English !}!}!}!}!} !} !} !}!}!}!}!} !}!}!}!} !} !} !} !} !}!}!}!}!} !}!}!}!}!}!} Volume 1 !}!}!}!}!} !} !} !} !} Issue 14 !} !} !} !} !}!}!}!}!} !}!}!}!}!}!} !} June 2, 1996 !} !} !} !} !} !} !} !} !} English ESP! Publisher/Editor: Acolyte Brynne (71273,373) Assistant Editor: Dread (101646,2776) Event Schedule Coordinator: EMP LORD Paul (London Lad) (100612,3273) Deutsche ESP! Editor-in-Chief: Zooey (101552,3560) Features Editor: Throbbing Gristle (101552,3474) Group Liaison Editor: Tom Turbo (101637,1021) ESP!: It's *YOUR* Soapbox! !}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!} !} {! !} Copyright 1996. Articles in ESP! belong to the individual {! !} authors. ESP! is not to be redistributed in whole or in part {! !} without prior permission and the inclusion of its copyright {! !} notice. {! !} {! !}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!} {!} - Table of Contents - {!} From the Editor's Desk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acolyte Brynne Our Staff is Expanding! New Sections to ESP! Your Submissions and Feedback Wanted! Cover Story New Kymer Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr and Mrs Wert P Gumby Feature Stories De Last Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .De Gray Dauphin Phantasus Better Business Service (PBBS) . . . . . . . . . Jaeger ESP! Writing Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dread Dread's Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dread How Garion and Ce'Nedra arrived in Kymer, Ch. 4. . . . . Ce'Nedra The DreamBuilders Guild. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sisiutl Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Throbbing Gristle HMS The Witching Hour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Witchy A Multilingual Phantasus Hispaniclytes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hispaniclyte Boricua Group Information Night of Spanish Dreams (Noche de Ensue¤o) New Riddle Game! Kymer Happenings Wert's Trivia and Word Game Hosts. . . . . . . . . . Wert P Gumby Clover's Collectible Auction, June 3 . . . . . . . . . . . Clover Clover's Collectibles Auction Results. . . . . . . . . . . Clover WA Community Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dot Warner Worlds of Fortune. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Acolyte Sunray Data TriviaChallenge Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megret Gamblers Not-so-Anonymous Wert's Gambling Game Hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wert P Gumby WARaffle Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acolyte Lynx Sunshine Lotterie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Turbo Poetry, Quips and Other Nice Thoughts Sun and Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Menolly For My Mind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Karynda Ratava Gatherings First WA U.K. Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Menolly Phantasus Avatar Groups The Empire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Golden Knight Imperator SP Just Ducky Pinkie & The Brains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brains Duckolyte Shell Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brains Duckolyte TriviaMaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brains Duckolyte Ghost Races. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brains KnightTimes Journey to Kymer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss QTPie Sunray Creation Myth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hierophant SRK The Mythology and Ancient History Guild. . . . . . . Sunray Fleke Sunray Auction Wins Again. . . . . . . . . . . . . .SunRay Silver The Poetry and Storytelling Guild. . . . . . . . . SunRay Kethrey Departments Letters to the Editors Advertisements Kymer Avatar Group Information Game and Event Advertisements Items Wanted/For Sale Businesses and Services How to Send Submissions to ESP! Writers' Guidelines for ESP! Submissions !}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!} The views and opinions published in ESP! are the sole responsibility of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect those of ESP!, its publisher and its editors. Articles written by Acolytes are not to be viewed as having been written in an official capacity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of other Acolytes or of the Oracles. !}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!} {!} - From the Editor's Desk - {!} By Acolyte Brynne Our Staff is Expanding! ----------------------- English ESP! would like to welcome EMP LORD Paul (London Lad) to our staff in the position of Event Schedule Coordinator. Paul will be working diligently so that ESP! can publish the most accurate event schedule possible in an easy-to-use format. The Event Schedule will be returning to our pages with Issue 15, due to be in the Newstand library on Sunday, June 9. As before, our schedule will cover a more natural period of time: Monday through Sunday. All event hosts are asked to submit their event listings to Paul in addition to submitting them to the Scheduling Group. To help Paul to prepare our schedule in a consistent format, we'd appreciate the hosts using the following format for submitting their listings: Day and Date Time Name of Event (not in all caps; initial capped) Location (if in a turf, indicate Turf Address: [name]) Host's Name Description of event (keep to a maximum of 100 words) New Sections to ESP! -------------------- A few weeks ago, you may have noticed that we added a new section called "Jesters' Junction". This section doesn't appear this week because we had no jokes submitted for this issue. Your original jokes are welcome! Help us keep "Jesters' Junction" alive and well by submitting your jokes to either Dread or me! With all the Ratava Gatherings going on all over the world, a new section has been added this week. If you are hosting a Gathering somewhere, feel free submit the information to either Dread or me for inclusion in this new section of ESP! Your Submissions and Feedback Wanted! ------------------------ From its very inception, my goal has been for ESP! to be *YOUR* soapbox. Deutsche ESP!, our sister publication, has the same goal. We want the ESP! sister publications to be unique publications, with articles that will not appear in any other newspaper currently available. We are pleased that we can say that over 60% of the articles published in each issue are *exclusive* to ESP!, and that doesn't include the few articles written by the staff editors. If we include those articles that are published in ESP! first, the percentage of avatar written articles in the pages of ESP! increases to over 90%. And that is another of our goals: publications that are truly written *by* the avatars of Kymer. To keep ESP! unique and interesting to all avatars, look for the story within you (yes, we *all* have a story to tell!), send it to us and let us share it with everyone. What do you think of ESP!? Do you like it? Do you hate it? Do you think it's just another library file or do you recognize our hard work to make it a unique publication and worthy of being referred to as the premier newspaper of Kymer? Whatever your views, please let us hear from you and we'll publish your letters (good or bad) in our Letters to the Editors section. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Cover Story ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - New Kymer Survey - {!} By Mr and Mrs Wert P Gumby This week, we're conducting another survey in Kymer. For the benefit of ESP!'s readers who may not be able to take part, here are the questions. We ask that you email your answers to 74237,151 by noon WAT on Wednesday, June 5. ********************************************************************** Hello everyone, this is Inworld Survey #2! All answers to this survey will be collected via ESP. The results of this survey can be found exclusively in ESP! Newspapers - June 9th edition. Thank you for your honest answers. Survey Question Number 1 of 4 ----------------------------- How did you learn about WorldsAway? 1. CompuServe's What's New 2. WorldsAway Demo CD 3. Magazine Advertisment 4. Articles about WorldsAway 5. A friend told me about it 6. Other (Explain briefly) Survey Question Number 2 of 4 ----------------------------- How do you spend most of your time in WorldsAway? 1. Chatting 2. Games (Playing/Hosting) 3. Ghosting and Lurking 4. Thieving/Scamming 5. Helping others 6. Other (Explain briefly) Survey Question Number 3 of 4 ----------------------------- Where do you get most of your information for scheduled events? 1. Forum 2. The Clarion or ESP! Newspspers 3. Web page 4. Ask about inworld 5. Just stumble around 6. Other (Explain briefly) Survey Question Number 4 of 4 ----------------------------- Which inworld newspsper(s) do you read regularly? 1. Deutsche ESP! 2. Der Traumbote 3. ESP! 4. Kymer Clarion 5. Phantasus Sun 6. Thief & Theft 7. WANews 8. Other (give title) Also, on an unrelated topic ... We "discovered" the UID of the person who has been imitating Wert inworld. Wert P. Gumby got this nice letter from us this week ... heh heh. Hi there, As you may have already figured out, you screwed up badly. You picked the WRONG avatar name to scam people with and you are about to reap your rewards. This is your last chance to avoid me and my programs. Give Handy back his 4000 tokens (and anyone else you scammed using my name) and I will let it go. I will give you 48 hours to make restitution to your victims before I take this matter any further. If I ever hear of you imitating me again, there will be no warning. -- Wert P Gumby !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Feature Stories ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Tales o' De Gray Dauphin - {!} "De Last Story" By de Gray Dauphin, Bonjour dere, mes amies! It 'as been a long time since I last put down my words t' tell you all my tales. Bet you all been wond'ring what 'appened t' de Gray Dauphin! Non? Well I'll tell ya anyways. Y'see it started a couple o' weeks back on a day like any other. I was in de Bar 'aving a drink an' tellin' de barkeep one o' my adventures when de door swung open an' in walked dis stranger. Now de bar usually 'as lots o' customers in a day, some o' dem strangers, an' I wasn' really payin' any special 'ttention t' dis one. He prob'ly woulda got me right den if not f'r de expression dat I saw come across de bartender's face. Lets jus' say he 'ad a mixture o' shock an' horror suddenly come over him. It was den dat my trained instincts dat 'ave kept me alive so long kicked in. I dived outta dat stool an' up onto de bar jus' as de stranger brought a sword crashin' down right where I 'ad been sittin'. He moved like lightnin', takin' anot'er swipe at me as I rolled away down de bar, fumblin' f'r my trusty dagger, Bounty. As I flipped up t' my feet, I got a good look right at de guy tryin' t' take my 'ead off. He was dressed all in black, wit' a pair o' deadly swords in 'is 'ands. De black mask dat he wore covered everyt'ing but 'is eyes, an' dey were a cold, steely grey. I recognized de trademark look of de Assassins of Thrumm, but what was worse is dat I recognized dose eyes, as cold as ice. "Black Whisper..." de name rolled off o' my tounge wit' dread. Not only had dat scumsucker from de Thrumm T'ieves Guild sent one o' de famed assassins o' de city after me, but he had sent de most dangerous assassin o' de most deadly assassin's Guild south o' de Fire Mountains. As I slowly backed down de lengt' o' de bar, Black Whisper took a small bow an' I saw his mask crease wit' de smile underneath. "An' you o' course," he said, "are de famous Gray Dauphin. Your reputation as de finest t'ief in de world proceeds you Dauphin, jus' as it would seem dat my reputation proceeds me. Let me say dat it shall be an 'onor t' kill you." "You don' know 'ow 'appy dat makes me feel," I replied, slowly backing up until I 'ad reached de end o' de bar. Y'see, dere aren't many t'ings in dis world dat can give me a good scare, but de Whisper was one o' dem. De rumor was dat he 'ad never once failed in a contract, an' dat he would pursue 'is prey wit'out pause until dey were dead. In a twisted way it almos' brought me some pleasure t' know dat I 'ad pissed off de 'ead o' de Thrumm T'ieves Guild enough t' get 'im t' send Whisper. But mostly I jus' wanted t' get out o' dat bar alive. 'aving dispensed wit' de pleasentries, Whisper came at me wit' bot' swords. I did my best t' flip up off de bar an' over 'is 'ead, but one o' his swords snagged my cloak an' sent me tumblin' t' de floor. He tried t' chop me in two wit' 'is other sword, but I managed t' bring up Bounty in time t' deflect it. I kicked out wit' bot' legs an' struck 'im in de knee, givin' me jus' enough time t' get up an race outta de bar. I was only two paces down de street when he came crashin' outta de bar, 'is swords glinting in de moonlight. I didn' turn around t' look, an' jus' kept runnin' down de street t'wards de promenade. I could 'ear 'im be'ind, chasin' me down de street, an' den I 'eard some strange click an' de sound o' somet'ing cuttin' t'rough de air. De next t'ing I know I'm crashin' into de dirt wit' his bola wrapped aroun' my legs. I knew if I paused I would be dead, so as quickly as possible I sliced off de rope wit' Bounty, my ever trusty dagger. 