Chapter 11: The Haunted Soda

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1quartzite
Giu 10, 2009, 10:36 am

The sun edged over the

2hailelib
Giu 10, 2009, 11:37 am

western horizon as we debated

3quartzite
Giu 11, 2009, 10:38 am

which way to go. Clearly,

4hailelib
Giu 11, 2009, 11:00 am

Mary needed to be out

5quartzite
Giu 11, 2009, 11:20 am

of the county, but the

6hailelib
Giu 11, 2009, 11:24 am

fuel gauge was telling us

7KnittyGritty
Giu 12, 2009, 7:22 am

that we might be pushing

8hailelib
Giu 12, 2009, 8:19 am

the bus soon. Oswald decided

9quartzite
Giu 12, 2009, 12:16 pm

to hitchhike to town and

10quartzite
Modificato: Giu 12, 2009, 12:17 pm

Questo messaggio è stato cancellato dall'autore.

11MyopicBookworm
Giu 12, 2009, 12:20 pm

look for a bus to

12quartzite
Giu 13, 2009, 6:30 am

siphon gas from since cash

13KnittyGritty
Giu 16, 2009, 4:17 am

was nonexistent with us. Plastic

14hailelib
Giu 16, 2009, 8:39 am

tubing was a problem since

15quartzite
Giu 16, 2009, 9:00 am

the chunk of garden hose

16beatles1964
Giu 16, 2009, 10:05 am

was worn and falling apart

Beatles1964

17KnittyGritty
Giu 17, 2009, 7:27 am

. Our only recourse now was

18hailelib
Giu 17, 2009, 7:32 am

getting as close to the

19quartzite
Giu 18, 2009, 9:00 am

county line as possible, then

20hailelib
Giu 18, 2009, 12:59 pm

all of us hiking over

21quartzite
Giu 19, 2009, 9:05 am

to get out of jusrisdiction

22KnittyGritty
Giu 20, 2009, 7:35 am

. Could we finally be on

23hailelib
Giu 20, 2009, 11:04 am

the last leg of our

24KnittyGritty
Giu 21, 2009, 5:03 am

fantastic journey? We were so

25quartzite
Giu 21, 2009, 9:44 am

bedraggled by this point that

26hailelib
Giu 21, 2009, 12:00 pm

everyone, even Elvis, needed a

27quartzite
Giu 22, 2009, 10:17 am

"freshening up" and in Smithers's

28hailelib
Giu 22, 2009, 12:25 pm

case it was particularly urgent.

29KnittyGritty
Giu 22, 2009, 3:33 pm

Would we finally be able

30hailelib
Giu 22, 2009, 4:10 pm

to stay in one spot

31quartzite
Giu 23, 2009, 10:12 am

long enough for a bath

32KnittyGritty
Giu 24, 2009, 5:27 am

-room wall to be demolished?

33hailelib
Giu 24, 2009, 7:49 am

Suddenly, the 'bus engine sputtered

34beatles1964
Giu 24, 2009, 8:49 am

coughed, coughed again then died

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35quartzite
Giu 24, 2009, 11:53 am

Mary began crying while Lola

36beatles1964
Giu 24, 2009, 12:07 pm

figured out our next move

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37quartzite
Giu 25, 2009, 12:00 pm

and 'Pops' wrung his hands.

38hailelib
Giu 25, 2009, 1:05 pm

"We've got to get to

39beatles1964
Giu 25, 2009, 4:10 pm

where we're going and then

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40hailelib
Giu 25, 2009, 4:49 pm

when we're safe, get some

41beatles1964
Giu 26, 2009, 7:12 am

much needed Fanta & Gins

Beatles1964

42hailelib
Giu 26, 2009, 9:20 am

."

Ted pointed out that we

43beatles1964
Giu 26, 2009, 11:32 am

needed to buy some supplies

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44quartzite
Giu 27, 2009, 4:39 am

but the closest town was

45hailelib
Giu 27, 2009, 7:30 am

a very long hike. With

46quartzite
Giu 28, 2009, 5:14 am

funds low, the situation was

47hailelib
Giu 28, 2009, 7:16 am

dire, to say the least.

48quartzite
Giu 28, 2009, 9:43 am

Then Lola spotted a cloud

49hailelib
Giu 28, 2009, 10:23 am

on the horizon, dark and

50quartzite
Giu 28, 2009, 10:29 am

moving fast along the road.

