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Who the *8888o..888888 hell am I? **8888** +---------------------------------------+ |I'm surprised that I'm so angry about | |not knowing who I am. I wonder if this| |is common? | _____________+_______________________________________+____________________osfa_ _ +----------+ ________ ....... ..|The Head's|.... .... ......... ,.-' `'._ :::::'' ''|eyes open |':::::.....:::::::::::::::'''''' ,' `, +----------+ ''''''''''' '''''' ,' // `. / \ ...... I have beheld, ' | '''''''' as did the Greek, '''' ; | the towns of man, : |__ ...... Their works, \ ,.=. ,-=-. ` | ` .:::''':::: their days of shifting \ ' (o,`. (o, ' ) '' ''' light and hunger pains; ) | | / |\ | | ,' ,' ..... | \ I have been the | - | - '-' '::'''' : \ man on the rack; the | ; ,' ,,, .' .`, man who put the | ; | ........ ,.. `---'.. man on the rack; | `--- | ''''''' \ > @ o the man who watched | " | `- .' \` <" . the man who put : : / \ ,' `. the man on the rack\ _..._ ; .. .... \\_|\\ | ,_} {} | ,' `. / ......:::: } | ~ ; / | / ''''''' ;|| `.___.__ .' `` / :_\\_ |__o|__o `-....______,' __________________________________________________________________________osfa_ |Those Eyes...| ; / / | +-------------+ : : I have seen two-horned : : Venus travelling gently : | in the sky. I have seen | | valleys and mountains | ,,==._ ,,==._ | on the Moon. : / ,-. `. / ,-. `. | : ' ({@}) . ' ({@}) |___ I have known pleasure : `-' ) `-' | `. as man, and woman. `. | | | seen my own quickening \ | : | reflected in my eyes., : | ; / : --- | --- / / They asked me, hanging in : | |__.-' my jar, "what do you : ,' | want?" I told them | ,/ : "To die" | / : : | | The things I've seen, : `. : the things I've been | `----. : | |, | and yet : ' ) : I do not \ : see your name \ | ________________________________________:_______,-''''-..__________;______osfa_ +----------------------------+ ________ ....... ..|The great eyes close again | ......... ,.-' `'._ :::::'' ''|I still do not know who I am|::::::::'''''' ,' `, +----------+-----------+-----+''''' ,' // `. |never mind | / \ ...... +-----------+ ' | ''''''' ; | So, I understand you've : |__ ..... um.. seen a lot of things, \ ,.=. ,-=-. ` | ` .:::''' met, err, ~been~ a lot of \ ' ( ,`. ( , ' ) '' interesting people. ) | | / /| | | ,' ,' You must have some / | | - | - '-' , interesting stories. / : | ; ,' ,,, ,'. `. | ; | ........ ,.. Would you tell one? ..`---' | `--- | ''''''' \ > c @ | " | `- . "- '/ `. : : / \ .' `, \ _..._ ; .. .... \\_|\\ It might {} {_, | | ,' `. / ......:::: } | ~ help pass \ ; | / ''''''' ;|| the time. `. __.___.' `` / :_\\_ c__|c__| `-....______,' __________________________________________________________________________osfa_ Wednesday November 06, 2002 ___ En|rance, part 3 (c)osfameron 2002 _______________________________________________________________________________ +------+ |Sunset| ________ +--+---+-------------------+ ,.-' `'._ .........: |The Head is surprised. | ................ ,' `,'''''''''' |How can I tell? Not, | :::''''''''''',' // `. |surely, from its bronze| / \ |unchanging features. | ' | .... | Perhaps from the tone| ; | ':''' |of its heavy, ringing |............ : |__ |voice. |::::::::::::' \ ,.=. ,-=-. ` | ` +-----------------------+ \ ' ( ,`. ( , ' ) ..................... ) | | / '''''''' |\ I, who have seen | | ,' ,' | \ all things, | - | - '-' : \ you would have | ; ,' ,,, .' .