'fore I could get off de groun', dough, Whisper 'ad lunged t'rough de air an' brought both swords slicin' down at me. I smacked one aside wit' Bounty, but de other one cut deep into my arm. I 'member a flash o' pain, an' a cry dat I t'ink was my own, 'fore I shoved 'im off o' me. I was up an' runnin' again, straight f'r de doors dat lead t' de promenade. I didn' 'ave time t' waste playin' wit' de lock like I usually do, so I went f'r de direct approach t'rowin' myself right t'rough dem. Black Whisper musta been gettin' worried dat I was goin' t' get away, 'cause he t'rew one o' his swords at me. De t'ing plunked into de wall inches from my 'ead. Anot'er close miss, an' I was even more determined t' get away. I ran down de promenade quicker den I 'ave ever moved in my life! I glanced back t' see him runnin' after me, his cold eyes locked onto mine. Whats' worse was dat he was gainin'. I looked forward, an' saw dat de Argo was jus' 'bout t' leave port. A few more steps an' I would make it, but it jus' wasn' gonna 'appen. A desperate lunge by de Whisper brought him crashing into my back, an' we both tumbled and rolled across de dock. I slashed at 'im wit' Bounty, drawin' blood wit' a successful hit. He slapped my trusty dagger from my 'and, an' tried 'is best t' impale me t' de deck wit' his remaining sword. I barely managed to dodge, kicked de blade outta his grasp, an' den rolled wit' him down into an impound area. Wit'out his weapons he was tryin' t' strangle me as we rolled, an' I was trying t' repay de favour. Our hands locked around each others necks, we rolled up t' some sort o' machine and bumped up 'gainst it. Unfortunately he came up on top an' tightened his grip. Everyt'ing started t' go fuzzy as I began t' black out. Desperately I was lookin' f'r somet'ing t' use, anyt'ing t' save me. Dat's when I saw it. A large slot on de machine wit' de word "CHOKE". Usin' de last o' my strength, I grabbed 'is 'ead an' slammed it into de slot. He let out a sharp cry, struggled f'r a moment, an' den collapsed. I pulled myself out from underneat' 'im, stood up, an looked at 'is limp body hangin' outta de slot. I don' know what de machine was supposed t' do, but it 'ad sure lived up t' its name, choking de life outta de deadliest assassin to ever live. De Black Whisper was dead. I climbed outta de impound area, grabbin' Bounty an' sheathin' 'im as I did. I looked first at de Argo as it began to move away from de dock, den back t'wards de city. Of all de places I 'ave been, I got t' tell you dat Phantasus was prob'ly de best. But bein' de greatest T'ief in de world 'as its price, an' I learned long ago not t' stay in any one place f'r very long. I 'ad killed de Black Whisper, but more assassins were sure t' come lookin' f'r me. An' so, wit' a 'eavy 'eart, I sprinted down t' de end o' de dock, leapt off over de crystal waters aroun' de Island o' Kymer, an' landed on de deck o' de Argo. De saddest t'ing I 'ave ever seen is dat Island shrinking away in de distance, an' at dat moment I swore one day t' return. Which brings us back t' now. I write dis tale o' my escape while sitting 'ere on de deck o' de Argo, Kymer Island jus' a li'l dot in de distance now. Didn' want t' leave wit'out sayin' my farewells, dough, so I'll be sendin' dis note back t' de island in de 'ands o' dis li'l parrot I met. Farewell, mes amies, merci f'r all de great times I 'ad while on de island. An' don' worry, someday dis 'ere ship will come back carrying de greatest t'ief in de world as its cargo. Dat would be me... De Gray Dauphin. PS: Got a treasure map o' some buried pirate treasure on an island near 'ere. T'ink I'll 'ave t' check it out, despite de warning o' "cannibals." Not even sure what a cannibal is... ah well, can't be anyt'ing too much t' worry about. Au Revoir! Editor's note sent with the parrot back to the Argo: Ah, Gray, we shall miss your wonderful tales! Watch out for those cannibals! Be well and we'll look forward to the day of your return. {!} - Phantasus Better Business Service (PBBS)- {!} By Jaeger [70702,2617] A Better Business Bureau for the Dreamscape? The idea caught my eye a few weeks ago, from some postings. I kinda jumped into that thread. I received a surprising (to me) amount of private mail/e-mail, some encouraging the project, some wondering what it would do, and a few thinking it's a waste of time. Would you like to be able to find out the track record of a business or individual before you deal with them? Would you like to find out if they've fairly treated their previous customers? Would you like to have a truly neutral source of such information? After some discussions, I think the best way would be to start small, and see how this evolves. So, with this in mind, I'll suggest an informational service, rather than a full-blown BBB. Because I have hope that it will evolve, I'd want to start off calling this the Phantasus Better Business Service (PBBS) Until we see if this service is of any use to the community at large, I'd be volunteering my time/effort. If this turns out to be useful, the Businesses might be asked for a token fee. (Depends on how much of my time get sucked up into this! ) The Service to customers will *always* remain free of charge. How will this work? Here's my starting point. PLEASE give me some feedback, everyone. 1) *Any* Business/Individual providing services to the public may register with the PBBS. To register, please e-mail me some or all of the following: a) a 'mission statement'. This would be a *short* paragraph explaining why the business exists. A minimal amount of advertising would be acceptable, but nothing referring (directly or indirectly) to the competition. I.E., you could say "providing Kymer's best Auction services", but could not say "providing better Auction services than X's Auction House". b) A statement as to how you conduct business. I.E., regularly scheduled events, random events, ESP me IW, Business hours in what turf, etc. c) Special items of note. For an example, please see the last few lines that Clover has been posting in her advertisement, explaining her 'rules of the house'. c) Complaint procedures, if any. d) List of Avatars involved. CI$ User ID's optional. e) Other information you feel is pertinent. I would consolidate this info from all registered sources, and for the timebeing, post a file containing this info to the library, updating it as necessary. Registered Businesses would be required to contact the PBBS once a quarter, either via ESP or E-mail, to assure that the business was still in operation. 2) Customers would be able to e-mail me a short paragraph about their positive experiences, or a slightly longer one if they had a problem. Businesses would be notified when this occurred. If the two parties were able to patch things up, the information contained by the service would be modified as the two parties agreed. If they could not come to an agreement, then the Business would be requested to file a short statement of 'their side' of the disagreement. (that would be the end of that incident. There will be no 'back and forthing". You state your complaint, the business gets one crack at its response. End of Story) This info would also be consolidated and posted as a file to the library. 3) Both files would be freely available through the library. In this fashion, interested avatars could find a neutral source of information regarding a Business or Individual offering services IW. PBBS will offer mediation (not arbitration) if both parties wished. PBBS will *not* accept complaints regarding businesses who have not registered. PBBS is not intended to be a complaint desk regarding thieves, nor a repository for personal hate and/or grudges. Only complaints about service and/or business transactions of registered businesses will be posted to the library. NOTE: I expect some brave/brazen thieves may register as "sellers of rare goods". That would be supported. However, if they mistreat their customers, complaints would be taken at that point, and only for that mistreatment. I would SUGGEST <*looking for feedback here*> that at the most, one line similar to "This business has been accused by X avatars of trafficking in stolen goods, Names/UID's of the accusers are available upon request." may be added. Again, this is an information service. I have no wish to get the PBBS involved in the "Is thievery to be condoned?" issue. Anonymous complaints/praise, or business registration will not be taken by PBBS, for a number of reasons that should be obvious. However, the CI$ UID could be kept out of the public data files, if requested. (and the registration / praise / complaint would hopefully be weighted by the reader, as appropriate) PBBS will not offer any judgements as to the validity of the complaints / praise, nor the worthiness of the Businesses. It will start off as a simple repository of information. PBBS reserves the right to censor offensive language, (such that you wouldn't want your 6 year old infantar to hear) I.E., Carlin's 7 words. For example, your strong complaint that "The PBBS is run by a ******* idiot" will be posted that way, but with words that FCT/CI$/FCC would disapprove of being masked. Yes, this means you'd have to trust me as far as the UID secrecy. If you are concerned about this, please contact me via e-mail or ESP. There are two ways I can try to assuage your concerns. I believe that exhausts my thoughts. PLEASE GIVE ME SOME FEEDBACK HERE, FOLKS! This sort of thing will only work if it's useful to the populace, i.e., you avatars reading this. For you lurkers, I will NOT reply publicly, so your CI$ ID's will not be publicized. Please contact me if you wish to register, have complaints/praise about a business, have a question, or a suggestion. {!} - ESP! Writing Competition: How I arrived in Kymer - {!} By Dread Great News! The fabulous first prize will be a pencil head which will be engraved by Oracle Teresias for this special event. So wake up! Listen to that little storyteller inside of you and stir them creative juices. Just look at the many exciting prizes up for grabs: 1 First Prize: Engraved Pencil Head + 750T 2 Second Prizes: Rare painted Rose Heads + 375T 3 Third Prizes: Fern + 175T 4 Fourth Prizes: Vase of Roses + 100T 5 Fifth Prizes: Snowball + 50T We may throw in a few extras too depending on how generous we feel -- Ha ha. But to stand any chance at all of winning a prize you first have to start writing, so go ahead what have you got to lose, you've everything to gain. You can find an example of the sort of stories we are after in ESP! vol 1 issue 12. We have great pleasure in announcing that Mr and Mrs Wert P Gumby have kindly agreed to be our guest judges. They have supported ESP! and are currently very active so it is with added joy that we welcome them onboard as part of the team for this fabulous event. We are looking for the most interesting and entertaining stories. You may enter both avatars and there is no word limit. The closing date for entries is midnight WAT, June 15. A progress report will appear in Issue 16, June 16, and the winners will be announced in issue 17. Prizes will be awarded as soon as can be arranged after the announcement. Send your entry to Dread 101646,2776 -- Good luck. {!} - Dread's Spot - {!} By Dread This week the picnic vendroid disappeared and reappeared with new stuff, but guess you already knew that. I hate it when there's no warning, wish I'd stocked up on those items but how were we to know. One business I can think of that will benefit is Dot Warner's Pizza, I know she keeps stock so she now has a stock of rare pizzas; hope she's realised that the pizza in the new vendo has a different topping. To stagger the crowds those fiendish miracle workers of Morpheus planted a new vendo in V-Mart, yeah that's right, exactly where I predicted after turf opening that turf furniture vendroids would appear. So to counter the post turf boredom, we have been given two new vendos and another nine items become rare (unless the key to happiness is the same). To add to this the Boo Boo ted at V-Mart is as little as 150T, talk about saturation in days to come, and if Dot Warner stages Goldilocks and the three ***** I'll declare war. There was one adversity, it kept everyone away from the auctions. The auction houses are the most rapidly growing businesses in Kymer and the basis for an economy where you can see value fluctuation and profits at work. At the Duckolyte auction on Friday there were only five ghosts left bidding for the final items although I think some returned for the door prize of a special steel spray. So it was to the detriment of all who placed consignments for this weekend who lost out, courtesy of Fujitsu. Would have been sensible to open the vendos early in the week. While at Leadman's auction on Saturday I learned of two new auction houses, and I plan to be there today to scout them out for ya'll. The cyber PI's announced their new bingo program after announcing their new followers of BOB group last week. I wonder if it's anything to do with the Mystical Smoking Head of BOB web page which popped up around January and became quite a cult in the US, where most things seem to sooner or later. Hey! I'm English, I know how to do it subtly okay, it's allowed. Appropriately enough the BOB web page allowed you to discover your destiny by consulting an oracle. Site was down when I checked yesterday so looks like BOB moved to Kymer. You've probably noticed this spot seriously in need of some decent material over the past weeks, well, what can I say except that ESP! is so busy these days with this and that, (all of which I'll get to you as soon as it's ready), and a million other reasons. So for the time being I'll be just including anything of note which reminds me of the time I submitted a novel and the publisher wrote back saying, and I quote, *Your novel was very interesting Dread, however, after the word THE . . .