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VOLUME SEVEN, ISSUE EIGHT                                 March 13th, 2000&lt;br /&gt;
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                            TABLE OF CONTENTS&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                           Calendar of Events&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                             NEWS &amp;amp; REPORTS&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                          PK Doubles Tournament&lt;br /&gt;
                           Connection Analysis&lt;br /&gt;
                            RP Tips  Contest!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                               LEGENDITES&lt;br /&gt;
                              Announcements&lt;br /&gt;
                             Morcant's Triumph&lt;br /&gt;
                            The McDougan Report&lt;br /&gt;
                              Bloody Pirates!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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/__|                    UPCOMING CALENDAR OF EVENTS                   |__\&lt;br /&gt;
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          [All times are system time unless otherwise specified]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
          \/*\/*\/*\/*\/*\/*\/*\/ March \/*\/*\/*\/*\/*\/*\/*\/&lt;br /&gt;
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           Thursday,  March 16,  7:00 pm        Q &amp;amp; A Session&lt;br /&gt;
           Friday,    March 17,    Happy St. Patrick's Day!&lt;br /&gt;
           Thursday,  March 23,  7:00 pm        Q &amp;amp; A Session&lt;br /&gt;
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                       The Pk Doubles Championship Report&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The March 5 tournament was a popular success, with 45 participants on the&lt;br /&gt;
tourney port and 20-odd players listening to the play by play channel! Here&lt;br /&gt;
are the results:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Featherweight Division&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Toafu &amp;amp; Watson vs Fuego &amp;amp; Starcon&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Round 1: Fuego kills Watson,  Fuego kills Toafu&lt;br /&gt;
Round 2: Fuego kills Watson, Fuego kills Toafu&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*!Winners: Fuego &amp;amp; Starcon!*&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Lightweight Division&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Battle 1: Zenith &amp;amp; Shadar vs Z'x &amp;amp; Twitch&lt;br /&gt;
Z'x kills Zenith, Z'x kills Shadar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Battle 2: Sabu &amp;amp; Galuf vs Z'x &amp;amp; Twitch&lt;br /&gt;
Sabu kills Twitch, Sabu kills Z'x&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Battle 3: Sabu &amp;amp; Galuf vs Z'x &amp;amp; Twitch&lt;br /&gt;
Galuf kills Twitch, Sabu kills Z'x after 3 para warcries&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*!Winners: Galuf &amp;amp; Sabu!*&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Middleweight Division&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Round 1, Fight 1: Quimby &amp;amp; Ishmael vs Kinslayer &amp;amp; Visi&lt;br /&gt;
Ishmael kills Visi, Ishmael kills Kinslayer. Ishmael &amp;amp; Quimby advance.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Round 1, Fight 2: Aginor &amp;amp; Viagra vs Garaptor &amp;amp; Skullkrusher&lt;br /&gt;
Skullkrusher kills Viagra, Aginor kills Garaptor, Skullkrusher kills Aginor.&lt;br /&gt;
Skullkrusher and Garaptor advance.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Final Round, Fight 1: Skullkrusher kills Quimby, Garaptor kills Ishmael.&lt;br /&gt;
Skullkrusher &amp;amp; Garaptor win the first of two.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Final Round, Fight 2: Garaptor killed. Skullkrusher kills Quimby. Ishmael&lt;br /&gt;
dies to Skullkrusher.  Skullkrusher &amp;amp; Garaptor win the second of two.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*!Winners: Skullkrusher &amp;amp; Garaptor!*&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Heavyweight Division&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Round 1, Fight 1: Xena &amp;amp; LadyDagger vs Phantoom &amp;amp; Magnifico&lt;br /&gt;
Magnifico kills Xena, Magnifico kills LadyDagger. Magnifico and Phantoom&lt;br /&gt;
advance.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Round 1, Fight 2: Lancelot &amp;amp; Archmage vs Al' &amp;amp; Doctorbob&lt;br /&gt;
Lancelot kills DoctorBob, Archmage kills Al'. Lancelot &amp;amp; Archmage advance.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Round 1, Fight 3: Pobby &amp;amp; Vith-Tir vs Witold &amp;amp; Straussy&lt;br /&gt;
Straussy kills Pobby, Witold kills Vith_Tir.  Witold &amp;amp; Straussy advance.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Round 1, Fight 4: Sammael &amp;amp; Barabas vs Nosferatu &amp;amp; Hitman&lt;br /&gt;
Hitman kills Barabas, Nosferatu kills Sammael. Hitman &amp;amp; Nosferatu advance.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rount 1, Fight 5: Alejandro &amp;amp; MatthewBlue vs Zalbag &amp;amp; Destiny&lt;br /&gt;
MatthewBlue kills Destiny, MatthewBlue kills Zalbag.  Alejandro &amp;amp; MatthewBlue&lt;br /&gt;
advance.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Round 2 Begins&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Round 2, Fight 1: Magnifico &amp;amp; Phantoom vs Lancelot &amp;amp; Archmage&lt;br /&gt;