`, me... tell... | ; | ........ ,.. `---'.. a story? | `--- |.::::::::' \ > @ o | " | '' `- .' \` <" . : : / \ ,' `. yOUr hEAdnEss, \ _..._ ; ........ \\_|\\ | ,_} {} I'm sUrE hE dIdn't | ,' `. / ''''''''' } | ~ ; / mEAn... | / ;|| `.___.__ .' `. / :_\\_ |__o|__o `-....______,' __________________________________________________________________________osfa_ ________ VERY WELL ,.-' `'._ .........: ................ ,' `,'''''''''' +-------------------------+ :::''''''''''',' // `. |I think it sounds pleased| / \ +-------------------------+ ' | .... ; | ':''' 1979. St Albans, England. ............ : |__ ::::::::::::' \ ,.=. ,-=-. ` | ` The girl's name is Charlotte, \ ' ( ,`. ( , ' ) she is 4 years old. ) | | / .s@@@s. | | ,' ,' s@@ . . @@s | - | - '-' @@ | - | @@ | ; ,' @ \`-'/ @ | ; | ........ __..--'-'--. | `--- |.::::::::' Her most prized (3----. ,-.\ | " | '' possession is a ) ( \\ : : miniature bear, no / \ |) \ _..._ ; ........ more than one inch /_______\ | ,' `. / ''''''''' tall, whom she calls || || | / William. || || `. / (_J L_) `-....______,' ____________________________________________________________________dp_br_osfa_ _ ,-. ' \ ( | ,-. The bear is so small | | | | : \ that even her small | | | : : : hands can clasp it ,. | : | | | : ,-. and keep it hidden, | ` | : | : ; ;( : keep it safe from | | | : ; : ; : ". : harm. | : | " " : ) | | `. | `--' ; \ \ | ; '. `./ , , / She carries William | '- (..) -. ; in her clenched fist \ o o ' / everywhere she goes. \. dd ; `. : / __ _ \ | ; ,--; : `:--. | / ,' | | | | :. | : ,--'''| | | : ; `. \ --|_ |_ |_ |_ : | \ | | | | | | ,,, `. `--^--"--`--' ; #AHEM?# oo, \ | / ` < / | / ,' >' ____________|____________:______________________________________/___\_____osfa_ ________ #Guggaggg!# I was hoping you'd ,.-' `'._ .........: tell a story... about great ......... ,' `,'''''''''' events. A beautiful ''''''''''',' // `. adventure. / \ ' | .... But this is a very ; | ':''' beautiful story : |__ ::' \ ,.=. ,-=-. ` | ` I mean, an important story, \ ' (o,`. (o, ' ) about an important theme. ) | | / |\ | | ,' ,' , | \ This story | - | - '-' : \ a great theme. | ; ,' ,,, .' .`, "One who by accident | ; | ........ ,.. `---'.. gives away the | `--- |.::::::::' \ > @ o thing they most | " | '' `- .' \` -" . love, but by : : / \ ,' `. another's \ _..._ ; ........ \\_|\\ | ,_} {} generosity has | ,' `. / ''''''''' } | ~ ; / it returned to | / ;|| `.___.__ .' them." `. / :_\\_ |__o|__o `-....______,' __________________________________________________________________________osfa_ and that ______ Oh mY... thing / // \ |\ , happens / |_ ,` \ ,. to be a \ o| o | ) `-'"o \"> tiny teddy | | '/ ______ .'\ '\ /-\ bear? |'-- |' / // \ ; ; \\| \ ,-. ; / |_ --,_|-' /|_ `___/ \ o| o | ) | | '/ |'-- |' \ ,-. ; ______ `___/ / // \ / |_ \ ^| ^ | ) | | '/ |'-- |' \ ,-. ; ______ yes `___/ / // \ / |_ ,. \ ^| ^ | ) \"> | | '/ /-\ |'-- |' \\| \ ,-. ; _________________/|__________`___/________________________________________osfa_ 1999. Manchester, England. Charlotte is now 24. ,. ,,,, \"> is she a detective? ,,``,, /-\ `a spy? The mistress oo ,, \\| of a movie mogul? < @ /|_ - ,+ She is a secretary. \| _ .,'V `'_`. (I wOUldn't pUsh It...) /( ( | ) } /| `.`.^ | ;, ` / ', Charlotte works at Vayne, \.