* This week I'll be walking around Phantasus with one of the WA Community Theatre's happy boxes, collecting donations to get them up and ready for their next production after a turf burglar stole all of their props and funds. If you see me about, be sure to drop a few tokens or an item into my happy box, you could win a rare painted rose head, so check out the theatre's article further in this issue to find out all about it. Deutsche ESP! is well underway. Zooey, the Editor-in-Chief, tested the water with a direct translation of issue 11 from English to German. Last week Zooey released the first independent version and is now gathering a team around him which already includes Throbbing Gristle as features editor and Tom Turbo as the group liaison editor. Keep Smiling! {!} - How Garion and Ce'Nedra arrived in Kymer - {!} By Ce'Nedra Chapter Four Ce'Nedra's father sat with his best friend in a small tavern in the village. He often visited Jargin and they would sit for hours discussing things over tankards of ale. "I'm worried about my Ce'Nedra," he told Jargin, "she is becoming very independent and I'm finding it difficult to control her. I have told her I want her to marry Seltsian, the Bailiff's son but she is being difficult about it." "My dear friend," said Jargin to Everid, "this is not the first time that she has given you cause for worry. Remember the time when you caught her reciting words from the sacred book of Mor-fus?" "Only too well!" replied Everid, "she is a source of constant concern for me." "Where did she learn those words?" asked Jargin. "Not from my books that's certain," he retorted, "they are safely hidden away and I would know if they had been touched." "Yes, I know, my friend. We have discussed this many times. It is a heavy burden us teachers have to bear. Because we are descended from the priests of Mor-fus we have been tasked with guarding the *Knowledge* of the Ancients. All the wisdom of our ancestors many generations ago are held within the talking books which have been distributed amongst the teachers on the planet. We must educate and guide our people to make sure that they don't follow the path of self destruction and to release the knowledge when the time is right." replied Jargin. "But the meaning of these words are lost. How can we know when the time is right?" asked Everid. "We will know when the time is right. Have no doubt about that." " I hope so Jargin, I hope so." replied a sad Everid. * * * Garion examined the control panel pressing some buttons and flicking switches. "Don't," said Ce'Nedra, "I'm frightened!" "No need to worry," replied Garion, "It's completely dead. I would be very surprised if it did work after all these years. Why, it must be thousands of years old." "Please," she begged, "let's go. I don't like this place, it gives me the shivers." "How can we do that?" Garion asked, "There doesn't seem to be any way out of here." "But there must be Garion, how did the ancients come to this place, not through the roof like we did, that's for sure." "Good thinking Ce'Nedra, you're right, we should search some more." Garion and Ce'Nedra continued to search the chamber. Apart from the wall with the large screen all the others were of solid rock. Garion looked upwards. He could see the hole he had fallen through and had an idea. "If I lift you up onto my shoulders, do you think you could pull yourself out?" asked Garion. "Yes I think so," said Ce'Nedra. "but how would you get out?" "You could find something to act as a rope and lower it down to me," Garion suggested. "But what if I can't find anything?" "I'm sure you'll find something. A vine or a branch even. Anyway what is the point of us both being stuck down here, you could always go for help if you don't find anything." "All right," agreed Ce'Nedra, still very unsure, "but I don't like the idea of leaving you here." "I'll be all right," said Garion as he lifted Ce'Nedra onto his shoulders. She grabbed the ledge. As she pulled herself up, the ledge crumbled away in her hands. She tried another hold and that too broke away. "This is too dangerous," she said, "I am sure the whole roof will collapse on top of you if I manage to get out. I'm coming down, there must be another way." Ce'Nedra climbed down from Garion's shoulders and sat on the floor. She began to cry. Garion sat down next to her and put his arms around her. Suddenly Garion's porta-light flickered and went out. "Now the power is drained on my porta-light!" he groaned. "You had better turn yours off as well to conserve the energy." They sat there in the semi-darkness for a while. The only source of light came though the hole in the ceiling. They sat for an hour or so huddled together, wondering what they should do. Garion noticed that the light through the ceiling was getting dimmer and dimmer. "It must be early evening," he reasoned, "I have to think of something fast." He turned to Ce'Nedra, "Sing one of your songs, it will help me to think." Ce'Nedra sang the same song she had on the day when she first met Garion. It was the one about the spirit trapped in the dark dungeon. It seemed very appropriate to the situation they now found themselves in. As Garion held Ce'Nedra and listened to the song, he noticed a very dim glow coming from the wall with the screen in it. He got up to investigate further, Ce'Nedra stopped singing and the glow faded away. "I thought I saw something," said Garion, sitting back down. Ce'Nedra continued with her song and again Garion noticed the faint glow. "Don't stop singing," he told her. He went to the screen again and noticed that faintly he could make out images on the screen. "Look, the screen is coming to life. It seems to be powered by sound or your song. Try singing a different song." Ce'Nedra did so and the effect was the same, there just didn't seem to be enough power to bring the console fully to life. "I have an idea," she said and she started to sing the song that she had sang on the hill the other evening. As soon as she began there was a crack, and the screen and control panel burst into life. The chamber was lit by the light from the screen. * * * Everid was saying his final farewell to his friend before the return journey to his village. It was nearly dusk and he had an hour's journey ahead of him. Suddenly his friend looked over to the horizon behind Everid saying, "What on Krikkit is that?" Everid turned around and looked to where Jargin was pointing. He saw a brilliant shaft of white light coming from the horizon and stretching into the darkening sky. It was slowly scanning the sky as if looking for something. "It's coming from the old temple of Mor-fus," said Everid, " there must be some very powerful energy source behind that beam. What can it be? They observed the beam, fascinated, and then it was dark and the stars twinkled. As the light beam criss-crossed the night sky it slowly began to settle on a particular constellation of stars and eventually it stopped moving, focusing on a particular spot in the constellation. "Do you think we should investigate?" asked Everid. "I think we should consult our brothers in other villages before we do anything," said a wide-jawed Jargin, "If it's what I think, then this may well be the sign we have been waiting for all these years." [To be Continued] {!} - The DreamBuilders Guild - {!} By Sisiutl, *DreamBuilder Master* The DreamBuilders Guild was founded on the principles of honesty, trust, and selflessness, and on the spirit of chivalry and generosity. It stands for those who would preserve the Spirit of the Dream, those for whom the Dream is not just WorldsAway, but a way of living. Those who fill the ranks of the Guild strive to embody these ideals, and do so not for personal gain but instead for the satisfaction that Morpheus' own Fiddlers Green lives, breathes, and grows. The DreamBuilders Guild originated in the idea of *Gifts for Newbies*, where newcomers to Kymer would be greeted with a gift. This is still the primary mission. But that is only a part of what the Guild exists for. Assistance also plays a major role. The Acolytes are usually overworked. Too many questioners, and not enough answerers. Because of this, all DreamBuilders spend time in the Visitors Center, answering questions and lending a helping hand. But the DreamBuilders aren't the only ones preserving Morpheus' peace. There are countless others acting to fulfill his vision, from Duckolytes to Pupolytes, from helpolytes to the avatar who only wishes to share with others the bounties to be had in the realms of Phantasus. Often these benevolent souls are overlooked or unappreciated. Therefore the DreamBuilders Guild seeks to acknowledge those whose service to the Dream has been honorable and kindhearted. The one policy that remains inviolable is that which concerns contributions. THE DREAMBUILDERS GUILD DOES NOT SOLICIT CONTRIBUTIONS. Neither the Guild, nor any of its members shall take an active part in seeking donations. If an avatar seeks to donate to the Guild, s/he will be asked if they are certain that they wish to make that gift. It is imperative that all donations are made through the free will of the donor. Discretion is practised with all who choose to give; no information is disclosed without the consent of the parties involved. Those who wish to make donations should contact Sisiutl, *DreamBuilder Master*, at UID 100034,1533, or ESP either Sisiutl or Mitsie, *GfN DreamBuilder* inworld. No other members of the Guild are authorized to receive gifts intended for the Guild unless stated otherwise by the DreamBuilder Master. Individuals who are interested in becoming members of the Guild should contact Sisiutl at the above UID by private e-mail. All applicants will be evaluated at the discretion of the DreamBuilder Master. Applicants should include Avatar name, RW name, UID, and place of residence. They must also provide three character referrals by other established avatars, not necessarily ones within the Guild. Acolytes, Sunrays, and other such individuals are good examples. These references should contact Sisiutl by e-mail directly. Individuals wishing to contribute time to the Guild without becoming members should also contact Sisiutl with the details. {!} - Announcement - {!} By Throbbing Gristle HMS To all my friends who have not noticed yet: The avatar called Throbbing Gristle BS is not another identity that I have chosen. Though she copies my name and look she is neither wanted not welcome to me. Only a TG with skull is a real TG. ESP her to death please. {!} - The Witching Hour - {!