Archmage kills Magnifico, Lancelot kills Phantoom. Lancelot &amp;amp; Archmage advance.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Round 2, Fight 2: Witold &amp;amp; Straussy vs Hitman &amp;amp; Nosferatu.&lt;br /&gt;
Hitman kills Witold, Nosferatu kills Straussy. Hitman &amp;amp; Nosferatu advance.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Alejandro &amp;amp; Matthewblue get a BYE&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Round 3 Begins&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Round 3, Fight 1: Alejandro &amp;amp; Matthewblue vs Lancelot &amp;amp; Archmage&lt;br /&gt;
Lancelot kills MatthewBlue, Archmage kills Alejandro. Lancelot &amp;amp; Archmage&lt;br /&gt;
advance.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Round 3, Fight 2: Hitman &amp;amp; Nosferatu vs Alejandro &amp;amp; Matthewblue&lt;br /&gt;
Nosferatu kills MatthewBlue, Nosferatu kills Alejandro. Hitman and Nosferatu&lt;br /&gt;
adv&lt;br /&gt;
ance.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Final Round: Hitman &amp;amp; Nosferatu vs Archmage &amp;amp; Lancelot&lt;br /&gt;
Nosferatu kills Archmage, Nosferatu kills Lancelot.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*!Winners:Nosferatu &amp;amp; Hitman!* &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Congratulations to all who participated!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                LegendMUD February Connection Analysis&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                      Peak Mortal Players 73&lt;br /&gt;
                       Average Peak was 60&lt;br /&gt;
                    Peak PK Enabled Players 23&lt;br /&gt;
             Pkenabled Characters represent approximately&lt;br /&gt;
                      21% of active players.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The first two tables below show the Average Mortal Players and Average&lt;br /&gt;
PK Enabled Players connected to Legend by hour of the day as polled&lt;br /&gt;
approximately on the hour system time during the period noted above.&lt;br /&gt;
The third table shows the same averages calculated by the day of week.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
              hour  0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11&lt;br /&gt;
              ------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
              avg  41 36 30 27 24 22 17 18 20 23 24 31&lt;br /&gt;
              pke   7  6  5  3  5  4  2  2  2  4  4  4&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
              hour 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23&lt;br /&gt;
              ------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
              avg  29 34 34 42 41 46 44 46 50 53 50 51&lt;br /&gt;
              pke   4  5  5  8  9 10  7  9 10 11 11 12&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
              day   MON  TUE  WED  THU  FRI  SAT  SUN&lt;br /&gt;
              ------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
              avg    35   32   37   36   35   38   39&lt;br /&gt;
              pke     7    7    7    7    7    9    9&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
                 - - - * * * Role Play Tips Contest * * * - - -&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Got your attitude all sorted out? Know how to write really cool RP triggers&lt;br /&gt;
and when to use them? Manage to stay IC even when dying or DT'ing? In short,&lt;br /&gt;
think you really got it all down where it matters? This is your chance to&lt;br /&gt;
make something off your skills.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Not everyone is a role-play expert, and not everyone feel comfortable asking&lt;br /&gt;
more experienced role-players for tips and ideas. Now we're asking you to&lt;br /&gt;
write up your best tip and send it in for this contest. Describe your tip in&lt;br /&gt;
approx. 5-50 lines (please, no more, other people want to write in the LT&lt;br /&gt;
too!). Send it to lt@legendmud.org. The best three entries (judged by an&lt;br /&gt;
informal gathering of caffeine-overdosed immortals) will be rewarded a prize&lt;br /&gt;
token.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Tips may include anything - a listing of your favorite role-play triggers -&lt;br /&gt;
how to introduce yourself to new people - how to keep game statistics and&lt;br /&gt;
data IC when discussing them - how to write up a cool description - how to&lt;br /&gt;
use moods and socials for maximum effect - you name it, we print it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-Kae&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
             ________________________&lt;br /&gt;
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                   &lt;br /&gt;
                              Announcements&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I have found that with the help of Xerox, my beloved, that I no longer live &lt;br /&gt;
within the shadows and that I no longer need to live inthe illusion of the &lt;br /&gt;
Everliving Queen of Telosia.  I shall be known as:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 a beautiful scholar (short)&lt;br /&gt;
 A beautiful scholar stands here, reading her books. (long desc)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                                  *-*-*&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Krillen has reached 100 million experience!&lt;br /&gt;