| |/, c"`-' Lemming, Elmer, an `6=@=9' /` /`. Anglo-Finnish conglomerate. MMMMM ; ; ,MMmMM. `-|_,-- They specialise in pine MMM'MMM furniture, but also ,MMM MMM. produce agricultural ,MMMM MMMM. tools and musical MMmMM MmMMM instruments. ,__/A| |A\__. __________________________________________________________________________osfa_ MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM M "MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM M February 23rd. MMMM" MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM M Charlotte is walking / YMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM"MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM"MMMMMMMMMMMMM M to work in the pitch black. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMP YMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMM M --- -----/ \' "MMP MMMMMMMMMMMMMP YMMMMMMMMMMMM M The dark is broken, MMMP (What the hell) MM YMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMM M rhythmically, by ,MMM' (is going on?) MM MMMMMMMMMMMm YMMMMMMMMMMM M streetlamps. MMMMMP ,,, \ mMMP YMMMMMMMMMMP `MMMMMMMMMMM M mMMMMMM' ,"> YMMMM ' Y MM' YMMMMMMMMMM M It is 7:37 "MMP /'` MMMM When she gets to work,/ `MMMMMMMMMM M Yesterday, it was MM' \__\ YMMM she will find out what YMMMMMMMMM M already half-light MP MM. MMM has happened. / `MMMMMMMMM M before 6am. M' MNM YMM The sun has been stolen. YMMMMMMMM M ,MP______M_M_ ____MM_____________________/__________YMMMMMMM 'MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMP YMMMMM ______MMMM YMMMMMM YMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM' `MMMM ,.-' `'._ MMMMMM YMMMMMMMMMMMMMP YMMP ,' `, YMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMP `M ,' // `. MMMMM `MMMMMMMMMMM' Y/ \ YMMMM `MMMMMMMMMP ' | YMMM YMMMMMMMP ; | `MMM 'MMMMMM' ,,, I think : |__ YMM MMMMMP ,.. I like this \ ,.=. ,-=-. ` | `_ `MM YMMP \ > story better. \ ' ( ,`. 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(` oo\) \`,` \\ ,zZ (_,_` . _,----._####._ )" |`-' //_,-=-'.# -|_|| ;+-\ ,-;: o8"::` ) ( | } :: 88o:: o8| ;^^^( /, Y8o: "| |/ \`. ,' _.,_ 8-:_,-._) |) `.\ `| `-=-" \| | ___,k_____)`_______|__________________|_______________________ | He's working nights, it's really tiring him out ,-----------------------. ,`----------------------. ,-----------------------. |sweetheart #####, | | \_ |/ \ | | Zz #####, | | ####### | | -| |-._\_ | | ` ####### | |-----.,--==##" ,~ )=. | | /\{ },';//`. | |-----.,--==##" ,~ )=. | | || . .## -( )), | | \,'\///;/////\ | | || . .## -( )), | |=*=-.,o8" : :::"=*=-:| | | ( |/:/://///\ | |=*=-.,o8" : :::"=*=-:| | | .o88"": ::`` ) | | `. |/://\/////\| | .o88"": ::`` ) | | .o888o:: | | | |/:///,.///|| | .o888o:: | |::8888o: :::.o88| | | | |;/:----|//|| |::8888o: :::.o88| | | :Y888o:: o88888| | | |//// -@-;//;| | :Y888o:: o88888| | | Y888o:: :' Y8| | | \`-.`.___;`--|| | Y888o:: :' Y8| | | 8888 ;: "| | | AXXXXXXXXXx )| | 8888 ;: "| | | ;Y888o `.| | AXXXXXXXXXXX\\|| | ;Y888o `.| | :Y888o )| | AXXXXXXXXXXXXX``| | :Y888o )| | `:8888,-.::_,-=-._,' | |I tiptoe to the door, | | `:8888,__,-.,-=-._,' | `--------( \-----------' `-----------------------' `-----------------------' ,---------oOo-----------. ,-----------------------. ,-----------------------. | | |and leave #####, | | .###. | | | | ####### | | #"""# | |and | |-----.,--==##" ,~ )=. | | #. .# | | whisper | | || . .## e||)~==---.::::||:: __,-| \\__;/ |=-._ | |:/::::_<_ ; :| [=/::::::::\:"""": ," \/\$S/\/ `,' I don't want |t.___/,-.\ /___;`==[//,-.:::::/:::::: ; $S\ \||\ `\ to live in |::~8'] O )`-/| |--=,:],-------------- : ^ (S$S\( | \ some kind |::::: `-' |, :, ;,::| He's really | ; \$Ss.