51hailelib
Giu 28, 2009, 1:28 pm

"Pops! We've got company!" Lola

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Shouted!! as they ran trying

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53quartzite
Giu 29, 2009, 9:15 am

see through the dust if

54hailelib
Giu 29, 2009, 9:22 am

there was any real danger.

55quartzite
Giu 29, 2009, 9:27 am

"It's Oswald!" Lola shouted "He's

56hailelib
Giu 29, 2009, 9:30 am

got a truck! Come on!"

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Giu 29, 2009, 12:54 pm

let's all get inside and

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58quartzite
Giu 30, 2009, 12:23 pm

head for the next county."

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Giu 30, 2009, 3:05 pm

Hoping to find something open

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60hailelib
Giu 30, 2009, 3:08 pm

where we could get supplies

61quartzite
Lug 1, 2009, 10:31 am

Oswald pulled into an all-night

62hailelib
Lug 1, 2009, 11:06 am

joint. He figured the gang would

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Lug 1, 2009, 1:27 pm

have a very long wait

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64quartzite
Lug 2, 2009, 11:10 am

while he organized a little

65hailelib
Lug 2, 2009, 11:46 am

feast, but it would be

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Lug 2, 2009, 11:53 am

after some strategic shoplifting filled

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Lug 2, 2009, 12:25 pm

their empty wallets & stomachs

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68hailelib
Lug 2, 2009, 12:33 pm

.

Pops left an IOU and

69KnittyGritty
Lug 2, 2009, 12:33 pm

Questo messaggio è stato cancellato dall'autore.

70KnittyGritty
Lug 2, 2009, 12:36 pm

we could finally try to

71quartzite
Lug 2, 2009, 1:59 pm

find a place to hole

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Lug 2, 2009, 2:06 pm

up for a little while

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73beatles1964
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Questo messaggio è stato cancellato dall'autore.

74beatles1964
Lug 2, 2009, 2:06 pm

Questo messaggio è stato cancellato dall'autore.

75hailelib
Lug 2, 2009, 5:09 pm

.

Lola remembered the cabin over

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Lug 3, 2009, 3:23 am

in Dead Man's Canyon that

77hailelib
Lug 3, 2009, 7:44 am

Pops used to have secret

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Lug 4, 2009, 12:28 pm

poker games in with his

79hailelib
Lug 4, 2009, 2:19 pm

old cronies. There the gang

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Lug 5, 2009, 7:36 am

get some sleep if not

81hailelib
Lug 5, 2009, 7:47 am

lots of it. And they

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Lug 5, 2009, 10:19 am

would have to bathe in

83hailelib
Lug 5, 2009, 12:13 pm

the hot spring that was

84KnittyGritty
Lug 6, 2009, 2:10 am

heated by the unpredictable volcano!!

85hailelib
Lug 6, 2009, 6:40 am

The gang arrived at the

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Lug 6, 2009, 12:27 pm

cabin grubbier than ever and

87BTRIPP
Lug 6, 2009, 1:02 pm

in desperate need of gin.

88hailelib
Lug 6, 2009, 1:20 pm

" First we eat, then everyone

89quartzite
Lug 7, 2009, 9:39 am

in the spring." "Spring first,

90hailelib
Lug 7, 2009, 3:35 pm

with a pitcher of Fanta

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Lug 8, 2009, 8:45 am

and gin, then supper. I

92hailelib
Lug 8, 2009, 9:40 am

think we all need some

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Lug 8, 2009, 9:42 am

quiet time," said Lola. Mary

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Lug 8, 2009, 10:21 am

agreed, so we all headed for

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Lug 8, 2009, 11:51 am

the spring with soap and

96hailelib
Lug 8, 2009, 12:37 pm

towels and drinks. The two

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Lug 10, 2009, 12:30 pm

girls wanted the rest of

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Lug 10, 2009, 1:25 pm

them to take the lower

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Lug 11, 2009, 4:19 am

pool so they could have

100hailelib
Lug 11, 2009, 4:24 am

a bit of privacy. "Pops'

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Lug 11, 2009, 4:33 am

herded the guys downstream, leaving

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Lug 11, 2009, 4:54 am

Mary and Lola to themselves.

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Lug 11, 2009, 6:26 am

Mary slid into the water

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Lug 11, 2009, 8:32 am

with a sigh of pleasure

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Lug 11, 2009, 11:31 am

floating lazily while Lola washed

106hailelib
Lug 11, 2009, 11:40 am

her hair and then poured

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Lug 11, 2009, 12:03 pm

a warm gin and Fanta.

