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From: jim@srs.UUCP (Jim Echmalian)
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Subject: A day in the life of a crepitatorSubject: A day in the life of a crepitator
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Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 08:49:46 EST
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	Guvf fgbel vf qrqvpngrq gb nyy gubfr jub fhssre sebz
hapbagebyynoyr nggnpxf bs gung hapbzsbegnoyr, rzoneenffvat, naq
bqbevsrebhf nssyvpgvba cebqhprq ol na rkprff bs yrthzr va gur qvrg.

	Gurer jnf n zna jub vaqhytrq va uvf terngrfg cyrnfher, rngvat
onxrq ornaf, ohg fhssrerq sebz greevoyr pnfrf bs gur pbzzba bssrafvir
nsgrerssrpg bs gung sbbq, zhpu gb gur naablnapr bs uvf sevraqf naq
nffbpvngrf. Riraghnyyl guvf zna zneevrq, naq orpnhfr ur ybirq naq
erfcrpgrq uvf jvsr, ur jnf pbzcryyrq gb fnpevsvpr uvf snibevgr sbbq
gb cerfreir uvf zneevntr. 
	Yvsr jnf svar hagvy bar qnl jura guvf zna'f pne oebxr qbja
ba gur jnl ubzr sebz jbex. Ur cubarq uvf jvsr gb yrg ure xabj gung ur
jbhyq or yngr sbe qvaare, fvapr ur unq gb jnyx ubzr. Fur gbyq uvz gb
uheel, fvapr fur jnf cercnevat fbzrguvat fcrpvny. Ur uheevrq, ohg ba
gur jnl ur cnffrq n qryv, jurer gur bqbe bs onxrq ornaf naq uvf tebjvat
uhatre znqr uvz fgbc. "N yvggyr fbzrguvat gb gvqr zr bire pbhyqa'g uheg,"
ur gubhtug, naq ur ragrerq gur qryv naq vzcehqragyl qribherq guerr cyngrf
shyy bs ornaf. Gur erfg bs uvf jnyx jnf chapghngrq ol abvfl oerjvatf
bs na vaare fgbez, naq zvabe jneavat fubgf sebz gur erne. Jura ur
neevirq ubzr, ur xarj n ebhtu riravat jnf va fgber. Uvf jvsr terrgrq uvz
rkpvgrqyl naq fnvq, "Qneyvat, trg ernql sbe n fhecevfr sbe qvaare
gbavtug." Fur oyvaqsbyqrq uvz naq frngrq uvz ng gur gnoyr. Whfg nf fur
jnf nobhg gb erzbir gur oyvaqsbyq, gur cubar enat. Fur gbyq uvz gb xrrc
gur oyvaqsbyq ba hagvy fur erghearq, naq uheevrq gb nafjre gur cubar.
Guvf jnf whfg gur punapr ur jnf jnvgvat sbe, orpnhfr gur cerffher vafvqr
uvz unq orra ohvyqvat gb gur ohefgvat cbvag. Fb ur yvsgrq bar purrx naq
yrg tb n oynfg gung fubbx gur gnoyr naq svyyrq gur ebbz jvgu n anhfrngvat
errx. Ab fbbare unq gur nve pyrnerq jura nabgure hapbzsbegnoyr srryvat
uvg uvz. Gur pbairefngvba va gur arkg ebbz jnf tbvat fgebat, fb ur 
eryrnfrq n frpbaq ohefg gung yvsgrq uvz na vapu sebz uvf frng naq fghax
jbefg guna gur svefg. Ur cnavpxvyl snaarq gur nve naq znantrq gb fhoqhr
gur fzryy orsber uvf jvsr uhat hc gur cubar. Fur ragrerq gur ebbz naq 
gbyq uvz vg jnf nyevtug gb erzbir gur oyvaqsbyq. Ur qvq, naq gurer 
fvggvat nebhaq uvz ng gur gnoyr jrer gur gra thrfgf sbe uvf fhecevfr
qvaare cnegl.