls. I hope your 394 characters enjoy themselves, there in their fantasy world. I know I would. 395 + DANTE - 396 397 >>>>>>>---------------------------- The Sentry ---------------->>>>>>> 398 Aha, to behold the voices of tranquility! Pleasant is the time when 399 we are able to journey along the road to see the people enjoying them- 400 selves, nodding their heads in acceptance and appreciation as their 401 fellow penmen pass by. So sad is it when those times are ripped from 402 our recollection. I remember seeing a time when all was fresh air 403 and vitality. (And I see a hint of that here now!) Please, continue! 404 <<<<<<<---------------------------- The Sentry ----------------<<<<<<< 405 406 Help Help Help Help 407 Why is it that some experts say that modem's 300 baud is transmitting/receiving 408 (as its name implies) @ 300 baud . . . But the so-called 1200's and 2400's are 409 actually doing only 600? Confused as ever . 410 Thanks Thanks Thanks for any info..... 411 ::::::::::__________::::::::::__________::::::::::__________::::::::::________ 412 Marc: It seems that what started out to be an interesting story has turned out 413 to be a quite different, but possibly just as interesting yarn. But I do think 414 that the details of the elevator actions might be just a little too distasteful 415 for the Backwater crowd. Let's all see what Mikey has to say about this..... 416 417 Entropy: Hmph! 418 ::::::::::__________:::::::::: The Jiz /// __________::::::::::________ 419 P.S. Marc: A technical point: Dracula was actually a very suave, debonaire, 420 and handsome fellow. That is, when not covered with the blood of 100 virgins... 421 J/// 422 /\\/\\/\\/\\/\\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\ 423 I see the transparent reflection of myself on the glass. I'm pinned 424 there, on the glass. Eyes look through me, as if my image's nothing, it has 425 no substance, no tangibility. But, it's me, trapped there. The mirror is 426 unable to move, unless I puppet it. 427 /\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\ eidolaz /\\/\\/\\/\\/\\ 428 ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! 429 WELL.......IT SEEMS THE BACKWATER IS MUCH THE SAME SINCE MY LAST VENTURE 430 HERE SOME MONTHS AGO. VARIED AND INTERESTING......THO WHERE MIGHT "D" BE? 431 GREETINGS TO ALL!! 432 ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?DEBORAH?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! 433 ========================================================================= 434 THE HAIRY ONE RAISED HIS HEAVY HEAD WHEN THE WORDS OF THE PIPER RANG THROUGH 435 THE INN, HE LOOKED OUT UpON THE MASSES GATHERED THERE AND PONDERED WHAT 436 WAS HAPPENING TO THE ATMOSPHERE OF TRANQUILITY THAT HE SOUGHT SO WELL... 437 SEEMING TO BE FRIENDLY HE OFFERED THIS KIND COMMENT...."LET US RETURN TO 438 THE PEACE THAT ONCE WAS, THERE IS NEED FOR NEW SONGS AND STORIES BUT NOT 439 AT THE EXPENSE OF FAVORED POETS AND FRIENDS...WE NEED NOT THE FRUIT OF 440 THE VINE BUT THE VINE FROM WHICH THE FRUIT CAME...TWOOD BE A WASTE IF 441 WE LOST THOSE VINES FROM WHICH SUCH HEAVENLY FRUIT AS SPRUNG.... 442 THE HAIRY TURNS SLOWLY AND RETURNS TO NURSE HIS TANKARD OF DARK BEER 443 AND AWAITS WHAT WILL COME NEXT.... 444 ==========================================BIGFOOT====================== 445 446 _^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_ 447 Well....... 448 We (my girlfirend and I) have just finished the last two episodes of 449 "BLACKOUT". Now the problem arises. Should I finish putting it up or 450 just let it be and let it remain up to you to finish it. I'll give 451 some facts to let you know the knid of ending. 452 First of all we are but college students and communicate via telephone. 453 She is somewhat a romantic novel reader. (that is Harliquines etc...) She 454 gives me those details and I give the rest. (By the way she is a English 455 major) So with these facts and alittle imagination of your own what 456 will happen next. I am sure to say please tell me you opinion. I will 457 respect them since I am somewhat a moral person respection those who 458 wish to end it and those who wish to continue it. We are not that 459 distasteful, but took to writing this only for something to do since you 460 (oops) we had nothing to do. (And of corse this took place *after* she 461 read a Harliquine) 462 So I shall wait a few days in putting the last two Episodes up, 463 and wait for your replys and the SYSOP. 