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Lug 11, 2009, 12:08 pm

In the lower pool, the

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Lug 11, 2009, 12:49 pm

men were quickly becoming seriously

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zoned out in the warm

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Lug 12, 2009, 3:26 am

twilight evening. "Pop" climbed ashore

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Lug 12, 2009, 8:29 am

and headed for the nearest

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Lug 12, 2009, 8:49 am

large rock to sit on.

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Lug 12, 2009, 9:46 am

Slowly, everyone began to climb

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Lug 13, 2009, 9:04 am

out, but 'Pops' was dozing

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Lug 13, 2009, 1:02 pm

so Oswald shook him awake.

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Saying, we have to leave

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118hailelib
Lug 13, 2009, 2:54 pm

now. Dinner awaits!, Mary! Lola!"

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Lug 13, 2009, 3:52 pm

let's get a move on!!

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120hailelib
Lug 13, 2009, 4:01 pm

Finally, back at the cabin

121KnittyGritty
Lug 14, 2009, 7:38 am

the pitcher of iced Pepsi

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Lug 14, 2009, 8:12 am

mixed with Captain Morgan's Rum

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123BTRIPP
Lug 14, 2009, 8:24 am

waited ominously, like a warning.

 

124hailelib
Lug 14, 2009, 8:36 am

After downing some, we ate

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til we stuffed ourselves full

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Lug 14, 2009, 9:46 am

of Wonder bread and Twinkies

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drank Pepsi & Captain Morgan's

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128hailelib
Lug 14, 2009, 11:57 am

. Soon everyone crashed on the

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Lug 14, 2009, 11:59 am

floor, totally High & Drunk

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Lug 15, 2009, 9:06 am

except for Lola, as usual,

131hailelib
Lug 15, 2009, 9:15 am

who wandered into the bedroom

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totally naked with someone else

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Lug 15, 2009, 12:10 pm

's diary. She needed a quiet moment

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Lug 15, 2009, 1:18 pm

alone to be by herself

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135hailelib
Lug 15, 2009, 1:40 pm

but the soft bed beckoned

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Lug 15, 2009, 3:08 pm

and lulled her to sleep

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Lug 15, 2009, 10:06 pm

.

The next morning, a greatly

138beatles1964
Lug 16, 2009, 6:50 am

hung over bunch needed coffee

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139quartzite
Lug 16, 2009, 9:17 am

but the cabin was overheating

140hailelib
Lug 16, 2009, 10:05 am

so they trooped back to

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Lug 16, 2009, 10:08 am

the River & Skinny Dip

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142hailelib
Lug 16, 2009, 10:40 am

. Much refreshed after bathing and breakfast,

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Lug 16, 2009, 12:57 pm

Lola remembered the diary and

144beatles1964
Lug 16, 2009, 1:07 pm

read the juicy Entries/Gossip

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145hailelib
Lug 16, 2009, 1:28 pm

to see if there was

146KnittyGritty
Lug 17, 2009, 5:02 am

a clue to how we

147hailelib
Lug 17, 2009, 7:40 am

should proceed. But, alas, it

148quartzite
Lug 17, 2009, 8:54 am

held only Mary's list of

149hailelib
Lug 17, 2009, 8:58 am

her favorite blues musicians.

Meanwhile

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Lug 17, 2009, 1:24 pm

back at the cabin, Smithers

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151hailelib
Lug 17, 2009, 5:10 pm

polished off his gargantuan breakfast

152KnittyGritty
Lug 18, 2009, 4:46 am

of french toast with pineapple

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Lug 18, 2009, 4:47 am

chunks, leaving little food for

154hailelib
Lug 18, 2009, 8:22 am

a later snack. It was

155quartzite
Lug 18, 2009, 9:32 am

clear we couldn't stay here

156hailelib
Lug 18, 2009, 9:45 am

for very long, so a

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Lug 18, 2009, 1:18 pm

vote was taken whether to

158KnittyGritty
Lug 20, 2009, 4:45 am

end this saga on a

159hailelib
Lug 20, 2009, 9:20 am

high note by at last

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Lug 20, 2009, 10:34 am

by turning Mary in to

161hailelib
Lug 20, 2009, 11:52 am

the authorities.

"But, I didn't

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Lug 20, 2009, 12:52 pm

mean to," sobbed Mary, reducing

163hailelib
Lug 20, 2009, 1:41 pm

everyone else to tears, too.