} By Witchy, Queen of the Dark Side Spells Using Herbs ------------------ An herb is a plant you are familiar with while a weed is a plant you do not know how to use. The plant kingdom is full of all kinds of plants that are intimate with the forces of divine creation. The influences of various plants can be sorted in many ways - on the Tree of Life, according to astrological rulerships, or any number of methods. However, it is important to understand that classifications of usefulness are not intrinsic to the plants themselves. Plants fulfill a place in the Divine Scheme without attemping to block the will of their creator. In the next few weeks I will give you a variety of herbal spells. They are taken from many different occult or spiritual practices and they demonstrate the various ways plants may be used in magic. Agrimony --------- Agrimony (sometimes called cocklebur) is best known as a pesky weed which attaches itself to human and beast. It is very popular in folk healing, and less used in magic. Its many benefits in herbal medicine have earned for it the rulership of Jupiter, although some people feel it is ruled by Mars or Saturn. It has a curious property in magical application which makes it unique among herbs because this herb can assist you in releasing fears. Occasionally a bit of agrimony is added to a charm bag to release fear. The charm can also be carried on your person, or a few burrs may be made into tea, which is added to a ritual bath. In cases where frightful events have taken place, some agrimony may be burned as an incence to remove the fear vibration from the location. It will release unconscious fears which you may not be able to admit you have. If the debilitating fear is actually a belief, the cure is much slower than if the fear is a simple one which you have not fully accepted. A belief takes a long time to release, and should be handled consciously as well as magically. Agrimony is used to break the most common curses, those which you impose on yourself through fear or guilt. Bay Leaf -------- The "noble laurel" is best known for its use in cooking meats. It has the reputation of being a hallucinogenic herb, as it was regularly chewed by the prophetic priestesses of the Oracle at Delphi. It also formed the 'laurel crown" of poets and philosophers. Magically, bay leaf is used for granting wishes. There are a number of forms of this spell, but the following is the simplest and most effective. It, like other wish spells, is based on the concept that if you really know what you want you can have it. Write the wish out on a piece of paper. Fold the paper into thirds, and place three bay leaves inside. Again fold the paper into thirds, and put it away in a dark place. Once the wish is granted the paper should be burned as a thank you. The process of writing out the wish, and folding the paper, must be done while concentrating on the wish. Cardamom -------- Cardamom is a popular spice - it is used to flavor coffee in Arabic countries; Scandinavian recipes call for it in baking; it is used to flavor meet in curries. In magic it is primarily used as an incense to calm the place where it is burned. Cardamom is not a good herb for baths, as it has only a temporary effect on the emotions, and, although it can balance the person, the effect is brief. As a calming incense, it's particularly useful for the consultation room. Fenugreek --------- Fenugreek is one of our oldest cultivated plants. It is used as a food in many parts of the world, and as a condiment or seasoning in others. In ancient Egypt it was used as a part of the Kuphi incense, the Holy Smoke which was burned as an offering to the gods. Fenugreek is still used as an ingredient in incense in some practices today, but its most common use is as a headwash. Tea of Fenugreek is allowed to cool and the head washed thoroughly with it. Let the residue stay on the head for twenty-four hours, and wash it off the following day. This has a clearing effect on the head, and is specifically recommended for improving clarity of thought. Use this headwash on those days when you feel dull, afflicted or muddle-headed - it's a sure way to get your clarity back. It also works to destroy any thoughts which are being sent to you by others. You might try it when you find yourself having strange and usually negative thoughts about yourself. Lovage Root ----------- Lovage is known as the "loving herb." In English folklore it is used to bring love to the person who uses it, and it has been used in a variety of ways to attract love. A bath may be made from a tablespoon of the ground root steeped in a cup of boiling water for this purpose. The resulting tea is added to the bath, and a prayer for a lover is made while bathing. Lovage root can also be used in another kind of love spell, one more suited for marriage. The root is split open, and a piece of paper with the names of the two lovers is inserted into the root. The root is then tied, paper included, with three threads, one red, one green and one white. The completed packet is buried along the foundation wall of the house in which the two lovers live. The intention of the spell is to provide permanent love between the two people. The white string or thread is for purity, to keep the lovers faithful to each other. The red is for mutual passion, while the green is for prosperity and offspring. Rue --- Rue is the "herb of grace" in the Christian religion. It holds a place like hyssop in Judaism and aloe in Islam, as the "holy herb" of the religion. Carrying a sprig of rue is supposed to protect the person from the influence of evil spirits. Burned as an incense, rue is supposed to add virtue to a place and protect those who use it against temptation. In fact, it strengthens the willpower of people who are in the place where it is burned. Rue has been used as an incense to drive away evil spirits and negative influences. It also has been used to attract money to the place where it is burned. In all cases it acts to strengthen the willpower of the person using it, and thus assists us in gaining our desires, whatever they are. Rue is occasionally used to sprinkle Christian Holy Water around a place, or on a person. In this use it has as much virtue as the person using it thinks it has. Yarrow ------ Yarrow is probably best known for its use in casting the "I Ching." The small fresh leaves of yarrow which are plucked during the time immediately following the new moon in Taurus are also one of the most potent materials available for increasing love. Thus Yarrow forms the ideal love charm material. Yarrow picked at any other time will promote the growth of love as well. A tea made with a tablespoon of yarrow over which a cup of boiling water has been poured may be used in a bath, floorwash, or as a sprinkle to increase the capacity for love in the place where it is used. In a bath it will assist one to locate a lover. Blessed * Be !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! A Multilingual Phantasus ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Hispaniclytes - {!} By Hispaniclyte Boricua Hola amigos estamos celebrando la iniciaci¢n de la primer HH en unirse a los Hispaniclytes, MUCHAS FELICIDADES a: patchouli HH Minnesota vivi¢ en México El domingo 26 de mayo de 1996 tomamos las primeras fotos grupales de los Hispaniclytes pronto las ver n en el "Community Forum", esperen sorpresas en ellas. Este d¡a fue uno de gran algarab¡a para nosotros, miembros que no se conoc¡an por fin se conocieron, algunos se encontraron despu‚s de no haberse visto en mucho tiempo y compartimos con The Great Cornholio quien fue un invitado en la foto. Y por cierto Cornholio si lees estas l¡neas trata de encontrarnos inworld para saber si quieres ser un HH ya que con el revolú de esa noche no te pudimos preguntar, mandale ESP a Hispaniclyte Boricua o a Hispaniclyte PI Gorgon. Esta semana les traigo algo unusual, de un libro de Esteban Diosdado, piropos: 1) ¨Me vende ust‚ un retrato suyo pa un escapulario, por si me voy a la guerra? 2) Te voy a comprar la Torre del Oro y te la voy a amueblar para que vivas en ella. 3) Es ust‚ m s entreten¡a que una baraja. 4) Eso no es una mujer ¡es una poestal en acci¢n! 5) ¡Abrid paso, que llega la gracia de Mar¡a Sant¡sima! 6) Me ti‚ ust‚ el coraz¢n que un d¡a que haga aire me salen llamas. 7) Elige... o me abres los brazos para que yo caiga en ellos, o caes tú en los m¡os. 8) Quisiera ser un ni¤o para que usted me acariciara. 9) Si lo que se ve es como es ¨como ser  lo que no se vislumbra? 10) Ahora me entero de que algunos  ngeles bajan a la tierra. {!} - Hispaniclytes - {!} Group Information By Hispaniclyte Boricua Nuestro club existe en Kymer para ayudar a otros avatars y hacer sentir el calor y el sabor hispano/latino. En nuestro club estimulamos la amistad, cooperativismo, generosidad, honestidad y la DIVERSION! Nuestro color es el rojo ya que simboliza el calor y sabor Latino/hispano pero no es obligatorio pintarse de el. Si es obligatorio llevar el nombre Hispaniclyte como parte del nombre completo del avatar. Semanalmente se publica un art¡culo en el periodico ESP! en espa¤ol para todos los hispanoparlantes. Los miembros tambien reciben E-mail personales con anuncios, files, sugerencias y otras cosas. Tenemos dos lugares de reuni¢n Isle Caribe y la CASA HISPANICLYTE. Para ser miembro se requiere: hablar espa¤ol ser hispano/latino y fomentar nuestros valores estipulados. Si no eres hispano pero hablas espa¤ol y estas interesado en nuestra cultura puedes pertenecer como Hispaniclyte Honorario. Como HH tendras los mismos beneficios y obligaciones que los Hispaniclytes. Para mas informaci¢n comunicate con Hispaniclyte Boricua al 103201,2414. English Translation: Our club exists in Kymer to help other avatars and to make feel the hispanic/latin warmth, vivacity and savor. We encourage friendship, cooperativism, generousity, honesty and FUN! Our color its red symbolizing the warmth, vivacity and savor of us. In our club is compulsory to have the name Hispaniclyte as part of your complete avatar name. I publish weekly an article in spanish in ESP! were I make the club announcements and write many other things for the general entertainment. Members also get personal E-mails with the announcements of the club, suggestions, helpful files, and other things. We have two reunion sites Isle Caribe and CASA HISPANICLYTE (HISPANICLYTE HOME). For been member you must be hispanic/latin, speak spanish and encourage our stipulated values. If you are not hispanic/latin but speak spanish and are interested in our culture you can join the club as an Honorary Hispaniclyte. As an HH you will have the same benefits and obligations as a Hispaniclyte. For more information write to Hispaniclyte Boricua at 103201,2414. President: Hispaniclyte Boricua Members: 13 PRcontact: Hispaniclyte Boricua Motto: ¡QUE VIVA LA DIVERSION! {!} - Oyez - {!} Hispaniclyte Advertisement By Hispaniclyte Boricua Les informo que a finales de Junio-principios de Julio se celebrara la Noche de Ensue¤o(Night of Spanish Dreams). Esta sera una actividad en la que habr  una lectura de poemas en espa¤ol e ingl‚s auspiciada por nosotros los Hispaniclytes. La actividad la organizan Sunray Dream Keeper e Hispaniclyte PI Gorgon. Si deseas cooperar con nosotros tenemos tres formas para que lo hagas: 1) Enviando poemas de autores hispanos/latinos y una peque¤a rese¤a de sus autores, en espa¤ol y traducidos a ingl‚s, ambos en formato .WAM. 2) Ofreciendote como voluntario para la lectura de los mismos el d¡a de la actividad (necesitas el programa WAMacro). 3) Enviandolos y leyendolos. Los poemas no deben de ser muy largos. La fecha exacta no ha sido pautada aún. Para informaci¢n mas detallada comunicate con Hispaniclyte PI Gorgon al 103144,2530. English Translation: I would like to inform you that we will be celebrating the Night of Spanish Dreams (Noche de Ensue¤o) in late June-early-July. This will a poem reading evening in Spanish and English sponsored by the Hispaniclytes. The activity is been organized by Sunray Dream Keeper and Hispaniclyte PI Gorgon. If you want to help us, there are three things you can do: 1) Send poems of hispanics/latins authors and a brief note about its authors, in Spanish and translated to English, both in .WAM format. 2) Volunteering for reading the poems the day the activity takes place (you will need the WAMacro software). 3) Doing both, sending and reading. The poems should not be too long. The exact date hasn't been established yet. For more detailed information write to Hispaniclyte PI Gorgon at 103144,2530. {!} - Hispaniclyte Advertisement - {!} By Hispaniclyte Boricua ¡Nuevo Juego-Asertijos Hispaniclytes!/New Game-Hispaniclyte's Riddles! Versi¢n en Espa¤ol ¨Como se juega? Las apuestas van desde 1T a 100T. Cuando todos hayan puesto sus apuestas dir‚ el asertijo. Solo tendr n 1 oportunidad para adivinar. ¡El primer avatar que diga en voz alta la soluci¢n correcta ganar  el DOBLE de su apuesta! Las respuestas para los asertijos que ya hayan sido resueltos ser n publicadas aqu¡ en ESP! English Version How do you play? Bets will range from 1T to 100T. When everyone has place his/her bet I will tell a riddle. You will only get 1 chance to guess it right. The first avatar to tell the correct answer outloud will win his/her bet DOUBLED! Answers to solved riddles will be published here in ESP! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Kymer Happenings ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Wert's Trivia and Word Game Hosts - {!} By Wert P Gumby Kategories Hosts ----------------- Ann Ominous Crusader Actionizer Duckolyte Askani GermanGiant Imagination MarvL Sunray Elminster Sunray Fawn Sunray Ole Dogg ZooKeeper TriviaChallenge Hosts --------------------- Megret Sunray Ann TriviaMaster Hosts ------------------- Brains, Wing Commander Chief Duckolyte Jimi Christopher Storm Duckolyte John Whiz Duckolyte Larry Lamb Megret Mistweave OM Wyld Karde The Hosts and I thank you for your inworld support {!} - Clover's Collectibles Auction Catalogs - {!} By Clover Next auction: Monday, June 3, 7:00 p.m. WAT Turf address: CC Available in Library #4, Worlds Away Life File names catalog.zip and catalog2.zip Download both catalogs for pictures, descriptions and minimum bids of all 32 rare items on the auction block this week. Catalog.zip contains items to be auctioned in Ring 1 and catalog2.zip contains items to be auctioned in Ring 2. We will have two auction rings running simultaneously. DISCLAIMER: Clover's Collectibles is a privately-owned business. As such, the proprietor reserves the right to refuse bids or consignments, or to eject anyone from the premises, for any reason or for no reason. {!} - Clover's Collectibles Auction Results - {!