464 Please Responed....... 465 Thanks-----> Marc & Melissa 466 _^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^ 467 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 468 replace 469 top 470 Well now, regarding the hubris surrounding the first three episodes of 471 "Black Out". Let's put this in perspective. The story is not immoral. 472 The story is not obscene. 473 What is really immoral, really obscene is a has been (never was?) "B" 474 movie actor in the White House, playing his biggest role ever. And in 475 way over his head. 476 The diversity of this bulletin board is what makes it interesting, right? 477 On with the show, Marc and Melissa!! 478 479 Asside to Leonard: 480 Note that the electric fuel pump on an auxiliary generator would be powered 481 off of the starting batteries, just as it would in an automobile. So your 482 anecdote, while interesting, does appear very factual. 483 484 By the way, can any one tell me how to back this thing up? Or am I doomed 485 by CR> to forever view my mistakes? That should be DOESN'T!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 486 ch/old/new 487 ch /old/new 488 Cbottom 489 490 list 491 atd 492 off 493 <<:*******************************************************:>> 494 495 Mr Wassir: 496 497 Mr. McKane has been unavailable for Backwater adventures since 498 the Grand Dragon Master got his job. Sadly, there hasn't been 499 time for Mr. McKane to add mischief to your life. 500 501 Though Illusions are occasionally made to McKane Industries, 502 Mr. McKane is now retired. 503 504 Monsieur d'Autun 505 506 ==================== 507 508 Piper: 509 510 I hope to continue making occassional visits to the Inn, but 511 nothing like my previous addiction. 512 513 My tight schedule makes contributing difficult, particularly 514 since I prefer making well edited entries. None-the-less, 515 I'll join you when I can. 516 517 Grand D 518 519 <<:********************************************************:>> 520 521 =!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!= 522 PIPER! TIN MAN! JUGGLER! 523 LET US WIPE THE DUST FROM THOSE CHOCKED TABLETOPS, OPEN ALL THE SHUTTERS 524 AND LET THE SUNSHINE CLEANSE THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE INN AND MAKE MERRY 525 THE NEW SONGS AND STORIES, POEMS AND PLACES IN THE MINDS EYE...ARE YOU 526 WITH ME???? THERE IS NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT TO START THIS TASK, I FOR 527 ONE WOULD NOT WANT TTO LOSE THE FRIENDS THAT I HAVE MET OR LOSE THE MINDS 528 THAT HAVE SPOKEN AS OF LATELY...I FOR ONE DO NOT THINK THAT 'BLACKOUT' 529 SHOULD GO ON ANY FARTHER...IT TO ME SHOULD BE LEFT UP TO THE IMAGINATION 530 OF WHAT COMES NEXT IN THAT STORY... 531 PIPER, THE TIN MAN, AND THE JUGGLER: PLEASE COME SIT AT MY TABLE AT 532 THE INN AND RELATE TO THE STORIES AND SONG THAT I MISS SO MUCH...ONE 533 NEEDS FOOD FOR THE HEART AND MY HEART IS RAVENOUS FOR MORE...MY TANKARD 534 IS FULL AND I DO HAVE THE TIME AS OF LATE...TIL THE NEXT THOUGHT FLOWS... 535 =!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=!= BIGFOOT =!=!=!=!= 536 -=*=- A familiar laugh rang through the sifting lights, causing one -=*=- 537 -=*=- pair of almond eyes to become alert...At last Deborah is back!-=*=- 538 AND BACKWATER HAS GOT HER! 539 540 -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- 541 -+- The words will once again flow, if -+- 542 -+-even that, once I am able to remove the-+- 543 -+-worries from what was momentarily -+- 544 -+-confused as a nemesis--but who may -+- 545 -+-become a... companion? -+- 546 -+- -+- -+- -JUGGLER- -+- -+- -+- 547 548 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] 549 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 550 There are so many I wish to speak to. . . . 551 I hear several voices that carry the tones of sadness. These tones I know 552 well, I learned them from a master. Entropy, /|\, and all the others that 553 know these feelings (all of us really), can cleans ourselves in the now 554 untainted waters of the inn, whether we give voice to them or not. 555 BIGFOOT, I would be more that honored to share your table, and I pour a 556 pretty good ale (what do you think all those mixing TINs are for) myself. 557 The company could not be more to my liking. 