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From: arsmith@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Alan Smith)
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Subject: Re: [CIA] - Jones - A peaceful stance
Date: 9 Oct 1994 11:35:53 -0600
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In article <374iqu$osf@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> dwomack@runner (Dave) writes:
> > # In his surge of gluttony, Bigal (the Not-Food alien) may have failed to
> > # notice that the others in the merc group (including Foxmore) have moved
> > # well 'up-wind' of the carnage.  Maybe a mile or two?  (closer? ;)

# Ooops.   Welcome to net.propogation-lag.

>Jones then went to the wagon, extracted a battle axe, and proceeded
>to use it as a pry-bar on a portion of the wagon.  Soon the 
>hidden space came open, revealing several dark green tubes, a
>dull black weapon (an M60, belt fed, gas operated, calibre .308
>machine gun), and several linked belts of ammunition. [Jones grinned...
>Goblins, hmmm?  Let them come!].

Metaphorically panting, the NotFood catches up with the rest of the
group in time to watch them dig in.  He registers more than a small
amount of shock at an M60 here.  The NotFood pauses, and finally decides
to act.

He invisibly flows inside the M60, finds all the small moving parts he
can, and acid-corrodes them.

Meanwhile writing appears on the surface most visible to Foxmore, "Foxie,
can you pull Jones over here?  I need to talk to the two of you about
Appropriate Technology.  I'm afraid that giving my presence away is the
only way to stop him from committing a really BIG anachronism."