TheThing has reached 100 million experience!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                                  *-*-*&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                                Clan News&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It is my pleasure to welcome Sister Gangrene back into the sisterhood of&lt;br /&gt;
the Grand Coven after a period of  long absence. She has been missed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Marcel Alexander, Esquire.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Defenders of the Old Code Clan was disbanded by Serpent_Mage. There are&lt;br /&gt;
currently 18 RP clans and 8 PK clans.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                                  *-*-*&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                                 My Outlook&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I came to this realm looking for something new, as well as looking for my&lt;br /&gt;
misbegotten parents.  I found them, naturally, but things were a bit&lt;br /&gt;
different.  They were divorced and my mother is going to marry this guy named&lt;br /&gt;
Xerox.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It's not as though I'm opposed to him marrying her, but I'll never call him&lt;br /&gt;
father, Aginor is my only father.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Just a general complaint, why can't I find a pack of cigarrettes when I need&lt;br /&gt;
them?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I know I sound pretty low-born, but that's just who I am:  Daimon Shadowmage,&lt;br /&gt;
cronic smoker and ruthless villian, also a player of the game of Houses.&lt;br /&gt;
Deal with it, people.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-- Daimon Shadowmage.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                         Morcant's Triumph&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Greetings Legendites,&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Just letting you know that I decided to definately rid my island of these&lt;br /&gt;
whinning peasants known as Britons.  I'm currently using the services of a&lt;br /&gt;
Lindisfarne scribe so he can write down what I wanted to tell you. Indeed,&lt;br /&gt;
I've never learned how to write, which is not a flaw when you are constantly&lt;br /&gt;
away, battling, killing and rampaging.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Let it be known, that I, Morcant, son of Morccen, War chief of the Saxons,&lt;br /&gt;
have permanently killed the annoying brat know as the Briton Boy. I was&lt;br /&gt;
getting tired with Eanmund, who was constantly letting him flee back to his&lt;br /&gt;
pathetic hut in the woods.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Eanmund's been warned for his lack of performance and the Briton Boy&lt;br /&gt;
beheaded. I now wear the severed head around my waist as a trophy.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Morcant ap Morccen&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Nota Bene from the scribe : Help! Help! I have his axe over my head as I'm&lt;br /&gt;
writing, I'm afraid these are my last words..God Bless y... *slash*&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                            The McDougan Report&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the shixth shentury Bee Shee, Cyaxares invited a greet noomber o'&lt;br /&gt;
Shcythiansh wha hed taken o'er Pershia tae a banquet, goot them droonk, and&lt;br /&gt;
then shlaughtered them, akkerdin tae Herodotus.  Noo, Akkerdin tae the&lt;br /&gt;
Anglo-shakshon Cronichle, the Shcythiansh eventually moved tae a wee plashe&lt;br /&gt;
cauled Shcotland, where they became knoown ash pichtsh.&lt;br /&gt;
    In the 8th shentury, Kenneth MacAlpine, a Shcot, deshided tae conquer&lt;br /&gt;
the pictsh.  He invited the Pictish leadersh tae a banquet, got them droonk,&lt;br /&gt;
and shlaughtered them.&lt;br /&gt;
    Thish wash repeated later, after the shcotsh and pictsh hed intermarried&lt;br /&gt;
enoof fer it tae be practichal ageen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    Noo, wi' aul tha' gettin them droonk and shlaughterin gaein aroond, ish&lt;br /&gt;
oonly natchral tha' eventually the Pictish blood wad shearch fer a sholution&lt;br /&gt;
tae it.  Noo, the McDoogan clan ish droonk alreedy, can dreenk mashive&lt;br /&gt;
amoontsh, and dunnae pash oot in the nairmal run o' thingsh.  We can ushe&lt;br /&gt;
our weeponsh befeer a banquet and dreenkin sheshion joosht ash weel ash&lt;br /&gt;
afteer.  Shae ish oonly logichal we came aroond, aye?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-Thalgenael McDoogan.  Och, the wondersh o' shpontanioush generatioon froom&lt;br /&gt;
guttersh.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                                Bloody Pirates&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As I walked back into the USL shop, I was wringing the water out of my&lt;br /&gt;
clothes when Mertjai popped her head from behind the counter.  &amp;quot;What happened&lt;br /&gt;
to you Mel?!  You're soaking wet!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Oh, they said there'd be treasure galore.   They said it'd be a foon&lt;br /&gt;
adventure.  It wus all roobish as I almost got meself killed in the&lt;br /&gt;
Carribean.  Bloody pirates,&amp;quot; I grumbled as I pulled off my Nike Air Max&lt;br /&gt;