} By Clover May 27 Auction Results ITEM BUYER PRICE Black92 Xian 1500 Candy Blushing Pink Rose 1300 Candy LeadMan 1500 Candy Necrolyte Little Princess 1600 Ginberbread Head Oceanfront 4050 Gingerbread Head Mr. Bill 4100 Gingerbread House Necrolyte Benny 5000 Gold 40 Fancy Sunray 2700 Halloween Bag Kaiserfuchs 4600 Heart Chest Koa 1400 Hot Chocolate Sligor 1000 Martini Blushing Pink Rose 1700 Martini TexWilly Wonka 1700 Metal Man Head Teen Idle 1000 Ornament HunnieBunnie 3050 Ornament SunRay StarRae 2450 Ornament SunRay StarRae 2050 Ornament Duckolyte Lindy 1900 Peppermint SunRay StarRae 1200 Pumpkin Blushing Pink Rose 5100 Rocking Horse Dreamer 2600 Rose Head LeadMan 2100 Rose Head Brains 2600 Scarlett Head Talon 7000 Snowball Fancy SunRay 950 Snowball Grim Reeper 1100 Snowball Fancy SunRay 950 Snowman Head LeadMan 3500 Stocking Unga-Bunga 5100 Torgersen Teddy Unga-Bunga 6050 Turkey Wing Necrolyte Little Princess 2000 Watson Head Princess Di Pajo 1300 May 28 Special "Let Us Spray Your World!" Auction ITEM BUYER PRICE Black 92 (2) SunRay Fantasia 1800 Gold 40 (1) Swiftess, Empire Queen 600 Gold86/Blonde5 (1) Swifty-EMP Emperor 751 Green 45 (3) Swifty-EMP Emperor 1500 Green 45 (3) Swifty-EMP Emperor 1350 Green 57/Green 109 (3) Askania, Duckolyte Sr. Wing 2050 Pink (full) Madeleine 4000 Pink 74/Pink 60 (3) Swifty-EMP Emperor 2500 Pink 74/Pink 60 (3) Madeleine 2600 Pink 74/Pink 60 (2) Swifty-EMP Emperor 650 Red 62 (full) Xian 2200 Red 62 (full) Swifty-EMP Emperor 2000 Rose Head* Green Duckolyte Proud Feather 2100 Rose Head* Gold Swifty-EMP Emperor 2000 Rose Head* Pink Necrolyte Vadim 3100 Rose Head* Pink Zena 2850 Rose Head* White Duckolyte 502 3900 White (2 left) SunRay Fantasia 1900 White (full) Duckolyte Chris Brown 6500 White 42/Blue 105 (1) SunRay Fantasia 1500 Door Prize Winners: Abilene - Heart Chest Cecilia B. - Flowers May 20 Auction ITEM BUYER PRICE Angel Ornament SunRay Dream Keeper 3000 Bald Head* Flash 1200 Candy Head Scuttle 2500 Duck Head* Female Darkwolf Fenrier 1100 Flowers Scuttle 2000 Gingerbread Head Swifty - Golden Knight 4000 Gingerbread House Flash 7000 Gingerbread House Cut-Me-Own-Throat-Dibbler 6800 Gnome Ornament neEMosyne 2750 Gold 86/Blonde 5 Necrolyte Little Princess 2100 Green 45 Gypsy Lee Rose 1500 Green57/Green109 Scuttle 1500 Halloween Bag Oceanfront 3400 Heart Chest Scuttle 1500 Hot Chocolate Starhawk 500 Kimi Head Duckolyte Mage Karnage 1500 Lacy_Heart_Head* Scuttle 2000 Paint Gold 40 Lord Will 2600 Paint Steel 78/Brown 13 Xian 1500 Roberta Head Melissa Magjik 650 Rose Head Green Big Kahoona 7000 Rose Head White Scuttle 6500 She's Dead Head Scuttle 6000 Snowball Duckolyte Larry Lamb 1250 Snowball Enya 1450 Teresa_Head* Lady Dimandra 3000 Teresa_Head* Scuttle 2700 Valentine Big Kahoona 3000 Vampire Head Wish Monger 8600 Vampire Spray Cybermage 1500 Voodoo Doll SunRay Dream Keeper 3500 Werner Head Necrolyte Little Princess 1000 Door Prize Winners: Princess Lovely II Cute-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler {!} - WA Community Theatre - {!} By Dot Warner If you haven't already heard, the theatre was robbed! The thief struck three times!! We also lost a chest full of *rare* picnic items the day after the picnic vendo in Med Park disappeared. (Note: If you were at Princess Lovely II's What's in the Box game, you may have heard me say something about the stuff being returned -- I was mistaken. Ya see, I had told PT that Acolyte Serena had her chest -- she picked it up after the performance and it wasn't stolen.) Unfortunately the stuff is still missing, except for one head that one of our suspects sold to one of our *Golden Circle Sponsors* (if you are interested in becoming a sponsor lemme know and I'll send you the info). But, we're still having trouble getting back into the swing of things... (Don't worry -- I'll *NEVER* Give Up!) We hafta buy a whole new turf, new props, and new costumes... (that's not cheap!). Once we are able to afford another production we will be doing Hansel and Gretel. Casting for the play will be as soon as possible! We'll be looking for at least two Gingerbread people with their own heads and someone with a Bride of Frankenstein head (closest to a witch). We have the costumes for Hansel and Gretel (fat bodies for these parts would be nice), and we'll need someone to play the mother (I don't know if there are any more parts, I don't think so -- I gotta check the play). We are also looking for items like sweets, candy, chocolate, gingerbread, candy canes, cakes, etc for the play, have you got any of these that you could *LEND* us? To get the Theatre up and running ASAP we have come up with a great idea -- We will be soliciting donations. This project started a couple of days ago on Friday and this is how it works: Authorised avatars have a *Happy Box* which they carry around Phantasus. You can ESP them inworld or stop them whenever you see them to offer your donation to the WA community Theatre. We appreciate all donations whatever they are and items like heads, old spraycans and other stuff will be gladly accepted to be converted into Tokens or used as props. As an added incentive we will be taking note of everyone's donations and awarding a Rose Head to the avatar who has collected the most in their happy box and there will be a draw for all those who donated and one winner will win a Rare Painted Rose Head but you will be asked for your UID if you wish to enter the draw. The presentation will take place at the performance of Hansel and Gretel and we'll also announce the totals raised from the happy boxes. Thanks in advance for all your support. The list of authorised happy box holders is: *W84ME* Acolyte Electra Anvil Girl Black Warrior Charity Case Dot Warner Dread Golden Knight-Alaysa Kaiserfuchs Lady Rebel Li'l Toadstool Miss QTPie Penelope Le Cat Princess Toadstool Roxie SunRay Love SunRay StarRae Editors' Note: Since the time that Dot submitted this article, we have heard that Dot was called away from Kymer. We are publishing it with the hope that she may be returning soon. {!} - Worlds of Fortune - May 28 - {!} By Acolyte Sunray Data Worlds of Fortune is held at a Turf inside the APARTMENT BUILDING on TEMPLE STREET (3 locales left of the Magic Shop). Go to any elevator and RIDE THE ELEVATOR to: "Worlds of Fortune". This is a 2 room turf and will have the available grand prizes in the second locale (Ghost Only Locale) for you to view and choose from. Grand Prize winners may choose from any item in the Prize locale. The games will be held in the first locale (Gaming Locale). We had 20 ghosts at one point in our game. I thank all of you for your participation. Worlds of Fortune is like the Waking World TV show Wheel of Fortune. A note I might make about Worlds of Fortune is that NO DOWNLOADS are required and there are NO ENTRY FEES. The rare painted Rose heads have been very popular. The champs get a choice of a rare painted Rose head plus the body spray that matches, a fern, a vase of roses, a snowball, a heart chest or hot choclate (all rare prizes). If you win, please be sure to stay around for the chapmionship rounds. A special thanks to Milen and N. S. White Rose and Sunray Love for helping this week. This weeks winners are as follows: #Tokens or Name Item Won Round 1 Futomaki -25 LumMoose* -100 Meridiene -50 Lady Dimandra -50 T (Ghost Winner) Round 2 Dix -25 T Damia* -100 T Lightbringer -50 T Round 3 ThunderEagle -25 T Lord Will -25 T Roxie* -100 T Grim Reaper -50 T (Ghost Winner) Championship Roxie* - Fern LumMoose -25 T Damia -25 T Lord Will -50 T (Ghost Winner) Ghost Champ Lady Dimandra* -Rose Head w/Body Spray Grim Reaper -50 T Lord Will -25 T Meridiene -50 T (Ghost Winner) * - Designates Round Winner Thanks again to our contestants and hosts who made this game a success! The next game will be Tuesday, June 4, 1996, at 7:30PM WAT, Apartment building, located on TEMPLE STREET. Ride the elevator to: "Worlds of Fortune". TURF WILL OPEN BY 7:25PM WAT See you then!!! {!} - Megret's Trivia Challenge Report - {!} By Megret Results of TriviaChallenge Games at Megret's Madhouse, week of 5/26-6/1 Monday Night, 7 PM (19:00) WAT with 23 people present ----------------------------------------------------- 1st Place -- Astronomer Starlyte won the RoseHead painted with rare paint 2nd Place -- Evergreen, winning a Fern 3rd Place -- Lady Aisha (And I forgot to write down what she won...) Tuesday Night, with 14 people present (time has changed, see schedule) ------------------------------------ 1st place -- Kaiserfuchs, choosing the "Mystery Heart Chest" 2nd place -- Madeleine, choosing the full can of rare body paint 3rd place -- @Dark Sun@ (and again, I forgot to write down what he won...) Four spontaneous games were held at other times, when I was inworld and everyone seemed to be looking for something to do. I will continue offering spontaneous games until I find times that seem to "work" for the most people on any given day. I have discovered that it is almost impossible to get a new, recurring event on the Official Schedule. So please, watch the Forum for *Trivia Challenge* postings. At scheduled games there are always door prizes (with rare items) and all prizes (whether for scheduled games or not) are rare items. If you wish to be added to my ESP list for spontaneous games, please E-mail me at 74742,2146. I will NOT host a spontaneous game for less than 12 people. Many, many thanks to Acolyte Sunray Indigo and the SrK's who sponsor *Trivia Challenge*, and many thanks to Wert P Gumby who is still trying to get the scoring engine working correctly . !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Gamblers Not-so-Anonymous ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Wert's Gambling Game Hosts - {!} Wert P Gumby BlackJack Dealers ------------------- Brains, Wing Commander Duckolyte Larry Lamb Guardian Sleuthmeister Helpolyte Aroua Dracul Knight Mage Jed Lord Pupolyte Magnolia Necrolyte SKY TOWER Pat W Pupolyte GamR Snowssprite Sternenstaub Sunray Ann Sunray Knight Haplo The Silent Warrior Vaughn Kymer Hosts ------------- Acolyte Lynx Acolyte Mivo Arch Sharkolyte Sniper7 Artema SunRay-Kymer Guardian Berch Berch II Big Kahoona Brains, Wing Commander Camile Storm Charity Case Cheif Duckolyte Mark Chief Duckolyte Davy Joe Chief Duckolyte Renegade Christopher Storm Cr. Necrolyte Little Princess Crusader Actionizer Cyrus N. Duckolyte Dan Duckolyte John Whiz Duckolyte Larry Lamb Duckolyte LumMoose Duckolyte Melissa T Duckolyte Melissa T (2) Guardian Sleuthmeister Highlander Izabella Joker 69 JpzV Knight Darkrose Krazy Kat Kylie LeadMan Little Princess Lord Pupolyte Meaf Mr. BOOMBASTIC Necrolyte SKY TOWER Necrolyte SunRay White Rose Necrolyte Xian powerp Pupolyte GamR Rehan Alvi Rotfuchs Simon S Simon Spellmoon SONIC (LMN) Special Agent Mulder Sunray Ann Sunray Elminster Sunray Knight Necrolyte Jackal Sunray Knight Oliver Sunray Lightweaver Sunray LumMoose-Kymer Guardian Sunray Ole Dogg SunRay Kibbi SunRay Mage CyberMage II SunRay Mage CyberMage William T. Ryker The hosts and I thank you for your inworld support. {!} - WA Raffle Winners- {!} By Acolyte Lynx Winners of June 1 Drawing 1st place.............6500 Texas Snowflake 3 2nd place.............3250 Polarfuchs 3rd place.............1950 Scoop Nickels 4th place.............1300 Eliphas Next week's drawing is Sunday, June 9, 2:00 a.m. WAT at WARsun Inc Please read WARHOW2.TXT in the WorldsAway Life Library for rules and instructions on how to play the WARaffle. WARaffle representatives: Acolyte Electra Acolyte Lynx (CKC-CCGA) Acolyte Mivo Acolyte Moria Acolyte Nicci BLD Quackers Big Kahoona Chief Duckolyte Renegade SunRay Dream Keeper {!} - Sunshine Lotterie - {!} By Tom Turbo We had 23 players this week. (We hope it will get better soon ) The winners of this weeks (Friday 31st of May) drawing. 1st Prize 1015T Ropes Pajo, Duckolyte Wing 2nd Prize 609T Grey Gandalf 3rd Prize 406T Lowfyr Item winner: Fuzzy Melissa Magic 2 Other winners: Wylde Karde 375T Kitte Kat 75T Norbix 30T Next drawing will be on Friday 7th of June, 1:00 pm WAT in Meditation Park (Rose Garden) We will try to reach the winners who were not at the drawing inworld. You can also try to contact us. Try to ESP the following avatars: Sunglow Sonnenlicht Sunflash Sonnenschein, Sunray or Duckolyte Tom Turbo, who is helping us at the moment How to Play One ticket is 10T. You can buy up to 25 tickets. It is guaranteed, that every fourth player wins! If you win, you will get at least 150% of what you have paid for the tickets. For example: If you buy 20 tickets (200T), we guarantee that, if you win you will get 300T at least. Besides our three main token prizes, you can also win a special prize (sometimes rare items), if there are more than 20 players. During the drawing we will tell you the number of players. Drawings will be every friday at 1pm WAT, in Meditation Park "Rose Garden". If you have any other questions, don`t hesitate to contact us at UID: 101623,3272 We wish you all good luck !! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Poetry, Quips and Other Nice Thoughts ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Sun and Moon - {!} By Menolly You are the bright sun of my day. You are the soft moon of my night. Wherever you are, So is my heart. I once thought I had lost you. There was a total eclipse of the sun. The moon was hidden behind a cloud. My heart could not find Your hiding place. Then you came to me. You took me in your arms. You told me that you loved me. The sun burst from its dark prison. The moon cast off her mantle. Now my days are jewel-bright with colour. My nights filled with glowing wonder. Our hearts have found each other, And will forever be as one. {!} - For My Mind - {!