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    Oronis flies high above New Kurn.  He could not let his people see the worry plain upon his face.  Arbistor should have gotten a message out about the rituals by now.  His hope is that his greatest mage and friend has succumbed to neither Lalali-Puy's templars nor the sands of Athas.  All he can do for now is wait.  Sending a party to find Arbistor would be too great a risk with too little of a chance for success.  He cannot afford to lose more good men trying to find Arbistor.     High above the free city-state of New Kurn, Oronis feels t

The Journal at the End of the World Author: Tim Snyder I'm writing this journal while I have time.  Given what's happened, I believe that it is a good idea to have a written record of what has happened so that people might learn from these events. It was like any other day.  I was on my computer.  I guess that I always am... Anyway.  The power goes out.  I figured some bug in the system took it down.  Lappy dies on me, but when I opened him up, I didn't notice anything wrong.  Until I looked closer at his power supply; it was fried.  I replaced it, and he started working again.  I shut him down to save on his battery.  Yes, I name my elec

Chess An eight by eight board.  White plays first. Pawns.  Move forward one (or two at first).  Diagonal attacks. Rooks.  Horizontal or Vertical across the board. Bishops.  Diagonal to visible spots. Knights.  Two in one direction then one perpendicular.  Watch for their jumps. Queens.  Combined Rook and Bishop.  Don't be overrelient on it. Kings.  Moves one space, but you must protect him. Pawns start by inhibiting your stonger pieces. Castling.  Your King and a Rook musn't have moves. Move King two towards Rook and switch the latter over. En passant.  It's a surprising attack.  When a pawn moves forward two, it can be taken by a

 "I'll only buy one," Auz Malenz promised himself. The seventeen year old boy walked down the copper walkway.  Steam billowed out from random valves.  Gears turned as the station rotated for better lighting.  The copper reflected the sunlight, illuminating the station.  The beauty of the stark contrast against the blackness of space is lost on the lifelong inhabitants, but Auz still enjoyed it.  A whoosh of water was heard in the pipes as the walkways are cooled against the heat of the sun. Auz turned onto The Promenade.  As usual, many people stared at him for donning the substandard clothes he enjoys, a sleeveless shirt (the sleeve havi

No hope. No cure. Nobody is going to save us. All dead. Better safe than sorry. Go to the park. Army's evacing everybody out.       Thank God! Where is the army! They're around! They just pulled back. The army's not coming back. Get out. The army's left us to die. All left for dead. Nobody is going to save us. No hope. No cure. I'm gonna go to Church. Better safe than sorry. God is dead. All dead. No hope. No cure. Board up and wait. Better safe than sorry. Anybody left? If you can read this, meet me at Mercy. I'm happier now, no zombie is safe from Chicago Ted. No hope. No cure. No zombie is safe. -Chicago Ted

Chess White, then black. One move per turn. Anything to protect the King. Pawns start as inhibiting moves with diagonal attacks.  Their French move is a surprise when used.  Their transformation is their power. The Queen is the power piece but over reliance on her is a novice mistake. Castles, or Rooks, are infinitely one dimension. Bishops are skewed Rooks but will only stay with one color. Knights are peculiar.  The L move is often overlooked when visualizing pieces. The King is slow, but can switch over Rooks. Quick to learn basics. Years to learn strategies. Decades to master. Shogi No colors. Just pieces

 "I'll only buy one," Auz Malenz promised himself. The seventeen year old boy walked down the copper walkway.  Steam billowed out from random valves.  Gears turned as the station rotated for better lighting.  The copper reflected the sunlight, illuminating the station.  The beauty of the stark contrast against the blackness of space is lost on the lifelong inhabitants, but Auz still enjoyed it.  A whoosh of water was heard in the pipes as the walkways are cooled against the heat of the sun. Auz turned onto The Promenade.  As usual, many people stared at him for donning the substandard clothes he enjoys, a sleeveless shirt (the sleeve havi