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12. Sheila's flight had fortunately just landed at JFK when all of the power in the DC-10 went out at the same time that all of the airport lights went out, including the onion field.

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Originally posted by coquette
12. Sheila's flight had fortunately just landed at JFK when all of the power in the DC-10 went out at the same time that all of the airport lights went out, including the onion field.
13. Times were tough, what with the skyrocketing price of Avgas, and the airport authority at JFK was now thinking that perhaps they would also consider growing more cash crops to offset the loss of revenue from the "dying off" of so many airlines. Sheila thought to herself,"OK the oil thing may have been a short term venture but maybe there's something in this cash crop business. I'll have to call Fritz and see what he thinks" Of course there was no way to do that as her cell phone was dead too.

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14. After a few seconds, everyone in the hospitals and other crticial facilities were expecting the power to come back on. After about 10 seconds, people suspected that something very serious had happened.

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Originally posted by coquette
14. After a few seconds, everyone in the hospitals and other crticial facilities were expecting the power to come back on. After about 10 seconds, people suspected that something very serious had happened.
15. At that moment in a cave on a small island in the south Pacific Boris turned to Natasha and said, "It works. I told you it would. With the click of the mouse the satelite has done it's job. Now once more and all is restored and the call will be made". Natasha looked at Boris and said, "Boris I always knew you were more than just a pretty face. The world is our oyster and we are about to shuck it". They both laughed, that menacing laugh of someone who knows that THEY are in control.

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16. Then President W demanded to know why the baseball game was delayed and when the staff explained about the power outage he ordered that it be put back on immediately.

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"Gone Were The Flowers"



Chapter Two... False Nexus
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17. The power came back on, just as President W ordered and all seemed well. A strange call came in to the main switchboard, "Vee demand 1 trillion Euros to be "invested" in certain equities within 48 hours or the power will be turned off again. This next time the power will be turned off for one hour and the demand will go to 10 trillion Euros. 48 hours!"

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18. The operator placed the call "on hold" so that she could transfer it to the proper authority, and while "long life the chief" played on the loop, the ALERT button was pushed to begin the trace and notify the Secret Service.

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19. Doyle was frustrated to have to wait for the reboot.

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Originally posted by coquette
19. Doyle was frustrated to have to wait for the reboot.
20. President W asked, "Where exactly is Hoboken? Sounds like something from Lord of the Rings or Seasame Street, which by the way was my favourite show last year. Did you know that they actually have the alphabet for a sponser? Boy someone has a lot of pull." Doyle rolled his eyes and said, "Ya right whatever sir, in the meantime what do we do..pay the money or wait to see if THEY can actually pull this off or more to the point turn this off?" The president just smiled and said , " And ya know what? Sometimes they even have numbers as sponsers" Doyle turned around and left the Oval Office thinking "and we voted him in".

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Originally posted by coquette
19. Doyle was frustrated to have to wait for the reboot.
20. Phony explanations held about as much appeal as superficial differences without distinction. Doyle was well versed in the role

of taboos, as the evolved system of unwritten behavioral code in all cultures. The less than obvious, though bold, polarization of these

codes within closet sub strata held an ongoing fascination for him. Immersed in an involuntary effort to connect the disparate threads

of recent events, Doyle became oblivious to the immediate reality of his equipment's status... waiting patiently and back on line.

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
20. Phony explanations held about as much appeal as superficial differences without distinction. Doyle was well versed in the role

of taboos, as the evolved system of unwritten behavioral code in all cultures. The less than obvious, though bold, polarization of these

codes within closet sub strata held an ongoing fascination for him. Immersed in a ...[text shortened]... vious to the immediate reality of his equipment's status... waiting patiently and back on line.
21. Doyle said to himself, Where the hell did that come from....oh wait now I remember...I've got to stop taking those little yellow pills...What did the guy call call them? was it Yellow Sunshine...ya that was it and now that I'm semi lucid I do recall him saying that there would be "side effect" but I don't remember them being that I'd become so verbose. Oh well onward and upward".



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22. Katrina, the svelte double agent from limpopo, entered the suite and reported to Boris that the W-House has foolishly declined to meet the demand for payment, actually claiming that the blackout would be good for the environment. Talk about SPIN!

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Originally posted by coquette
22. Katrina, the svelte double agent from limpopo, entered the suite and reported to Boris that the W-House has foolishly declined to meet the demand for payment, actually claiming that the blackout would be good for the environment. Talk about SPIN!
23. Boris SPUN around and said, "Fine, instruct Ludvig to engage the magnet but instead of just an hour do it for two. I'll show that "peabrain" that I'm serious.

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