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/ "What's this? Trix? Aunt! Trix? You? \
| You're after the prize! What is it?" He |
| picked up the box and studied the back. |
| "A glow-in-the-dark squid! Have you got |
| it out of there yet?" He tilted the |
| box, angling the little colored balls |
| of cereal so as to see the bottom, and |
| nearly spilling them onto the table |
| top. "Here it is!" He hauled out a |
| little cream-colored, glitter-sprinkled |
| squid, three-inches long and made out |
| of rubbery plastic. |
| |
\ -- James P. Blaylock, "The Last Coin" /
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(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ Things will be bright in P.M. A cop \
\ will shine a light in your face. /
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(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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< So you're back... about time... >
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(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ You will always get the greatest \
\ recognition for the job you least like. /
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(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ You will be reincarnated as a toad; and \
\ you will be much happier. /
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(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ Cheer Up! Things are getting worse at a \
\ slower rate. /
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(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ Courage is resistance to fear, mastery \
| of fear--not absence of fear. Except a |
| creature be part coward it is not a |
| compliment to say it is brave; it is |
| merely a loose misapplication of the |
| word. Consider the flea!--incomparably |
| the bravest of all the creatures of |
| God, if ignorance of fear were courage. |
| Whether you are asleep or awake he will |
| attack you, caring nothing for the fact |
| that in bulk and strength you are to |
| him as are the massed armies of the |
| earth to a sucking child; he lives both |
| day and night and all days and nights |
| in the very lap of peril and the |
| immediate presence of death, and yet is |
| no more afraid than is the man who |
| walks the streets of a city that was |
| threatened by an earthquake ten |
| centuries before. When we speak of |
| Clive, Nelson, and Putnam as men who |
| "didn't know what fear was," we ought |
| always to add the flea--and put him at |
| the head of the procession. |
| |
| -- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's |
\ Calendar" /
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(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ Knock, knock! \
| |
| Who's there? Sam and Janet. |
| |
| Sam and Janet who? Sam and Janet |
\ Evening... /
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(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ Don't plan any hasty moves. You'll be \
\ evicted soon anyway. /
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(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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< You will contract a rare disease. >
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(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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< Your ignorance cramps my conversation. >
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///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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< Your aim is high and to the right. >
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(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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< Be careful! UGLY strikes 9 out of 10! >
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///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ It is so very hard to be an \
| on-your-own-take-care-of-yourself-becau |
| se-there-is-no-one-else-to-do-it-for-yo |
\ u grown-up. /
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(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ I'll burn my books. \
| |
\ -- Christopher Marlowe /
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(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ You will become rich and famous unless \
\ you don't. /
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(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ Q: How many Marxists does it take to \
| screw in a light bulb? A: None: The |
| light bulb contains the seeds of its |
\ own revolution. /
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(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ Wagner's music is better than it \
| sounds. |
| |
\ -- Mark Twain /
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///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
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/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ You are capable of planning your \
\ future. /
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(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ Do nothing unless you must, and when \
\ you must act -- hesitate. /
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(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ You will give someone a piece of your \
\ mind, which you can ill afford. /
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(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ Is that really YOU that is reading \
\ this? /
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(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ We were young and our happiness dazzled \
| us with its strength. But there was |
| also a terrible betrayal that lay |
| within me like a Merle Haggard song at |
| a French restaurant. [...] |
| |
| I could not tell the girl about the |
| woman of the tollway, of her milk white |
| BMW and her Jordache smile. There had |
| been a fight. I had punched her |
| boyfriend, who fought the mechanical |
| bulls. Everyone told him, "You ride the |
| bull, senor. You do not fight it." But |
| he was lean and tough like a bad |
| rib-eye and he fought the bull. And |
| then he fought me. And when we finished |
| there were no winners, just men doing |
| what men must do. [...] |
| |
| "Stop the car," the girl said. |
| |
| There was a look of terrible sadness in |
| her eyes. She knew about the woman of |
| the tollway. I knew not how. I started |
| to speak, but she raised an arm and |
| spoke with a quiet and peace I will |
| never forget. |
| |
| "I do not ask for whom's the tollway |
| belle," she said, "the tollway belle's |
| for thee." |
| |
| The next morning our youth was a |
| memory, and our happiness was a lie. |
| Life is like a bad margarita with good |
| tequila, I thought as I poured whiskey |
| onto my granola and faced a new day. |
| |
| -- Peter Applebome, International |
| Imitation Hemingway |
| |
\ Competition /
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/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ You will inherit some money or a small \
\ piece of land. /
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(( / / )) ,-{ _ `-.|.-~-. .~ `.
