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From: suhre@trwrba.UUCP (Maurice E. Suhre)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Letter of apology after Xmas (rot)
Message-ID: <1224@trwrba.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 11-Jan-85 18:30:34 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 11 18:30:34 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 14-Jan-85 04:42:38 EST
Organization: TRW EDS, Redondo Beach, CA
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Qrne Sevraqf:

Jura V pnzr vagb gur bssvpr guvf zbevat, V abgvprq n fbeg bs
trareny srryvat bs hasevraqyvarff, naq fvapr frireny bs lbh
bcrayl pnyyrq zr n qvegl fba bs n ovgpu gb zl snpr, V xabj
gung V zhfg unir qbar fbzrguvat jebat ng gur bssvpr cnegl ynfg
Sevqnl.  Gur bssvpr znantre pnyyrq zr gbqnl sebz gur ubfcvgny,
naq nf guvf vf zl ynfg qnl, V'q yvxr gb gnxr guvf jnl bs 
ncbybtvmvat gb nyy bs lbh.  V jbhyq cersre fcrnxvat gb rirelobql
crefbanyyl, ohg lbh nyy frrz gb tb qrns naq qhzo jurarire V gel
gb gnyx gb lbh.

Svefg, gb bhe qrne naq orybirq obff, Ze. Fvzbaf, V nz fbeel sbe
nyy gur guvatf V pnyyrq lbh Sevqnl nsgreabba.  V nz irel zhpu
njner gung lbh sngure vf abg n onobba, abe vf lbhe zbgure n
Puvarfr juber.  Lbhe jvsr vf n qryvtugshy jbzna, naq zl fgbel
bs ohlvat ure sbe 50 pragf va Gvwhnan jnf fgevpgyl n svtzrag bs zl
vzntvangvba.  Lbhe puvyqera ner haqbhogrqyl lbhef, gbb.  Nobhg gur
jngre pbbyre vapvqrag -- jryy, lbh'yy arire xabj ubj onqyl V srry
nobhg vg, naq V ubcr gurl qvqa'g uheg lbhe urnq jura gurl jrer gelvat
gb trg gur tynff wht bss.

Gb pbzryl Zvff Nfuol, V rkcerff zl qrrcrfg erterg; va zl bja qrsrafr,
V zhfg erzvaq lbh gung lbh frrzrq gb rawbl bhe yvggyr rfpncnqr ba gur
fgnvejnl nf zhpu nf V qvq hagvy gur onaavfgre oebxr naq jr sryy rvtug
srrg gb gur ynaqvat orybj.  Va fcvgr bs gur ehcgher lbh vapheerq jura
V ynaqrq ba gbc bs lbh, V'z fher lbh jvyy nqzvg gung jura jr ynaqrq,
vg jnf bar bs gur ovttrfg guevyyf lbh'ir rire unq.

Fnz Senaxyva, lbh byq phff, lbh'ir whfg tbg gb sbetvir zr sbe gung
yvggyr cenax V cynlrq ba lbh.  Vs V unq xabja lbh jrer tbbfrl, V'q
arire unir qbar vg.  Vg pbhyq unir orra n ybg jbefr vs gung sng
ynql unqa'g orra fgnaqvat evtug haqre gur jvaqbj lbh whzcrq guebhtu.
Fur oebxr lbhe snyy n ybg.  Crbcyr unir orra xvyyrq snyyvat guerr
fgbevrf.

Ze. Tenl, V erterg gryyvat gur sverzra vg jnf lbh jub ghearq va gur
snyfr nynez.  Ohg, bs pbhefr, V unq ab jnl bs xabjvat gung gurl
jbhyq or fhpu onq fcbegf nobhg vg.  Gubfr sver ubfrf fher unir n
ybg bs cerffher, qba'g gurl?  Naq gur jngre vf fb pbyq!  Nyfb, byq
ohqql, V qvqa'g fnl lbhe jvsr unq n jneg--V bayl fnvq vg sryg yvxr vg.

Ovyy Gubznf:  V xabj ubj lbh zhfg sryg nobhg zr bcravat gur qbbe gb
gur zbc pybfrg fhqqrayl--zhfg unir fgnegyrq lbh naq Zvff Svapu dhvgr
onqyl.  Naq jura V guvax bs ubj uneq lbh ohzcrq lbhe puva ba gur fvax
jura lbh orag bire gb chyy hc lbhe cnagf--vg whfg znxrf zr fvpx.  
Jr'yy unir gb trg gbtrgure sbe qvaare fbzr avtug nsgre gur qragvfg
svavfurf lbhe cyngrf.

Zvff Oebja, gur bayl rkphfr V pna bssre sbe fgrnyvat nyy bs lbhe
pybgurf naq uvqvat gurz jura V sbhaq lbh unq cnffrq bhg va gur ynqvrf
erfg ebbz vf gung V jnf qehax.  Nyfb, V jnag lbh gb xabj V jnf irel
rzoneenffrq jura V pbhyqa'g erzrzore jurer V uvq gurz naq lbh unq
gb tb ubzr va gung byq fbsn pbire.  Unatvat lbhe snyfvrf bhg ba gur
synt cbyr jnf n ovg gbb zhpu, V thrff, ohg, yvxr V fnvq, V jnf n 
yvggyr qehax.

Gb nyy gur erfg bs lbh, V'z fbeel.  Frggvat Zef. Obgg'f ynpr cnagvrf
ba sver frrzrq n shaal vqrn ng gur gvzr, naq vg znxrf zr fnq gb urne
gung ure uhfonaq vf qvibepvat ure orpnhfr bs vg.  Cvffvat va rirelbar'f
qevax jnf va onq gnfgr, naq abg gryyvat lbh hagvy lbh nyy unq qehax vg,
gung jnf jbefr.

Abj gung V'ir ncbybtvmrq gb nyy, naq V xabj gung V nz sbetvira, V unir 
n ovt fhecevfr sbe lbh.  Rira gubhtu V qba'g jbex urer nal zber, V'z tbvat
gb qb zl qneaqrfg gb trg onpx sbe gur Fhzzre Cvpavp.

				Jnezrfg crefbany ertneqf gb nyy,