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From: socrates@cyberramp.net (Marco A. Soto)
Subject: Re: [My work]The Virgin Sacrificed to A Lurking Dragon
Date: 1996/07/04
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In article <31DC0762.6EC9@tyler.net>, smh@tyler.net says...
>> `*\_/*' `*\_/*'
>> ".......um....." Socrates looks over at Sharpn "Nevermind.
>> It's an old wivestale like going in swimming after you eat."
>> 
>> Socrates|setarcoS (why do dragons eat virgins? Wouldn't you?)
>> Draco Draconis Purpurae
>
><raised eyebrow> (Luckily, I don't quite get the innuendo. I've got 
>suspicions, but not enough to make a case with. Lucky you.)
`*\_/*' `*\_/*'
"I survive on my luck. Sure helps when you haven't figured out how to duck 
just yet."

'What is it with you?'

"Nevermind, I'll tell you later."

>I was going to respond to this anyway, but since someone made a 
>reference to me...
>
>"Yes, it is an oldwive's tale created by hoomuns. It goes back to the 
>barbaric days of greggil religion. Virgins were considered untainted 
>sacrifices fit for gods. Virginity was sometimes required to become a 
>shaman or priestess or whatever, because they thought it enhanced 
>natural magic abilities, that might be dissipated through you-know. Back 
`*\_/*' `*\_/*'
Socrates grins at Sharpn, "You-know what? hhhhmmmm? Go on, say it." *grin*

:then, some greggils thought their god came as or sent a monster to 
:destroy their crops and cattle as punishment and they had to make a 
:sacrifice to appease him/her/it. Supposedly, the god accepted the 
:sacrifice by the monster eating the virgin as in the myth of Andromeda. 
:Add one opportunist dragon and voil�. It's kept alive because many 
:female greggils find something appealing about the concept, in fantasy 
:if not necessarily in practice.
`*\_/*' `*\_/*'
Socrates starts thinking of opening lines, "hhhhmmmm...Howdy, I'm a dragon, 
and you know what they say about dragons.....no, sounds to corny"

'Hey, it's you. They don't get much cornier. Is that all you can think 
about?'

Socrates|setarcoS (arguing with himself....again)
Draco Draconis Purpurae