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From: truss@hotblack.gweep.net (Tom Russell)
Subject: Re: I remember it clear as yesterday...
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Summary: Splinters!
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Date: Sat, 6 Aug 1994 02:00:56 GMT


>Five minutes later, Spashin Robo had his first, but fortunately not his
>last, encounter with Tono-Bungay... 

...Suddenly, Gramps sat bolt upright and began sniffing and snuffling the
air, a feral look in his eye.

"Gramps!  What is it?  What's--"

"Hush, Young Cub, my jungle senses bring me news of danger!"

And right then and there, Gramps stripped down to his loincloth.  Grabbing a
sharp steak knife from the kitchen, he raced outside.  Glancing wildly up
and down the street he put his hands to his lips and made a strage warbling
noise.  Within' seconds every animal in the neighborhood had answered his
cry.

Mounting up on a large german shepard (belonging to little Freddie Goering
down the street), Gramps took off down the street towards whatever danger he
had detected.  A rumbling mass of small to medium-sized animals stampeding
down Main Street.  When they reached the Town Square....

later
Truss
(Carolyn, I'm Tom, remember)





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