running shoes and emptied the water.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Bad day, I suppose, huh?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I plopped myself in one of the chairs and sat down shivering in the cold.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Bad day?!  Yah, ya could say that.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Well, what happened anyway?&amp;quot; Mertjai asked as she brought over a towel for&lt;br /&gt;
me.&lt;br /&gt;
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I bundled myself up in the towel and tried to warm myself in front of the&lt;br /&gt;
fire.  &amp;quot;Ya see, it all started after I 'ad loonch in Tortuga.  I wus on me&lt;br /&gt;
way down ta the beach when I boomped inta a huge group oov people along the&lt;br /&gt;
way.  I asked them where they wus goin', and the leader replied that they wus&lt;br /&gt;
lookin' for pirate's treasure hidden away soomwhere on Turtle Island.  He&lt;br /&gt;
also needed the help oov a medic.  So bein' a nice girl, I decided ta coom&lt;br /&gt;
and help.  It wusn't like I 'ad anythin' better ta do anyway.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Pirate's treasure?  Was it for a chest full of doubloons?&amp;quot;  Mertjai asked as&lt;br /&gt;
she poured a cup of tea for me.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Thanks.  Nah, it wus for a bloody ring! Our leader wus talkin' about 'ow&lt;br /&gt;
that ring 'ad soom sort oov magic, and that there wus lots oov gold for the&lt;br /&gt;
rest oov oos in return,&amp;quot; I said before taking a sip of the tea.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;A magical ring?  Sounds interesting, but why such a big group for a silly&lt;br /&gt;
ring?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Now that's the thing, the place wus said ta be haunted by the spirits oov&lt;br /&gt;
the pirates that hid the treasure away.  I thought it wus roobish oontil we&lt;br /&gt;
got ta the secret den.  It wus a tricky cavern that had ocean water drifting&lt;br /&gt;
in and out.  We figured out that every hour the water would rise oop ta the&lt;br /&gt;
top oov the cavern then drop back ta a very low level.  So we used a huge&lt;br /&gt;
raft and kept track oov the water level so we could hurry back ta the edge&lt;br /&gt;
oov the cavern.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;So what about the spirits?  Did they exist?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Oh, that wus the spookiest thing ever!  Froom all over the place, skeletons&lt;br /&gt;
came out oov nowhere, attackin' all oov oos left and right.  I wus so scared&lt;br /&gt;
I almost dropped me scalpel inta the water.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Poor thing,&amp;quot; Mertjai said with a pout.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Well, I eventually got used ta it, oontill we came ta the end oov the&lt;br /&gt;
cavern.  We found the whole loot all over a mossy bank.  There wus literally&lt;br /&gt;
piles oov gold all over, and in the middle wus a boonch oov bones with a&lt;br /&gt;
glowing ring on it's hand.  As our leader tried ta pry off the ring froom the&lt;br /&gt;
bony hand, the pile oov bones came alive, and cursed oos all for tryin' ta&lt;br /&gt;
steal a pirate captain's treasure.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Omigod!  Did anyone get hurt?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Nah, we eventually killed 'im off with only a few deep cuts that I wus &lt;br /&gt;
able ta take care oov.  After I bandaged oop the last injury, everyone wus &lt;br /&gt;
in a festive mood.  They wus splittin' the gold and stoofin' the loot in &lt;br /&gt;
their bags and pockets while our leader wus all 'appy about his new ring.  &lt;br /&gt;
That wus when I could've sworn I heard a rumblin' noise echoing through the &lt;br /&gt;
cavern. As soon as I turned around, I saw a huge wall oov water rooshin' &lt;br /&gt;
toward me!  I took a deep breath and braced meself as we wus knocked off the &lt;br /&gt;
raft.  When I opened me eyes I saw the lot oov 'em gagging, tryin' ta swim &lt;br /&gt;
oop for air while others were fightin' each other for a place ta hold on ta &lt;br /&gt;
the raft.  Our leader wus the only one still on the raft, and 'e wus kickin' &lt;br /&gt;
everyone off the bloody thing.  Served 'im right ta get smashed between the &lt;br /&gt;
raft and the ceiling when the water level quickly rose oop,&amp;quot; I said as a &lt;br /&gt;
paused for another sip of tea.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Eww, did everyone drown?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Well, the water level began to drop down and I gasped for the air pocket &lt;br /&gt;
in the cavern.  When I looked around, everyone else wusn't movin', joost &lt;br /&gt;
bobbing oop and down.  Since most oov 'em were luggin' around the gold, they &lt;br /&gt;
didn't 'ave a snowball's chance in hell ta survive the flood.  I wusn't even &lt;br /&gt;
able ta save one soul.&amp;quot;  I sunk my head into my hands as Mertjai came up and &lt;br /&gt;
hugged me reassuringly.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;There wasn't anything you could do about it, Mel.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I know, I know,&amp;quot; I said with a sigh, &amp;quot;Oy, remind me ta never go searchin' &lt;br /&gt;
for pirate's treasure ever again...especially in nice clothes.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Sure thing, Mel, sure thing,&amp;quot; Mertjai replied with a giggle.&lt;br /&gt;
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