`./ >. \ : of naff |:: ;::::| sweet, : ,_,-='(`)))s\/ `=" | furtive |-----------------------`-------------- \ "\\,'\S$)`. ; affair | \ _,-=.:o \/ | `---' when I've | _________ \,-=* | | | got a really | |;;;;;;;;;| | (o | | good thing | ,, |;;''''';;| `>_____(____,-,\ | going on now | ### :; Detch ;| /==|==|[]=|=="' \ | with Detch | ## ) |;Maynard | .'-. .--: `--------------+ ,-`'. |;; P.I. ;' | | | \ \ | \( .`-6O);;;;;;| |_,' A `--: | ) ;"|;;;;;;;;;| | :| | +-----. ; : :;;;;;;;;;| / ; : : |I can | :_`_, |;;;;;;;;;| | : : \ |trust |------||-\\'---------'-------- | | \ | |him. | ||,|( _____|_______|_____|______|_____________|______|__________________________osfa_ | | | Vayne, declaiming... | | | ______________________| | | _,--==---._ ,-----------------. | One of our | ,=" ,-.__,--. ". / It's Locke who \ | competitors | / ,' `. \ \ has taken the Sun / | in Finland | ; | | : /,------------))---" | | : ( ) | / // | | / : ~=-. ,-=~ : \ / ,----------//-----. | | / ) : ( \ // ( I'm certain of it ) | | | : ; : | / `-----//----------" | | | | / : | | / // | | | : `^ ' ; | ," ,------((-----------. | | | \ .,-""-. / | / and so, it falls to \ | Oh | : : /,"--".\: ; \ us to get it back. / | Really? | \ \ | | | / `-------------------" | | | | \ ; ` | `. ,------------. | | \ /_ _: /__ \ / "--==( Charlotte... ) | | `_,-| | |\/ | | \,., `-----,------"---. | | ,-=" |_|_|_|_|_|`, / would you ` | | / "-,_ _ | book the | | | / `. o __,-="(_) \ flights to | | | \ `._O_O_O \ Helsinki? / | | `.\ / `------))-' | | :: `:. '\,-' ,---------//---. | | : : ) | I think the | | Four | -._,-" | four of us | | | | should take | | | \ : care of this.| | I've never | \ `-------------=' | been on a | _ ,;:::. `. | business trip | ( ) \ | before | \ `--.__ : | | __\______`._________________/_________________________________|___________osfa| I'm excited, but sad. ,-=*, I hope Detch doesn't \`.," `--=*., get too lonely while ,`./ \ I'm away. _,-" \ `. , ) < ,-=. (`. /( ,.`. ,######. ) ," `-` " `. 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" ,' \( ) stay on one : |__ `._,' ` .-" topic. \ ,.=. ,-=-. ` | ` . . ,^, ) \ ' ( ,`. ( , ' ) -=" \ / `-=" `-=" I was telling ) | | / `-" the story of | | ,' ,' Charlotte | - | - '-' Twill and | ; ,' |\ the theft | ; | ! | \ of the sun, | `--- | : \ | " | .' .`, not her : : ,,, `---'.. errant \ _..._ ; ,.. @ o partner's | ,' `. / \ > .' \` -" . furtive | / >- ,' `. meeting ` / / `. _ | ,_} {} with `-__________,' , / `-/ \ ; / another __`,,'__`,__,^_\,____`.___.O)_.O)________woman..__________________________osfa_ ________ .-=-. ! .-=-. ,.-' `'._ ( But ) ( bUt ) ,' `, `. / |\ `. / Ah, ,' // `. ! )/ | \ )/ / \ / : \ / so you ' | ,,, ' .' .`, / would ; | ,oo , `---'.. ' prefer : |__ \ >\\ @ o me to \ ,.=. ,-=-. ` | ` `c,// {}`-=\` <" -{} continue \ ' ( ,`. ( , ' ) / ( ,'` `. with this ) | | / (( _| | ) story? | | ,' ,' } | ; / | - | - '-' ;|| `.___.__ .' | ; ,' ____:_\\___________|__o|__o_____ | ; | | `--- | .-=-. ,-==--. | " | ( Yes!) (plEAsE!) : : `. / |\ `._ ," \ _..._ ; )/ | \ )/ | ,' `. / / : \ / | / ,,, ' .' .`, / ` / ,oo , `---'.. ' Very `-__________,' \ > @ o well... `<, ,-=\` <" -. / \ /{} {}\ HO \\_|`e | ) ,------------------------------- } | ; / HO | And then the Head laughs ;|| `.___.