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Monday, 22 May, 2006

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------- \|. ---.....\| ----\|) ----.......\| \|`.--) ..........-- \|..... <....@.....----...^. ....d.......\|ddd)[.. ..)&......--.----... ...[..[.------ \|...) ........\| ----- & "Mail call!" d "Hey, a new guy." & "Got started last year."	------- \|. ---.....\| ----\|) ----.......\| \|`.--) ..........-- \|..... <....@.....----...^. ....d.......\|ddd)[.. ..).......--t----... ...[..[.------ \|..) ........\| ---- & "Only 999 more until retirement."	------- \|. ---.....\| ----\|) ----.......\| \|`.--) ..........-- \|..... <....@.....----...^. ....d.......\|tdd)[.. ..).......--.----... ...[..[.------ \|...) ........\| ----- @ "Hmm... That'd make one heck of a retirement payout." Read scrollAnd I was gazing on the surges prone, With many a scalding tear and many a groan, When at my feet emerg'd an old man's hand, Grasping this scroll, and this same slender wand. I knelt with pain--reached out my hand--had grasp'd Those treasures--touch'd the knuckles--they unclasp'd-- I caught a finger: but the downward weight O'erpowered me--it sank. Then 'gan abate The storm, and through chill aguish gloom outburst The comfortable sun. I was athirst To search the book, and in the warming air Parted its dripping leaves with eager care. Strange matters did it treat of, and drew on My soul page after page, till well-nigh won Into forgetfulness; when, stupefied, I read these words, and read again, and tried My eyes against the heavens, and read again. [ Endymion, by John Keats ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. of mail	------- \|. ---.....\| ----\|) ----.......\| \|`.--) ..........-- \|..... <....@.....----.d.^. ....d.......\|t.d)[.. ..).......--.----... ...[..[.------ \|...) ........\| ----- @ "'To the Faceless Lord: tonight we shall move. Soon we feast on their bones.'"
------- \|. ---.....\| ----\|) ----.......\| \|`.--) ..........-- \|..... <....@.....----.dd^. ....d.......\|t..)[.. ..).......--.----... ...[..[.------ \|..) ........\| ---- @ "From 'The Prince of the Undead.' ... whose email address is 'orcusOrcus, Prince of the Undead, has a ram's head and a poison stinger. He is most feared, though, for his powerful magic abilities. His wand causes death to those he chooses. Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.@ orcustown.geh'"	------- \|. ---.....\| ----\|) ----.......\| \|`.--) ..........-- \|...d. <....@.....----..d^. ....d.......\|.t.)[.. ..).......--.----... ...[..[.------ \|...) ........\| ----- @ "Think they got the wrong address?" d "Let's pass it on, shall we?"	------- \|. ---.....\| ----\|) ----.......\| \|`.--) ..........-- \|...dd <....@.....----...^. ....d.......\|.t.)[.. ..).......--.----... ...[..[.------ \|...) ........\| ----- d Forward scrollAnd I was gazing on the surges prone, With many a scalding tear and many a groan, When at my feet emerg'd an old man's hand, Grasping this scroll, and this same slender wand. I knelt with pain--reached out my hand--had grasp'd Those treasures--touch'd the knuckles--they unclasp'd-- I caught a finger: but the downward weight O'erpowered me--it sank. Then 'gan abate The storm, and through chill aguish gloom outburst The comfortable sun. I was athirst To search the book, and in the warming air Parted its dripping leaves with eager care. Strange matters did it treat of, and drew on My soul page after page, till well-nigh won Into forgetfulness; when, stupefied, I read these words, and read again, and tried My eyes against the heavens, and read again. [ Endymion, by John Keats ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. of mail to juiblexLittle is known about the Faceless Lord, even the correct spelling of his name. He does not have a physical form as we know it, and those who have peered into his realm claim he is a slime-like creature who swallows other creatures alive, spits acidic secretions, and causes disease in his victims which can be almost instantly fatal. Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.@ fluffy- bunnyslippers.org	------- \|. ---.....\| ----\|) ----.......\| \|`.--) ..........-- \|....d <....@.....----...^. ....d.......\|..t)[.. ..).......--.----... ...[..[.------ \|...) ........\| ----- @ "Can I ask..." d "Trust me, you don't want to know."
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Nesman	May 22, 2006 13:45
First comment: 4 January, 2005	112 comments written
The .geh tld was a great touch. :)
Dion	May 22, 2006 16:07
First comment: 2 February, 2004	100 comments written
Thanks! http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20041007 But it was indeed good that L remembered.
Jac	May 26, 2006 07:31
First comment: 26 May, 2006	48 comments written
How is that trapperThe trapper is a creature which has evolved a chameleon-like ability to blend into the dungeon surroundings. It captures its prey by remaining very still and blending into the surrounding dungeon features, until an unsuspecting creature passes by. It wraps itself around its prey and digests it. Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. visible? For that matter, how are any of the monsters visible?
Fathead	July 22, 2006 00:21
First comment: 1 April, 2006	1136 comments written
Jac: Dudley's blind and psychic. ~~~ Yes!, I want to know.
Gadora	September 30, 2006 00:19
First comment: 21 September, 2006	88 comments written
Fathead: But if he's blind, then how is he reading the letter?
AnMaster	October 23, 2006 10:59
First comment: 22 October, 2006	26 comments written
Gadora and Fathead: Warning may contain spoilers! Other ways (might not work in NetHack, I play Slash'EM mostly): (q)uaff a potionPOTABLE, n. Suitable for drinking. Water is said to be potable; indeed, some declare it our natural beverage, although even they find it palatable only when suffering from the recurrent disorder known as thirst, for which it is a medicine. Upon nothing has so great and diligent ingenuity been brought to bear in all ages and in all countries, except the most uncivilized, as upon the invention of substitutes for water. To hold that this general aversion to that liquid has no basis in the preservative instinct of the race is to be unscientific -- and without science we are as the snakes and toads. [ The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. of monster detection, cast spell "Detect Monsters", wearing the Eyes of the Overworld... and finally there is "the Eyes of the Overworld". This obscure artifact pushes the wearer's view sense into the "overworld" -- another name for a segment of the Astral Plane. Usually, there is nothing to be seen. However, the wearer is also able to look back and see the area around herself, much like looking on a map. Why anyone would want to ... Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. (I think).
Grognor	April 19, 2007 00:00
First comment: 4 April, 2007	1161 comments written
AnMaster, Gadora, and Fathead. Wrong. It's impossible.
1338h4x	May 1, 2007 03:25
First comment: 19 September, 2006	102 comments written
The narrator sees the entire floor, of course.

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