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To: Apex who wrote (4036)	10/18/2000 11:03:46 PM
From: Savant	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4201

A scary tale, as told to me on a dark, dreary night, by candle light...and faithfully relayed to you. A mortician was walking home alone late one night when he hears a....... > > > BUMP... > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > BUMP... > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > BUMP... behind him. > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > Walking faster he looks back, and makes out the image of an upright > > coffin > > > > > banging its way down the middle of the street towards him . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > BUMP... > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > BUMP... > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > BUMP... > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > Terrified, the man begins to run towards his home, the coffin > > bouncing > > > quickly behind him ... > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > faster... > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > faster... > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > BUMP... > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > BUMP.... > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > BUMP. > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > He runs up to his door, fumbles with his keys, opens the door, rushes > > in, > > > slams and locks the door behind him. > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > However, the coffin crashes through his door, with the lid of the > > coffin > > > clapping ... > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > clappity-BUMP... > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > clappity-BUMP... > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > clappity-BUMP... > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > clappity-BUMP... > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > on the heels of the terrified man.... > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > Rushing upstairs to the bathroom, the man locks himself in. His heart > > is > > > pounding; his head is reeling; his breath is coming in sobbing gasps. > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > With a loud CRASH the coffin breaks down the door. Bumping and > > clapping > > > towards him. > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > The man screams and reaches for something, anything ... but all he > > can > > find > > > is a bottle of cough syrup! > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > Desperate, he throws the cough syrup at the coffin ... > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > . > > > > > > ...and the coffin stopped! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >