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To: V. who wrote (663)10/1/1999 1:37:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 2633
 
The Number

He always counted sheep to get to sleep. And always he'd been asleep by the mid-600s. But tonight was different. Animal No. 666 was black and had These Eyes. And he knew that something was permanently and ominously Changed.
Large pale grubs came up through the black beast's flanks.



To: V. who wrote (663)10/1/1999 8:57:00 PM
From: James F. Hopkins  Respond to of 2633
 
Primitive Drums
He forgot about the girl eating the banana with
tapioca pudding smeared all over her face.
The distant drums were now calling him to duty
and already he could smell the blood.
R O S E B U D they spelled out , and he
thought what odd name for a pirate.



To: V. who wrote (663)10/5/1999 1:35:00 AM
From: V.  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 2633
 
The Anniversary

"Don't scream. Nobody can help you now." Despite the sheer terror of the moment, she knew he was lying. More truthful words were never spoken however, and she wondered two years after the rape if her hero had bid on anything of value at the church auction that night.