(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ Best of all is never to have been born. \
\ Second best is to die soon. /
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(( / / )) ,-{ _ `-.|.-~-. .~ `.
(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ You're being followed. Cut out the \
\ hanky-panky for a few days. /
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( // /) '/,_ _ _/ ( ; -. | _ _\.-~ .-~~~^-.
(( / / )) ,-{ _ `-.|.-~-. .~ `.
(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ You will be advanced socially, without \
\ any special effort on your part. /
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\ |\___/| / \// \\
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( // /) '/,_ _ _/ ( ; -. | _ _\.-~ .-~~~^-.
(( / / )) ,-{ _ `-.|.-~-. .~ `.
(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ Today is National Existential Ennui \
\ Awareness Day. /
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(( / / )) ,-{ _ `-.|.-~-. .~ `.
(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ You have an ability to sense and know \
\ higher truth. /
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(( / / )) ,-{ _ `-.|.-~-. .~ `.
(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ Don't let your mind wander -- it's too \
\ little to be let out alone. /
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(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ The difference between a Miracle and a \
| Fact is exactly the difference between |
| a mermaid and a seal. |
| |
\ -- Mark Twain /
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(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ You are sick, twisted and perverted. I \
\ like that in a person. /
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(( / / )) ,-{ _ `-.|.-~-. .~ `.
(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ Q: What do you say to a New Yorker with \
| a job? A: Big Mac, fries and a Coke, |
\ please! /
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(( / / )) ,-{ _ `-.|.-~-. .~ `.
(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ There is no character, howsoever good \
| and fine, but it can be destroyed by |
| ridicule, howsoever poor and witless. |
| Observe the ass, for instance: his |
| character is about perfect, he is the |
| choicest spirit among all the humbler |
| animals, yet see what ridicule has |
| brought him to. Instead of feeling |
| complimented when we are called an ass, |
| we are left in doubt. |
| |
| -- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's |
\ Calendar" /
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( // /) '/,_ _ _/ ( ; -. | _ _\.-~ .-~~~^-.
(( / / )) ,-{ _ `-.|.-~-. .~ `.
(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ A banker is a fellow who lends you his \
| umbrella when the sun is shining and |
| wants it back the minute it begins to |
| rain. |
| |
\ -- Mark Twain /
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( // /) '/,_ _ _/ ( ; -. | _ _\.-~ .-~~~^-.
(( / / )) ,-{ _ `-.|.-~-. .~ `.
(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ They have been at a great feast of \
| languages, and stolen the scraps. |
| |
| -- William Shakespeare, "Love's |
\ Labour's Lost" /
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( // /) '/,_ _ _/ ( ; -. | _ _\.-~ .-~~~^-.
(( / / )) ,-{ _ `-.|.-~-. .~ `.
(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ This was the most unkindest cut of all. \
| |
\ -- William Shakespeare, "Julius Caesar" /
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(( / / )) ,-{ _ `-.|.-~-. .~ `.
(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ You have literary talent that you \
\ should take pains to develop. /
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|02 \ / \ //\
\ |\___/| / \// \\
/0 0 \__ / // | \ \
/ / \/_/ // | \ \
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( // /) '/,_ _ _/ ( ; -. | _ _\.-~ .-~~~^-.
(( / / )) ,-{ _ `-.|.-~-. .~ `.
(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ You tread upon my patience. \
| |
\ -- William Shakespeare, "Henry IV" /
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|02 \ / \ //\
\ |\___/| / \// \\
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( // /) '/,_ _ _/ ( ; -. | _ _\.-~ .-~~~^-.
(( / / )) ,-{ _ `-.|.-~-. .~ `.
(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ Extreme fear can neither fight nor fly. \
| |
| -- William Shakespeare, "The Rape of |
\ Lucrece" /
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/0 0 \__ / // | \ \
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( // /) '/,_ _ _/ ( ; -. | _ _\.-~ .-~~~^-.
(( / / )) ,-{ _ `-.|.-~-. .~ `.
(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ You're almost as happy as you think you \
\ are. /
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|02 \ / \ //\
\ |\___/| / \// \\
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( // /) '/,_ _ _/ ( ; -. | _ _\.-~ .-~~~^-.
(( / / )) ,-{ _ `-.|.-~-. .~ `.
(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)