From: Karl Low (gurugreat_at_hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Apr 19 2002 - 11:34:36 PDT
"Blasted rabbit!" I thought, as the little thing scurried out of sight. The thing had promised to lead me to my long-lost Alice, but now it was leaving me out here in the middle of.. the middle of.. "Now where the heck am I?" All around me were tall trees, so high and full that the sky could not be seen. The area was lit by some most luminous mushrooms, but after the earlier nonsense I knew better than to go snacking. "You are," came a languid reply "exactly where you will not be when you leave." Looking around I could not see the originator of the voice, though it had a familiar quality. Then up on a bough I noticed two glowing eyes peering down at me. "That really isn't much help," I called to the peculiar creature. "If what you want is help, then perhaps that is what you should ask for." A sly grin appeared below the eyes, "If, on the other hand, what you asked for is your location, then perhaps you should not be surprised if that," the creature paused yet again, "is what I provide." "Look, I just want to find Alice." "Oh. Well. That makes things entirely different. For that you'll have to speak with the Queen." "The Queen?" "The very same." I sighed, why couldn't anything down here give a straight answer? "Very well then. And where shall I find this Queen?" "Why, with the King of course. They are the only two Royals in this land." "Well where can I find the King then?" "Why obviously," the creature sputtered, "you'll find him with the Queen," its eyes slowly blinked as it gazed down at me. "It only makes sense after all, if the one is with the other, than the other shall be with the one." I determined then and there that if I ever got my hands on this annoying thing I would strangle the life from it. I tried again, "Well how shall I go about meeting the King and Queen?" "Oh, they'll be about I'm sure. Being the only two Royals we have though, I daresay you won't see them until after this round is done." "This round? What are you talking about?" "The truth, of course. I shall give you a hint," the creature said, and it seemed to be fading away as it spoke, "they are both of a numerical nature." "A what?" I called, but it was too late, the creature had vanished. Although its advice was remarkably unhelpful, I somehow knew that it was also all true. The Royals wouldn't make their appearance til after the end of the round, they were of a numerical nature, and I had to find them to save my beloved Alice. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx -- Rule Date: 2002-04-19 18:34:59 GMT
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