558 Marc, I like Blackout. You have my interest to the point that I REALLY 559 want to see the rest. However, I must agree that BackWater is not the place 560 to do it. I have had this problem myself. There are a couple of my voices 561 that will never be heard within these walls, much as they would like. If you 562 find an answer to this problem (some private board or another way), please 563 let me know. 564 Even if you don't find a way to upload the rest of your story, I would be 565 interested in reading the rest. 566 567 And everyone remember U.F.M. so . . . . 568 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [smile] THE TIN MAN [/] [/] 569 **************************************************************************** 570 I finished packing my horse in silence. Partner seemed to be concluding 571 buisness with the indians. He signaled for me to get ready to ride. With a 572 little difficulty, I climbed aboard the horse. My bottom was quite sore from 573 the preceding day's activites, and the touch of the saddle reminded me of that 574 quickly. Partner seemed almost amused at my discomfort. The Indians led the 575 way deep into the valley. The stream seemed to grow larger and larger and the 576 vegitation more dense as we traveled. After several hours we stopped to rest, 577 Partner offered me a cold lunch, but being my stubborn self... Well, just one 578 bite. Actually with a little stream water one could get used to biscuits and 579 jerky. After not long enough rest we were on the path again. The brush was 580 thick and we were forced to dismount from the horses, cutting our way thru 581 the trail. It seemed like I got whipped in the face about a thousand times 582 that day by spry branches. Yeow! 583 As we moved slowly along, the stream turned into a sizeable creek, 584 it was hard to define the edges because of the brush but I estimate the 585 width was about 8 feet across when I spotted something gold. Hey! 586 "what's that!" I enquired. Partner stopped cutting to comeback and find out 587 what I was fussing about. I indicated to the flash of gold glinting in the 588 creek bed. Partner hacked away at the reeds to reach the object of our 589 queiry. Partner emerged with a puzzled look on his face. I was about 590 the demand what he had found when he thrust a gold gobblet into my hand. 591 It was beautiful and very old. It had a sinister face on it, with some 592 strange writings what of course was beyond my comprehension. This was a 593 true prize I thought to myself as I searched for a place to pack it. 594 ************************************kathyd******************************** 595 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*Dreamtouchre*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* 596 Objectins to blackout? Am I being dull witted? No capish. Granted its a 597 mundane setting but so's that NET stuff or so I was told in no uncertain terms 598 from the source. Does it have a few howlers real world wise? Ever read any- 599 thing mainstream that didn't? Has it become unpopular to acknowledge bio- 600 morphic polarity. A drastic swing of extremes if so. I'm not trying to defend 601 it but what's the big fuss? 602 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* 603 604 605 __________________________________________________________________________ 606 to: x. x. 607 i can't say that i haven't enjoyed the times we've spent together, 608 because i have. and i can't say that i'm not going to miss you, because 609 i probably will. the confrontation of honesty is something that i knew 610 would have to take place but i was kidding myself by hoping it would not 611 have to be so soon. any time would have been too soon although we both 612 knew it was too late when it had all began. 613 ...i had given you the idea that you were an essential part in my life at 614 a time when i felt most vulnerable... i was alone...and you were there to 615 fill the gap.... [and i never said thank you.] 616 _______________________________________________________________________mg_ 617 618 10 REM ****************************** 619 REM *** MEMORY WINDOW *** 620 0 REM *** BY DAVID MENTLY *** 621 5 REM *** BASED ON A PROGRAM BY *** 622 0 REM *** MIKE MOREY *** 623 5 REM *** ANTIC MAGAZINE *** 624 40 REM ****************************** 625 -=*=- Eidolaz, I step forth to touch your glass sphere, for though -=*=- 626 -=*=- your lips may quiver without sound, this feline misses not a -=*=- 627 -=*=- drop of your emotion...Look, her eyes brim with compassion! -=*=- TOTAL NUMBER OF LINES = 627