} By Karynda Through distances untraveled I meet souls I wouldn't have met My sun rises as theirs sets And yet we can stand side by side With colored words we see That's just you being you And me being me You can't see what I look like You can't see the car I drive You can't see the watch I wear Or the color of my eyes But you may know me better Than if you could Its easy to be free Without such judgements The real world can be Worlds Away From the soul to soul Of Cyberspace !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Ratava Gatherings ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - First WorldsAway U.K. Convention! - {!} By Menolly (101516,1761) There has been some discussion recently in the WA Community Forum about the possibility of arranging a WorldsAway Convention this year. So far, at least 21 people have expressed an interest. We would like to see more! We have no idea as yet where the event would take place, it all de- pends which will be the easiest location for everyone to get to. If there are any interested U.K. residents out there, please will you let me know by e-mail. Please tell me the area you live in. We will be holding an inworld meeting soon to discuss ideas. I will let you know the day and time. You will not be committing yourself to anything by attending. Hoping to hear from lots of you. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Phantasus Avatar Groups ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - The Empire - {!} By Golden Knight Imperator SP and Zooey Greetings, Avatars of Kymer. We would like to introduce the "Empire": Empire is a company Golden Knight Imperator SB founded for many pur- poses. The most important one: Belonging to the Empire, a "community in the community", is a chance to get the hang of WorldsAway quickly, to have fun right from the start, to make friends. There will be meetings, Avatars will discuss a variety of topics in "conferences". There will be votes and decisions: if there are many people working together wanting the same thing, our wishes and dreams can come true. But of course there are other things to do: Chat, help Newbies, make friends, provide protection and collect money that allows us to support others and to perform special events. There's one basic thought in the Empire: Everyone is needed and important as well. The Empire needs many people to work perfectly, there are many jobs to do. You are free to ask any question, your suggestions are very welcome, we are not afraid of criticism and different points of view because we don't think of ourselves as infallible or highest moral autorities. Let's cut things short: We hope to make the Dreamscape an even better place than it already is. We hope that you are interested in joining us. If so, email Golden Knight Imperator SP (101517,2266) and let him know some things about you: -Real World Name -Avatar's Name -Email Adress -WA-Experience Thank you! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Just Ducky ! ! sponsored by ! ! The Krewe of the Duckolytes ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Pinkie & The Brains - {!} by Brains, Wing Commander D-(for Duck) Day is drawing near, with Thursday, June 6 just a short few days away. "Pinkie & The Brains" is coming to the turf DUCK HUNT at 6:00 p.m. WAT. This an exciting new weekly game sponsored by "ESP!", the premier Kymer newspaper and hosted by Passion, Kymer's pretty-in-pink avatar, and Wing Commander, Brains. Gee, I wonder if perhaps, Pinkie is Passion, and the Wing Commander is Brains. "Pinkie & The Brains" is a game like Hide and Seek, and is loads fun! All participants start at the turf Duck Hunt to receive instructions for each race. One of the hosts or a special celebrity guest, such as the first week's guest, Publisher of "ESP!", Acolyte Brynne, will hide somewhere in Kymer. The object is for the Seeker to find the Hidden. After the host or celebrity guest has hidden, the other host will provide a secret word to the contestants. Contestants may begin to seek only after they have received the secret word, which must be given to the host who is found hiding. The first Seeker to find the Hidden and to say the secret word out loud wins that round. The winner of each round will have an opportunity to select a special chest to receive a secret surprise locked inside. Each chest contains something different, only to be revealed when the Prize Chest is opened. There will be five rounds per week, and an avatar may win only once each week, so every game provides five exciting chances to win a secret surprise! Hint: During the first week it should be known that all of the prizes will be special rare items not just standard vendo issue. At the end of each month, all winners will have the opportunity to compete in a special Championship Round. The monthly Champion will receive a rare and special prize. A rare head has been selected for this month's Champion. Entry fees are never charged for Duckolyte events, and this game requires no special software. Please join Passion, Brains, and the Krewe of Duckolytes, every Thursday at 6:00 p.m. WAT at the turf Duck Hunt, beginning on June 6. {!} - Duckolyte Shell Game - {!} By Brains, Wing Commander Trying to pin down stable dates for this exciting event has been tough, but we have finally done it. The official new date and time is finally set. The Duckolyte Shell game will be kicked off on Saturday, June 15th at 3:00p.m. WAT. All contestants must come to the "Duck Hunt" turf for rules and registration in the event. The Shell Game promises to be an event you will not want to miss. Twenty Four special lockable chests will be used as part of the game. Many special prizes including a Light Bulb head will be used as prizes. This month's prizes have some really great stuff locked away inside the chests and will not be revealed until some lucky avatar finds the Duckolyte with the special chest. I apologize for the schedule changes to everyone, but it has been for the best. Our intent is not to compete with other events, but to supplement the events schedule, in order to offer more fun to the good people of Kymer. Please join us for the fun. {!} - Duckolyte TriviaMaster - {!} Brains, Wing Commander The last week of this month's championship for Duckolyte TriviaMaster was held on May 26th, at the Duckolyte turf, "Duck Hunt". This week's topic was "Duck Soup", assorted facts from everywhere, put together by a Duck. . This week we had to determine final standings by providing an additional question. Dark Sun and Dibbler has a tied breaker question to determine first place. Meridienne and Julie had a tie breaker question to determine third place. The results were as follows: 1st Place: @Dark Sun@ won a rare colored Rose Head with matching paints, and Heart Chest 2nd Place: Cut-Me-Own-Throat-Dibbler won a rare colored Lacey Head with matching paints, and Heart Chest 3rd Place: Meridienne won a rare colored Duckhead with matching paints, and Heart Chest 4th Place: Julie S. won a fern Congratulations go out to all the winners. **** Special Prize **** This month's Grand Prize was a very special head from the Oracles. Jayvee was our Monthly Champion and the recipient. He won a never before seen head called an Ekidna. Not being an expert on Ekidna's, I believe it looks like a little Hedgehog. The head was engraved special for the occasion stating he was the Monthly Duckolyte Trivia Champ. Monthly Contest The final standings for the month of May were as follows: Jayvee 10 points First Place: Ekidna Head Meridienne 9 points Second Place: Cute Elf Head Julie S. 7 points Third Place: Snowman Head TexWilly Wonka 5 points Dark Sun 5 points Cut-Me-Own-Throat-Dibbler 4 points LumMoose 3 points Krazy Kat 1 point Jimi 1 point Special prizes are awarded to the top three monthly finalists. The Monthly Champion is determined by weekly winners using the following point system: 1st Place = 5 Points 2nd Place = 3 Points 3rd Place = 2 Points 4th Place = 1 Point "Duckolyte TriviaMaster" is held every Sunday at 7:00 p.m. WAT at the Duckolyte turf, known as "Duck Hunt". Valuable Door Prizes are provided every week!! Topics are changed from week to week. Weekly Prizes with a Grand Prize is awarded monthly. All questions have multiple choice answers, (which means that if you are terrible at Trivia Games normally, you have a chance here simply by making a guess) . Please join us every week for the fun as we play fast paced multiple choice Trivia. {!} - Duckolyte Ghost Races - {!} by Brains, Wing Commander Duckolyte Ghost Racing entered the final week of the month with LumMoose, Duckolyte Sr. Wing continuing hosting the races. As usual, he did an excellent job keeping the false starts low and the races on schedule. As always, the races were run in the "Duck Hunt" (turf), home for the Krewe of the Duckolytes. The results were as follows: Duckolyte Ghost Racing 5-26-96 1st Race: 50 Tokens Davy 2nd race: Valentine Unga-Bunga 3rd Race, a Box race: Flowers Unga-Bunga 4th Race, a box race: Fern Davy 5th Race: 50 Tokens Passion 6th Race: Hot Chocolate Raindrop 7th race: Kimi Head-Rare Painted szivarvany 8th Race: White42/Blue105 Head Paint Marando 9th Race: Lacy Heart Head* Raindrop 10th race: 100 tokens Ultraviolet Congratulations go to Davy, who wins this month's Championship. He was awarded a special prize from the Oracles, a specially engraved Ekidna Head (Hedgehog). This is a new head and considered very special, since it is not available in the vendos, and there are very few awarded as prizes. The head was specially engraved for the occasion and painted a special color by the Oracles. The results for the month were as follows with Unga-Bunga coming in second with six wins. Passion led the rest of the pack with three wins, while Chris Storm, King Alexander The Pompus, Dedanann SrK, Utopia, GK-Helpolyte Jelloman, OM, Dark Horse, and Raindrop each had two wins. Having one win apiece for the month was Chief PI Bananna Lord, Duckolyte Chris Brown, Chase, Udo, Ultraviolet, Marando, and Szivarvany Duckolyte Ghost Racing is held every Sunday at 7:00am at the "Duck Hunt" turf. No entry fees and all are welcome to join the fun. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! KnightTimes ! ! sponsored by the ! ! Frontiers of Consciousness In Cyberspace Guild ! ! of the ! ! Knights of Kymer ! ! ! ! Editor: SunRay Render All rights ! ! Reporter: SunRay Silver reserved. ! ! Reporter: Hierophant Srk ! ! Staff Writer: Miss QTPie ! ! Contributing Reporter: SunRay Kethrey ! ! Contributing Reporter: SunRay Fleke ! ! ! ! Editor's note: If you have submitted material ! ! for publication and do not see it printed here, ! ! we have pushed your submissions to the next issue.! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Journey to Kymer - {!} (A newbie's story) by Miss QTPie The night surrounds me like a cloak, It's been this way since I awoke. It's spiny fingers clutch at me, So hard I try, but cannot see. I wander blindly through the crowd, My voice unheard, though it is loud. The darkness fingering my skin, It wants me, and it must get in. I shrink away, but cannot run, I fear then end has just begun. I sought a dream that is not here, That sordid truth is now quite clear. But wait, I see, or is it lies? A light ahead up in the skies? I strain my eyes against the night, And stretch my hand toward the light. A SunRay Knight, a blaze with love, Is floating there, look, just above. The darkness with an anguished scream Is scrambling to steal my dream. But glowing light is touching him, And drowning out the frightful din. The Knight alights and takes my hand, "Come, don't be scared, explore this land" And now I see, I really see... what darkness tried to keep from me... I'm not alone, the dream is here, And never more the night I'll fear. {!} - Sunray Creation Myth - {!