__ .' HO | Peals of ringing bronze ___:_\\___________|__o|__o____________________|__________________________osfa_ HO HO (hE dOEs HO hAvE A /| HO ,. sEnSe / ', HO \"> hUmOUr ,c"`-' HO /-\ yOU knOw) ,\` /\ \\| | : _____________________________________________ /|________________ --._|,'____ | | | | __ | Nice looking | _.^" "=--. Someone is | girl, sexy | I see, Miss ) > trying to | accent - | Di Benedetti, _,` ,-=(,-'\ ( kill me. | Italian?| <,. / `( `. | Murder plot.| I guess, as ( |,~. ,~. / > | Not my usual | you've come )\'()` '()`\ ( ) | client. | to me and not < | ._ |`. |---------------' , the cops that / . ;/ ( | ____ you want a `.\ -=- / > ) | |. _,| bodyguard? /,>. " ,'\( , | ,.,e-|||:e##| `._,' ` \@) | < B)(|||::##| | | .\\v() | ^'``A|`--e"-' .d( )b. ,.-=" | |____| ______,dDP"__.__"BDb.___,dP_______|___________________________________________ ! No, I would like you to ) ,, deal with him, ,^^ ( ### in a way the < '\ / ('## police could |.`~ _,e _.____ `^. |. Uh.. not. |/ )` // \ e'" \ || |\_e:_ / `./`"`| (__\|| |(%%%%`/ `--'|," __)| |=`"^,|=========| /====| | A/ |\ |\\ | | |k |~ | __________________________________________________________________________osfa_ __ _.^" "=--. Heavens! ) \ What must you be _,< ,-=(,-'\ `. thinking, my English fails <,. / `( ) me sometimes, let me explain ( |,~. ,~. / ,` )\'()` '()`\( My pursuer believes, for his < | ._ |`. own reasons, that it is / . ;/ necessary to kill me. `.\ -=- / > I disagree. /,>. " ,'\( ) `._,' ` ( -------------------------------------------. | | | .d( )b. ) | ,dDP" "BDb. , I have a.. | dDDD(Db-.-dDDDDD\ \@) commitment | /DDDDBDDD$DDDB;DDP .\\v() elsewhere. | YDDD\YBBB^BBP(dDDDb,.-=" | `,=-. YDDDDDD`YDDP ,, | oOOO()"DDDDP"=-. ,^^ ( ### | / ;' \ All I want < .\ ) ('## |-----`=========------'------. is for him |.`~ _,e- _.____ `^. |. | "===" \ to be held |/ )` // \ / \ || | ,---------------. \ up for a |\_e:_ / `./`e"` (__\|| | |D: 23.02.1999 | \ while. |(%%%%`/ `--'|," __)| | |T: Miss | \ |=`"^,|=========| /====| | |N: Chiara | \ | A/ |\ |\\ | | |S: Di Benedetti| \ | |k |~ | | |_______________| | |[][][][][][][][]\ | |_[][][][]_\\\\ []\ | //// [][_____\) \ []\ ___________________________________________|_/__(/___________\-"`.__\_____osfa_ ,-=*, He is a good man, in \`.," `--=*., his way. I don't want ,`./ \ anyone killed, just _,-" \ to go about my own `. , ) business. < ,-=. (`. /( ,.`. Will you help? ) ," `-` " `. ( \ `-=* / / V^` | .' / ,' /-=*=-. ,-=*=\ ( , | Of course ,-=* : \ \ \ `-=. |,="/\"=. ,="/\"=.| \ ) |`._\/_,' ) `._\/_,'| < You will be careful. ', | | \ Mehta is a good man, / | :( : | > I said, '. : '-.__,-' ,' \ and he knows it. \ : -=*-= ^/ He's a zealot, and / : . ;| ( extremely dangerous. ',. \ ,-==-. / \ < \ \ `.__,' / `._\ / v `. ,' | Miss, if he's dangerous, \ / | perhaps you /also/ need \ / | a bodyguard, in case he `-.__,-' | catches up with you before | | | I've dealt with him ? | | \ ,oooo'. ,oooo. .DDDDDDD( )DDDDDDD. _________.DDDDDDDD|____|DDDDDDDD._________________________________________osfa_ ,------------------.------------------. |well, ____ | .###. that | __ | . |. _ | | #"""# was | _.^" "=v-. Oh, Mr | |\-.|||::|,##| | #. .# | ) \ Maynard, | \|_||||::|,##| | ` - ' | _,< ,-=(,-' \ < you must | ``|`--'|,P/ | _/`-'\_ | <, / `( ) prevent | |____| | / ` & \ | ( |,~. ,~. / ,` that, I :__________________'__:____|\___:_____; )\`()` `()`\( beg you ,-------------------------------------. < | ._ |`, | ) ," `-` " | / . ;/ | / / | `.\ -=- / > | ,' /-=*=-. | /,>. 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