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  1. 072030202050000144006004004010000
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  5. 9[..◆.◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆....◆.]0110
  6. üJadeGamesInternational
  7. -or-
  8. AnAvalonialQuest
  9. -or-
  10. Letmethrowsomethinginyourface
  11. -or-
  12. Iwasonlykidding(can'tyoutakeajoke?)
  13. -or-
  14. Murphywasright
  15. -or-
  16. Rainkeepsfallingonmyspot
  17. -or-
  18. Forgettingaboutthelittlewritingonthewall
  19. ÇbyGardEggesbøAbrahamsen
  20.  
  21. Snowwasfallingfromtheskies,whiteningtheworldfloorwithgreyish
  22. shadows.Jeamundtookadeepbreathinthecoldair.Minuteproportions
  23. ofadesperatepainstruckhislungs.Heheldhisswordtightinhis
  24. fist,readytoattacktheunpreparedenemy.
  25.    Downinthevalley,hecouldgetaglimpseofablackshadowcrawling
  26. ontheground,anditwasclosinginlikeadarkthreatintheking's
  27. outback.Hecreptupbehindit,liftedhisswordand...
  28.    Whiteandyellowflashesofgreenishgoredisintegratedinfrontof
  29. hiseyes,leavingonlyanimageofblueinfrontofhim.Thewords"Game
  30. Over"flashedinfrontofhimwithnicepurpleletters.
  31.    "Hey,"heyelled.
  32.    "I'llputyouinagainsoon,aswehaveajobforyou,"
  33.    "Ohyea?"
  34.    "Yea!You'llbethemasterofthisgame..."
  35.    "Great!"
  36.    "I'llsendthediskstomorrow.Firstthing."
  37.    "AndI'llbewaiting..."
  38.    Jeamundstaredintothescreen.Hisdayhadfinallycome.Therewas
  39. onlyalittleperiodofafewdayshehadtowaitforaminutenumberof
  40. disks.
  41.    Thescreenwasbluewithpurplelettersonit.
  42.    Therewasabuzzandthescreenwentblack.
  43.    Helookedatthecalendar.Ithadgoneamonth.
  44.    "Hey,what'shappeningupthere?"
  45.    "Ohyea,"thevoicesaidfromnowhere."Ijusthaven'thadthetime,
  46. becausewehadsomeproblemswithaharddisk,butI'llsendthedisks
  47. tomorrow.Ipromise..."
  48.    "Oh,well..."
  49.    Jeamundcontinuedstaringintohisblackscreen.Therewerenopurple
  50. lettersonit.Onlyalittlegreenishdotatthebottomleftcornerthat
  51. keptgrowinguntilitfilledmostofthescreen.
  52.    Asuddengrowlingfrombehindwokehimup.Heswunghisswordaround
  53. andchoppedtheheadoffthelittlemonsterthathadtriedtofrighten
  54. him.
  55.    "Hey,what'shappeningupthere?"heyelled...
  56.    "Oh,yea,right.I'llsendthediskstomorrow.Doyouhaveaprinter?"
  57.    "Yea,Ijustboughtoneforthispurpose."
  58.    "Good.I'llpassthedisksontomorrow,then..."
  59.    Jeamundbentdowntopickupthesmalljewelsthemonsterwas
  60. carrying.Anicelittletreasurethatcertainlywasn'tasmuchworthas
  61. thejobwouldbe...assoonashegotthedisks...
  62.    Helaydownonthegroundtosleep.Asheclosedhiseyes,theimage
  63. blurredabitbeforeitdisappeared,leavingonlyareddotbehindinthe
  64. toprightcorner.
  65.    Thedotwasnotmuch,butitwouldbeimprovedassoonashegotthe
  66. Çdisks,evenifhewouldhavetodoitforfree.Afterall,fixingthings
  67. likethatwashisfavouritehobby.Anicesoundtrackkeptremindinghim
  68. ofhisexistence.
  69.    Christmaswasclosingin.Whatwasgoingon?
  70.    Hetookalittlepieceofpaperandstartedscratchingonitwithsome
  71. ofthebloodthatkeptpouringoutofthebeasthehadkilled."üHEY,YO!Ç
  72. Whatthefuckisgoingonupthere,damit?"
  73.    Hefoldedthenoteandthrewitintotheair,whereitwasimmediately
  74. disintegratedbeforeitwastransportedasmoleculesatanincredible
  75. speedtotheoneupthereandregeneratedastheoriginalnote.
  76.    Greentreesfelldownfromthesky,yellowstarspoppeduponthe
  77. ground.Christmaswasthere,andanoteslippedintohishandoutofthin
  78. air.
  79.    "Er,well...we'rebroke.Wecan'taffordtohaveanymoreprogrammers
  80. onthestaff..."
  81.    "Shithell,man..."
  82.    Jeamundlookedwithalittlesorrowatthegroundbeforeit
  83. disappearedunderhim,leavinghimfallingthroughthethickvacuumof
  84. nothingness.Areddotkeptswingingbackandfroinfrontofhim.
  85.    "üSHITINHELL,MAN,Ç"hescreamed,andthereddotdisappeared.
  86.    "Andwhileyou'reatit,couldyoudomeafavour?Playthattuneon
  87. LifestyleSatelliteJukebox!"
  88.    "I'llsendthediskstomorrow..."
  89.    "Oh,man..."
  90.    Hethenclosedhiseyesandwishedforabetterworld.Didhegotone?
  91. Nah!Don'tforgetMurphy'slaws...
  92.  
  93. MoreinformationonthismattercomingupinalaterissueofScriba
  94. CommunisResponsi,butifyoufeelyoucouldhelponJeamund'sextremely
  95. slimeconomy,dosendadonationofanysizeto...
  96.             GardEggesbøAbrahamsen
  97.             POBox71
  98.             N-6092Eggesbønes
  99.             Norway
  100. postalgiro08250488697
  101. éWrite"Donation"on"Messagetothereceiver"Ç
  102.