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Blake's avatar

It's comforting to read this post -- and the comments -- from people who have experiences so similar to mine. You who know who Jerry Pournelle (Chaos Mansion, right?) and Soft Machine are and sometimes burn old letters. I believe I even said exactly the same thing about needing some Sundman after reading Stephenson. I surely recall being in a McCrorys Five and Dime. I can still hear the voice of the ancient sales clerk there, in her librarian glasses: "Keen I help you boiz?" as she tried, obviously, to prevent us from shop-lifting -- which we, as obviously, were doing.

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I loved reading this. Sometimes life is indeed more interesting than fiction. ("Truth is stranger than fiction" also reminds me of an album by a band I can't remember called "Ruth is Stranger Than Richard") I got to know you, John, in a whole different way than I remember at Xavier, and I identify very much. I wish I had known you better then,...

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