} By Hierophant SRK Phred grew up in a coal mining town. People are supposed to be friendly in a small town. But Phred felt like an outsider. Every day he walked home from school feeling alone, invisible, and as gray as coal dust. Phred's loneliness ate away at him. As soon as he was old enough, he moved to the city. But instead of finding friendship, Phred found people who were so busy they seemed to look right through him, as if he wasn't there. Then Phred moved out west. It was sunny outside, but inside Phred still felt gray. Phred had almost forgotten hope, but deep inside he had a yearning for a world where he could sing and dance, and where the colors that he dreamed of could become part of his life. Then he heard about a dream world, a world where your dreams can come true. He entered that world, painted himself in his familiar gray, and waited. But people still walked right past him. One day a woman walked up to Phred, and said, "Hi." Phred was surprised because no one ever spoke to him. He thought this must be a very special person. She said, "If you'd like I can tell you a secret." Phred said, "Sure." She said, "I used to be lonely, too. But an ancient wise man told me that to find love, you have to give it." "Oh, that's funny," Phred said. "I was waiting for love to come to me." "And it shall as soon as you offer the first kind word, the first encouraging gesture, the first cheerful greeting. Giving generates love." Phred tried it. As he walked around the Dreamworld, he cheerfully greeted avatars, offered kind words, helped them through their lonely, invisible moments. It wasn't always easy. Sometimes when he helped someone who felt sad, he felt sad too. But even in that sadness, he no longer felt lonely or invisible. As he became adjusted to this new habit of giving, he noticed he was getting brighter and brighter, as if the sun was shining *from him*. Occasionally he met other kind, bright people. Because they were also giving love, he felt joy when he was with them. As he got to know them, he found they all agreed that giving love made them far happier than waiting around for love to be given to them. But he discovered that they shared another feeling; at one time or another, they all had experienced the fear that they were failing. Phred decided to ask the kind woman about this fear. When he saw her he explained, "I keep thinking of my faults, and I don't understand how I can live up to the great goal of loving." She said to him, "Don't be sad. Look at how bright you are. You have gone from gray to sunshine, and the reason for your brightness is your giving." "But," he objected, "I feel that I am reaching so far beyond who I really am." "What's wrong with that," she asked. "Don't you want to reach for the stars? By your reaching, you are learning and growing. By your giving, love is becoming more and more a part of your life." "But love so often seems to fail," he said. "Don't stand in judgment against love's results. It's the same gift whether you get a rush of connection or a sad pang, wishing you could give more." "But I feel so small," Phred said. "In Love, there is no large and small. All of life is made of moments. Pour your light into these moments. Just as the vast ocean is made up of drops, so the great, giving sun is made of the light of many Sunrays." "Sunrays," Phred grinned. "I like that." "Yes," she continued, "each ray lights up just one moment, but the combined rays light up the world." From then on, Phred was no longer overwhelmed by his desire to be kind. And whenever he met someone who felt bad because they couldn't give enough, he said to them, "You don't have to be the Sun. Just be a Sunray. Together we can light up the world." {!} - The Mythology and Ancient History Guild - {!} by Sunray Fleke Remember to submit your entry to the "Sunray Creation Myth" Contest. This contest is open to all Dreamers in Kymer. Please submit entries to Sunray Kibbi at 75032,3720 by Wednesday, June 19, 1996 for judging. Acolyte Sunray Indigo and Oracle Uni will be among the judging panel. Fabulous prizes to be announced. The contest results will be announced Saturday June 29, 1996 at 5:00 WAT. Please see RAYRULES.TXT in the forum Library 4 for complete details. {!} - Sunray Auction Wins Again - {!} by SunRay Silver During the past week, the Sunrays held another extremely successful auction. Once again on the auctioneer's stand was our beloved Indigo. (Welcome back, Indi!) All proceeds from this auction will go to the new VOCC fund. VOCC stands for Victims Of Crimes and Crashes, and is used to help those who have lost items they cannot afford to replace due to thieves or system crashes. The breakdown of the rare items sold is as follows: Red Gift Box 250, Artema Snowball 450, Enki Very Rare Pink Valentine 850, Shania Matching Bronze head and body paints 3350, Swifty Lacy Heart Head 1750, Swifty Trick or Treat bag, 5000, Artema Gold Xmas box with green trimmings 1900, Berry Xmas Elf head 8500, Artema "Surprise" Heart Chest containing snowballs, Blue paint, Pink paint, Flowers, and Hot Chocolate 8050, Enki As you can see, some real bargains were literally "given away" at this auction! If you weren't there, you missed out! The Sunrays plan to have more auctions, we promise! For information about upcoming auctions, read the latest issue of ESP!'s KnightTimes, available weekly in the WA forum in the newsstand library. {!} - The Poetry and Storytelling Guild - {!} by SunRay Kethrey The Sunray Knights of Kymer Poetry & Storytelling Guild would like to thank all of our Poetry & Storytelling contributors past and present. In the last week the guild has recently held two Poetry Pantry events and would really like to say thank you to all of you for your continued support at our events. It is your support at these Poetry & Storytelling events that is keeping the DREAM alive!! Contributing Poets who attended the Poetry Pantry event on Saturday May 25th, Outside the Phantasus Library were Usagi, Fae Rae, Novalis, Raman, Scheherazade, Kira, Mel, Elly Jelly Kelly, Meridienne, Centurian Galador and Grendal!! Contributing Poets who attended the Poetry Pantry event on May 31, Outside the Phantasus Library were Drummer SrK GK, Kira, Scheherazade, SunRay Render, Gil Galahad, and Lady Galadriel! I would also like to thank SunRay Indigo for her vision of the DREAM. If it wasn't for her so many beautiful people may never have come together. I am truly honored to know and work with her, and to have met so many incredibly brilliant people. Together we are creating the DREAM, our DREAM. Our shared purpose of peace, love and harmony here in the Dreamscape is what it's all about and we're doing it!! Slowly but surely we will get there and will continue to grow more positively, and even more beautifully than we can even imagine right now. Thank you all!! The Sunray Knights of Kymer Poetry & Storytelling Guild will be hosting many more Poetry & Storytelling events in the near future and we welcome anyone who wishes to share with us. Look for more details of these upcoming events in future issues of KnightTimes, published exclusively in ESP! Upcoming events: Saturday, 15 June, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM WAT, Winds of Change, Details To Be Announced in the next issue of ESP! Saturday, 22 June 5:00 PM to 6:30/7:00 PM WAT (time is not yet confirmed), Poems From Down Under - Australian Poetry and Poets, Details To Be Announced. Late June or Early July, A Night Of Spanish Dreams (date/time to be announced), featuring Spanish poets. All poems will be read in Spanish and English, sponsored by the Hispaniclytes in conjunction with the Sunray Knights of Kymer Poetry and Storytelling Guild. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Letters to the Editors ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Arriving as a newbie allowed for many learning experiences. It was great to be in the Dreamscape. I was so happy! Everywhere I went I was saying "LOL" to everyone. Later that first night, a new found friend said to me, "Do you know what LOL means"? I said, " yes, Lots of Love!" I was so embarrassed to learn it meant "laughing outloud". No one knew what I was LOLing about! I still use LOL with an explanation. You see, I still like my version the best. LOL, SunRay StarLight Editor Brynne's Note: I agree with you StarLight! I like your version much better! :) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 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A list of the latest is available for download as SPORTBET.TXT ----------- LetterBingo ----------- Are you tired of one or two line bingo games? Are you tired of having almost Blackout but no bingo? If you can answer these questions with yes, I, Beteigeuze, can offer you the solution: ********** LETTERBINGO ********** I'm proud to present this new dimension of bingo games to all the gamblers of Kymer! Play LetterBingo and win BIG!! Play LetterBingo and have not one, but FIVE ways to get bingo PLUS a BIG JACKPOT!!!!! EVERY bingo-caller will get either tokens or a step forward to the big Jackpot, OR BOTH!!!! Don't hesitate, downlaod the rules from the WA Forum (Lib. WA Life, lbeng.txt), and come to Harlequin Games, on tuesdays at 5:00-6:00pm WAT --------------- Duckolyte Kymer --------------- Ever find yourself wandering around late at night, wishing you could find a Kymer game? Ever get stood up by the special someone, and have nothing to do inworld? Well, you can come to Mel's Parlor in the turf building. I host Duckolyte Kymer with Melissa T on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 9:00pm WAT. Drop in, and you could win one of our large pots. {!} - Items For Sale or Wanted - {!} ------------------------------ Wanted: Certain Xmas Ornaments ------------------------------ Will trade your choice of Horn, Drum, or Candy Cane ornament for a Woman-in-red-dress ornament. Will trade TWO of the above for a Soldier ornament! Please contact Cassandra Kane at 75207,2054 or ESP me inworld if interested. I thank you and, if you can provide me with a soldier, my lovelorn ballerina also thanks you. {!} - Businesses and Services - {!} ----------------------- Avatar Cleaning Service ----------------------- Announcing Koa's and Motio's Avatar Cleaning Service! We clean avatars. First we give them one FREE sample (their choice) of soap, water or lotion. If they like it, they can have THE FULL CLEANING, that is when they get all of those things for only 10 Tokens. We have had very many satisfied customers ... like Cyber King, Razzle Dazzle and many others! Try it! -------------------------- Billinda's Wedding Service -------------------------- Planning to have a wedding? The three most important events of your life are birth, marriage and death. Only for your wedding are you fully aware of what is going on, so why not do it right? Wedding planning can be very time consuming, so why not let the experts do all the work so you can sit back and relax! What services do we offer? - Wedding photos - Locale rentals - Limo services - Certified offical marrages preformed by Acolytes - Decorations and flowers - Special items, like ferns or rare paint (if avalible) - Advertising of your wedding - Entertainment - Catering - Wedding dresses and suits - Anything else that you need! Prices start at 200 tokens, please contact 75764,634 or Chief Billolyte Billinda Gates inworld. -------------------------- Bulldozer Security Service -------------------------- You are afraid of the Headhunter or other terrible creatures? You are afraid of obtrusive fans? You are afraid of thieves? You are afraid of other things and persons? Then we are the right business for you! Bodyguard Service ----------------- Contact us and we are on your side if you need to put something on the ground. We will take care of you, your things or other persons. You can have your own *bodyguard* for only 120T per hour! Contact Brainchild at 101761,2030 or via ESP in WA! Tresor Room ------------ Do you have rare items that are very important for you? Contact us, we will take care of your items in a full safe Tresor Room. Now you needn't rent a two room apartment. If you will lock a item, we claim only 1% to 10% of the worth of the item per month. And you get a certificate, that *you* own the thing! For example: 10% on a spider 1% on a Oracles Candle Please contact Brainchild at 101761,2030 or via ESP in WA! -------------- Chaleur Sucree -------------- Would you like to put some "Sweet Heat" into those otherwise cold and boring bachelor parties? If so, consider hiring "Chaleur Sucree", strippers extrodinaire. Also available for birthdays and private parties. Introductory rates are now in effect. Email 502 at 102674,2417. ---------------- Chapel of Dreams ---------------- The Ordained Avatars of Kymer have opened the Chapel of Dreams to serve your needs for wedding services. You can get an all inclusive wedding package, including officiating avatar, wedding chapel, decorations, security, and a reception hall from us! If you are interested, please contact any of us via esp. We can then discuss prices. Remember there is a fixed fee of 150T for anyone performing a wedding ceremony, all other items are extra. Ordained Avatars: Necrolyte Sunray White Rose, Magicia Sunray @thena, Piemur, Sunray Lummoose, Kymer Guardian, Brains Wing Commander, Sunray Ann, Bog. --------------------- Clover's Collectibles --------------------- We are here to serve you. We are accepting consignment of rare items for future sales. Consignment fee is 20% of selling price. All items will be auctioned to the highest bidder. If you have rare or hard to obtain items you wish to place on consignment, please contact one of our staff inworld or via Email (All CIS UIDs and information supplied will be handled in a professional and confidential manner): Clover at 73071,1252; Passion at 102443,1111. Auction Catalog available in Library #4 WorldsAway Life: File name catalog.zip Consignment Hours: Thursday 11:00 AM WAT Thursday 7:00 PM WAT Monday 9:00 PM WAT (at the completion of the auction) Other days and times by appointment Please supply the following information: Consignor Avatar Name, Consignor UID (if different from UID on Email); Item Names; Minimum starting bids for each item; Locale for collecting consignment item; Proposed time for collection of consignment item. You will receive return Email either confirming the meeting or proposing an alternate meeting time. Please allow 1-2 days for a response. ------------- CyberServices ------------- Announcing the opening of 'CyberServices', an adult oriented service. One to One ESP conversations on any subject. Strictly over 18's only. Participants will never meet any member of 'CyberServices'. All conversations will be carried out via ESP at the specified times arranged. Discretion is guaranteed, though before any conversaton starts, you will be required to state that you are over 18 years old, and that you understand the adult nature of the service. These statements will be saved in a text file, and a copy sent to you if you required. The cost of the service is 150T per sesson, with discounts available for bookings of two or more sessions. Sessions will run no less then 20 minutes, and no more than half an hour. You may change your mind, about participating, during the first five minutes, but a charge of 75 Tokens will be made (your original fee will be waived). For more details of the services on offer, please leave a PRIVATE message in the forum (click the 'private' checkbox), adressed to 'CyberServices' UID 101533,3636. Subsequent correspondance will be via EMail. Please note, this service is ONLY available inworld, and cannot be conducted via EMail. 