Saturday November 02, 2002Arrival ___
En|rance, part 1 (Arrival) (c) osfameron 2002
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` ` ` \ O' ,-' |I don't |
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`. _,....___ | |hearing a |
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|But what with | /|
|meeting someone | ,. ..... / ',
|I can't really | ..: \"> ::::::: c"`-' :::::::
|concentrate on that | .:::' /-\ /` /`. '''''''
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|He seems friendly | Hi! /|
|enough, but I | ,. ... / ',
|can't work out | ..: \"> ::::::: c"`-' :::::::
|why he seems a bit | :::' /-\ /` /`. '''''''
|odd | '' \\| ; ;
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| | /| I'm mErEdIth
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|the dress? his greenish| ..: \"> ::::::: c"`-' :::::::
|skin? His clothes? | .:::' /-\ /` /`. '''''''
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En|rance, part 2 (Arrival) (c) osfameron 2002
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|I'm surprised that I'm so angry about |
|not knowing who I am. I wonder if this|
|is common? |
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..|The Head's|.... .... ......... ,.-' `'._ :::::''
''|eyes open |':::::.....:::::::::::::::'''''' ,' `,
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...... I have beheld, ' |
'''''''' as did the Greek, '''' ; |
the towns of man, : |__
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.:::''':::: their days of shifting \ ' (o,`. (o, ' )
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,.. `---'.. man on the rack; | `--- | '''''''
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|Those Eyes...| ; / / |
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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 \ |
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..|The great eyes close again | ......... ,.-' `'._ :::::''
''|I still do not know who I am|::::::::'''''' ,' `,
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|never mind | / \
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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? ..`---' | `--- | '''''''
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`- . "- '/ `. : :
/ \ .' `, \ _..._ ; .. ....
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} | ~ help pass \ ; | / '''''''
;|| the time. `. __.___.' `` /
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Wednesday November 06, 2002 ___
En|rance, part 3 (c)osfameron 2002
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|Sunset| ________
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|The Head is surprised. | ................ ,' `,''''''''''
|How can I tell? Not, | :::''''''''''',' // `.
|surely, from its bronze| / \
|unchanging features. | ' | ....
| Perhaps from the tone| ; | ':'''
|of its heavy, ringing |............ : |__
|voice. |::::::::::::' \ ,.=. ,-=-. ` | `
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..................... ) | | /
'''''''' |\ I, who have seen | | ,' ,'
| \ all things, | - | - '-'
: \ you would have | ; ,'
,,, .' .`, me... tell... | ; | ........
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\ > @ o | " | ''
`- .' \` <" . : :
/ \ ,' `. yOUr hEAdnEss, \ _..._ ; ........
\\_|\\ | ,_} {} I'm sUrE hE dIdn't | ,' `. / '''''''''
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VERY WELL ,.-' `'._ .........:
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|I think it sounds pleased| / \
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1979. St Albans, England. ............ : |__
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The girl's name is Charlotte, \ ' ( ,`. ( , ' )
she is 4 years old. ) | | /
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@ \`-'/ @ | ; | ........
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possession is a ) ( \\ : :
miniature bear, no / \ |) \ _..._ ; ........
more than one inch /_______\ | ,' `. / '''''''''
tall, whom she calls || || | /
William. || || `. /
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The bear is so small | | | | : \
that even her small | | | : : :
hands can clasp it ,. | : | | | : ,-.
and keep it hidden, | ` | : | : ; ;( :
keep it safe from | | | : ; : ; : ". :
harm. | : | " " : ) |
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She carries William | '- (..) -. ;
in her clenched fist \ o o ' /
everywhere she goes. \. dd ;
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#Guggaggg!# I was hoping you'd ,.-' `'._ .........:
tell a story... about great ......... ,' `,''''''''''
events. A beautiful ''''''''''',' // `.
adventure. / \
' | ....
But this is a very ; | ':'''
beautiful story : |__
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I mean, an important story, \ ' (o,`. (o, ' )
about an important theme. ) | | /
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: \ <has> a great theme. | ; ,'
,,, .' .`, "One who by accident | ; | ........
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\ > @ o thing they most | " | ''
`- .' \` -" . love, but by : :
/ \ ,' `. another's \ _..._ ; ........
\\_|\\ | ,_} {} generosity has | ,' `. / '''''''''
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`-'"o \"> tiny teddy | | '/ ______
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1999. Manchester, England.
Charlotte is now 24.
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\"> is she a detective? ,,``,,
/-\ `a spy? The mistress oo ,,
\\| of a movie mogul? < @
/|_ - ,+
She is a secretary. \| _
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` / ', 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\__.
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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
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Tuesday February 22, 2005
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En|rance, part 4 (c)osfameron 2005
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| This is the board - Vayne, Lemming | | oo\)| |
| and Elmer themselves. | |/,` A| |
| | |;\ \| | ,-=-.
| Vayne is declaiming of course | |O )+`")|/---. :
| but Elmer just looks pissed off,| , | /__|| |= =.\ \
| and Lemming is slouching not paying | \\(\|// ||| (O><O),) \
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/==|==|[]=|=="' \ | with Detch | ## ) |;Maynard |
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| | |
Vayne, declaiming... | | |
______________________| | |
_,--==---._ ,-----------------. | One of our |
,=" ,-.__,--. ". / It's Locke who \ | competitors |
/ ,' `. \ \ has taken the Sun / | in Finland |
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: ( ) | / // | |
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/ )<O> : <O>( \ // ( I'm certain of it ) | |
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| \ .,-""-. / | / and so, it falls to \ | Oh |
: : /,"--".\: ; \ us to get it back. / | Really? |
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| | \ ; ` | `. ,------------. | |
\ /_ _: /__ \ / "--==( Charlotte... ) | |
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,-=" |_|_|_|_|_|`, / would you ` | |
/ "-,_ _ | book the | | |
/ `. o __,-="(_) \ flights to | | |
\ `._O_O_O \ Helsinki? / | |
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-._,-" | four of us | | |
| should take | | |
\ : care of this.| | I've never |
\ `-------------=' | been on a |
_ ,;:::. `. | business trip |
( ) \ | before |
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I'm excited, but sad.
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get too lonely while ,`./ \
I'm away. _,-" \
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Wednesday March 16, 2005
___
En|rance, part 4 (c)osfameron 2005
_______________________________________________________________________________
\ |
__ | | The Head breaks off
_.^" "=--. ; I'm sorry. | his narration
) \ .' `---------------------
_,< ,-=(,-'\ > \ I see everything ________
<,. / `( )_ : all at once, ,.-' `'._
( |,~. ,~. | ," | sometimes ,' `,
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<| ._( |`. ." forget that / \
/ . ; / ( mortals need ' |
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`-" the story of | | ,' ,'
Charlotte | - | - '-'
Twill and | ; ,'
|\ the theft | ; |
! | \ of the sun, | `--- |
: \ | " |
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} | ; / HO | And then the Head laughs
;|| `.___.__ .' HO | Peals of ringing bronze
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__ | 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
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thinking, my English fails <,. / `( )
me sometimes, let me explain ( |,~. ,~. / ,`
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My pursuer believes, for his < | ._ |`.
own reasons, that it is / . ;/
necessary to kill me. `.\ -=- / >
I disagree. /,>. " ,'\( )
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up for a |\_e:_ / `./`e"` (__\|| | |D: 23.02.1999 | \
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|=`"^,|=========| /====| | |N: Chiara | \
| A/ |\ |\\ | | |S: Di Benedetti| \
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', | | \ 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 ?
| | \
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