'CyberServices' is looking to add one more woman to it's team (currently one male, and one female). If you are interested in applying for this position, please post a PRIVATE message in the forum. You need not use your real name, and details will be sent to you upon receipt of your request. Please note: It is not the intention of 'CyberServices' to offend. Please do not reply to this ad, if you find talk of an adult nature offensive. ------------ Dot's Pizza! ------------ We deliver anywhere in da world! Dot's hits da Spot! Owned and operated by Dot Warner. ESP your orders to Dot Warner in da world! Dot's Pizza is now hiring employees for all time shifts! E-mail Dot Warner at 73110,1546 to schedule an interview! Or ESP in da world! ----------------- NUbie YUniversity ----------------- Turn newbiehood from a week to an hour. Thursdays 6 to 9 am WAT TURF: School. More hours soon. Learn the basics: Your way around with a tour; Turn, Walk & Stand where you want; Worlds Away Economics; the 3 W's of getting help (Who, When & Where); how to avoid stealing and being stolen from; donations gratefully accepted now or later; Karynda, Karynda2, Karynda3, Karynda4, or Karynda5. Partner: Sejanus. Teachers to be announced. ------------------ Passion's Fashions ------------------ Greetings fellow avatars! Are you unhappy with your look? Are you frustrated by what colors to use? Welcome to Passion's Fashions -- Let us Spray your World! We coordinate avatar looks and colors (not including heads and sprays). Only a mere 70T to a better you, 90T for bonus head color consultation. Get your fashion consultation today! Many satisfied customers! Passion's Fashions is the parent company of soon to be available Passion's Interior Decorating! ESP Passion in world or send e-mail to 102443,1111 . -------------------------- The Phantasus Yellow Pages -------------------------- For the most complete listing of inworld businesses, and the ONLY single listing of resident avatars, check out the WorldsAway Yellow & White Pages! Whether to find a service, check to see which businesses are already operating inworld, or to verify the correct spelling or User ID of an avatar, the WA Yellow & White Pages is the BEST source available! You can download a copy of the WA Yellow & White Pages in the WA Community Forum Library, Newsstand Section, filename YELLOW.TXT. Thanks to all the WAYP customers for making it a success! If you have any questions or would like to place an ad, contact GermanGiant, Big Kahoona, Necrolyte Xian, Hotspot, or Sunray Dream Keeper. ------------------------------------ Phantasus Credit - "The Better Token" ------------------------------------ Have you ever hosted Bingo games and wanted it to run faster and smoother? Or are you tired of having to come inworld and meet someone just to get a payment? Well if you are, then you need to accept Phantasus Credit. Try it out for a month TOTALLY FREE. After that, if you stay, the rates are only 50T a month to accept credit. That's it. No other fees. OR you can pay 500T ONE TIME and accept credit for the rest of your life without paying again. If you have any questions, please e-mail Imagination at 76724,3017. This ad was focused towards people who want ACCEPT credit. ---------------- Social Directing ---------------- Planning a party? A wedding shower? A wedding? Looking for someone to organize the event? If so- Youre looking in the right place! We will organize any social event! Parties of all types, weddings too! E-mail Dot Warner at 73110,1546 or Annalea at 103551,1050 or esp in world! -------------------------- Tarot Readings! by LaJolla -------------------------- I am offering in-world tarot readings to interested avatars for a reasonable price, starting at just 25 T for a basic three card reading, or on a sliding scale if needed. I currently use the Moon Garden Tarot, a beautiful Tarot deck focused on the feminine energies of the moon. Readings can be tailored to your time, questions/interest, and how much you would like to spend (i.e., longer, more complex readings would cost more). I encourage you to give this a try. All readings would be through ESP if privacy is desired and your confidentiality is assured. I hope you'll give it a try and will find Tarot to be fun, informative, and insightful. To make an appointment for a specific time, either weekends any time or weeknights after 5 p.m. WAT, send me an e-mail with possible times and we will arrange it. Otherwise you can approach me in-world for an impromptu reading or to make a time for later. But please don't interrupt if I'm playing a game such as Worlds of Fortune (my favorite) or Kymer or such. If you ESP and I don't answer you right away, that's probably why. :) -------------------------- WA Community Theater Group -------------------------- A new production every 2-4 weeks. We're looking for fresh new actors and actresses! WA Community Theater is looking out for some good costumes. If you have a head or prop that suits one of the characters wouldn't mind lending it to the theater for the production, it would be much appreciated and you will receive free tickets too. For details: e-mail Dot Warner at 73110,1546 or ESP inworld. --------------------------- Wheels On Fire Limo Service --------------------------- I'm Karynda, your worlds away ride (as in wheels) Need to get somewhere *FAST* ? Need to find that item or place ? Want to whisper with that special someone without the hassle of driving ? Price: I work for tips (as in tokens) Hours On Duty: Whenever I can Esp me and I'll come to you... Excuse all the names: Karynda, Karynda2, Karynda3, Karynda4 or Karynda5 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! How to Send Submissions to ESP! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - English ESP! - {!} Publisher/Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Acolyte Brynne (71273,373) Deadline: Saturdays, 3:00 p.m. WAT Types of submissions: Gaming Reports Engagements and Wedding Announcements Letters to the Editors Advertisements Articles regarding new and existing groups Anything you wish to submit but are not sure who should receive Assistant Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dread(101646,2776) Deadline: Fridays, 7:00 p.m. WAT Feature and General Articles Letters to the Editors Opinion Pieces Poetry Event Schedule Coordinator. . EMP LORD Paul (London Lad) (100612,3273) Deadline: Fridays, 7:00 p.m. WAT Event Listings (Please see Writers' Guidelines for desired format for submitting listings) {!} - Deutsche ESP! - {!} Chief-Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Zooey (101552,3560) Deadline: Saturdays, 1:00 p.m. WAT (20:00 CET) Types of submissions: Gaming Reports General Articles Engagement and Wedding Announcements Letters to the Editors Advertisements Anything you wish to submit but are not sure who should receive Features Editor . . . . . . . . . . . .Throbbing Gristle (101552,3474) Deadline: Saturdays, 2:00 a.m. WAT (11:00 CET) Feature and General Articles Opinion Pieces Poetry Group Liaison Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Turbo (101637,1021) Deadline: Fridays, 4:00 p.m. WAT (23:00 CET) Articles regarding new groups Articles regarding existing groups Anything other than events regarding groups {!}{!}{!}{!}{!}{!}{!}{!}{!}{!}{!}{!}{!} Event Listings for the Event Schedule cover the ESP! publication period of Monday through Sunday. Submitting these listings to ESP! is in addition to submitting event information to the Scheduling Group. Scheduling conflicts, if any, are resolved by the Scheduling Group. Changes to recurring events should be submitted to both the Scheduling Group and ESP! ESP! is available in the Newsstand Library of the WA Community Forum and thus earns no tokens to pay authors. Likewise, advertisements are no charge to the advertisers. Upon the availability of inworld documents and the sale of ESP! inworld, this policy will be reviewed and payments/advertisement rates will be adjusted accordingly. !}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!} {!} - Writers' Guidelines for ESP! Submissions - {!} Each issue of ESP! requires a great deal of time to prepare. Once the Editor has received everything for an issue, eight to ten hours of actual work hours later, the issue is ready for uploading by mid- afternoon Sunday. Writers can help reduce some of this time by following these tips. 1. ESP! does not place article titles in all caps; we initial cap the main words of an article title. Most of our writers submit their articles with their titles in all caps; to clean this up, the Editor must change it to lower case and then initial cap the main words. Writers: help us save a little time by typing your titles in initial caps only (main words: not words like "a", "the" when used within the title, "by", etc.) Along these lines, it is not necessary to include the {!} - before and after your article title or try to center it. In the conversion to ASCII text for retrieval into WordPerfect 5.1, the attempt to center the title becomes blank spaces which need to be deleted because the title is not really centered. Type your title flush left and your byline underneath it. The Editor will run her macro which will center the title, add the {!} - and - {!}, move to the next line and center the byline. 2. ESP! doublespaces between paragraphs and does not use tabbed indents for the main body of the article. These are flush left. Lists within an article may be indented or tabbed. Articles submitted that are single spaced between paragraphs and tabbed in one tab position at the beginning of the next paragraph require major cleanup. Once saved as ASCII text, these tabs become spaces which must be manually removed. Because some of the gaming reports include tabbed lists of winners and items won (which in ASCII become spaces), a global search and replace of spaces cannot be done. If this is done, then the gaming reports must be totally reformatted, replacing all the spaces with tabs or putting the deleted spaces back in for the lists to line up properly. 3. If you have subheadings within your article, do not type them all in upper case. Type them in initial caps and underscore them with the dashes like this: Subheading ---------- [Begin text here] 4. Use the ellipsis (three periods) correctly. The proper use of the ellipsis is [word][space]...[space][word]. The ellipsis is used between a sentence and a phrase, not between two full sentences, and the periods within the ellipsis do not have spaces in between. In quotes from other sources, the ellipsis is also used to designate that text has been removed. Too often, writers pepper their articles with multiple periods in between sentences.......Like this. A very careful search and replace must be done because we do not want to remove a period where one properly belongs. 5. Event Listings: hosts submitting events are asked to follow this format so we can more easily conform it to our schedule format: Day and Date Time Name of Event (not in all caps; initial capped) Location (if in a turf, indicate Turf Address: [name]) Host's Name Description of event (keep to a maximum of 100 words) Submitting a listing that looks like this: EVENT NAME, MONDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY TIME DESCRIPTION HOST'S NAME requires us to retype this to conform to our Event Schedule format. Please help us save some time by submitting it as indicated above. We will put in the leader dots on the second line between the location and the host's name. 6. Above all, proofread your article before submitting it. A spellcheck is run on all articles but words like "here" and "hear" will not be caught because they are both legitimate words. So make sure your words are spelled correctly. Every article submitted is read carefully and whatever grammatical, spelling and other changes necessary are made; but making these corrections can get very time consuming and delays the production of ESP! Think of these as Writers' Guidelines for ESP! They're not cast in stone and we won't reject a submission because it doesn't conform to our guidelines. ESP! needs all the original articles it can get! But anything our writers can do to help us spend less time in the actual production of ESP! to gives us *more* time to search for authors to provide us with original stories and other articles would be *greatly* appreciated! Thank you! !}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}