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Lug 21, 2009, 9:58 am

"There, there" said 'Pops' patting

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Lug 21, 2009, 10:51 am

her shoulder, "We know you

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were pushed to the limit

167beatles1964
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keeping the Senator's Adulterous Affairs

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168hailelib
Lug 21, 2009, 12:58 pm

under cover. But, we don't

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Lug 21, 2009, 1:41 pm

mind knowing the famous women

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170KnittyGritty
Lug 22, 2009, 3:45 am

who rejected his advances. This

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Lug 22, 2009, 6:59 am

made everyone laugh & giggle

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172hailelib
Lug 22, 2009, 9:32 am

, though Mary's was a bit

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Lug 22, 2009, 9:35 am

bitter. She was already imagining

174hailelib
Lug 22, 2009, 9:42 am

the problems ahead if the

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Lug 22, 2009, 10:06 am

News Media ever found out

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Lug 22, 2009, 12:49 pm

that one of the Senator's

177hailelib
Lug 22, 2009, 1:03 pm

favorite activities was rather unsavory.

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And also very Kinky/Wild

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179BTRIPP
Lug 22, 2009, 3:05 pm

, involving dwarfs and ponies, and

180hailelib
Lug 22, 2009, 3:15 pm

other improbable creatures.

'Pops' suddenly

181beatles1964
Lug 22, 2009, 4:06 pm

understood the Senator better now

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182beatles1964
Lug 22, 2009, 4:06 pm

Questo messaggio è stato cancellato dall'autore.

183quartzite
Lug 22, 2009, 6:27 pm

and shuddered to think that

184KnittyGritty
Lug 23, 2009, 3:15 am

his knitting habit would be

185hailelib
Lug 23, 2009, 6:11 am

exposed for the whole world

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during an 24 hour BBC

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Lug 23, 2009, 10:25 am

documentary about his childhood influences.

188hailelib
Lug 23, 2009, 10:44 am

"We've got to protect Mary

189quartzite
Lug 23, 2009, 12:20 pm

," he declared hotly. Lola rolled

190hailelib
Lug 23, 2009, 1:08 pm

her eyes while Oswald agreed

191KnittyGritty
Lug 24, 2009, 9:06 am

that knitting was a great

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Lug 24, 2009, 9:12 am

way for the Senator to

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193beatles1964
Lug 24, 2009, 9:12 am

Questo messaggio è stato cancellato dall'autore.

194hailelib
Lug 24, 2009, 9:45 am

meet women at the Yarn

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Lug 24, 2009, 12:32 pm

R' Us in the Mall

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196KnittyGritty
Lug 25, 2009, 3:14 am

every other Wednesday night. He

197quartzite
Lug 25, 2009, 5:35 am

figured knitters would be unlikely

198hailelib
Lug 25, 2009, 7:53 am

to rat him out and

199quartzite
Lug 26, 2009, 3:35 am

land him on the cover

200KnittyGritty
Lug 26, 2009, 5:26 am

of "Knitters Anonymous". The tension

201hailelib
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of the yarn, the textures

202quartzite
Lug 26, 2009, 11:09 am

of the wools, it was

203hailelib
Lug 26, 2009, 4:37 pm

the greatest pleasure for a

204KnittyGritty
Lug 27, 2009, 6:34 am

meditative state of mind. Elvis

205beatles1964
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lay on an afghan made

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206hailelib
Lug 27, 2009, 8:10 am

of the softest yarn imaginable,

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Lug 27, 2009, 9:45 am

but the sight of it

208hailelib
Lug 27, 2009, 9:54 am

in chartreuse and magenta stripes

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with Elvis' name spelled out

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210KnittyGritty
Lug 28, 2009, 4:46 am

in turquoise bobbles, was without

211beatles1964
Lug 28, 2009, 7:02 am

a doubt tackier than a

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212BTRIPP
Lug 28, 2009, 8:36 am

fly strip in late July.

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Lug 28, 2009, 9:05 am

Mary began to hyperventilate as

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Lug 28, 2009, 9:40 am

she sensed the Senator's ghost

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215hailelib
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hovering over her head, whispering

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Lug 28, 2009, 9:40 am

a message from the grave

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Lug 29, 2009, 9:09 am

and threatening revenge if she

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Lug 29, 2009, 9:51 am

revealed to the BBC Documentary

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219hailelib
Lug 29, 2009, 3:07 pm

anything about the briefs he

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Lug 29, 2009, 3:44 pm

bought from Victoria's Secret Lingerie

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221KnittyGritty
Lug 30, 2009, 7:09 am

Yarn Shop. Brief yarn made

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Lug 30, 2009, 8:29 am

from real Lingerie, feminine, sexy

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--perfect for when he wanted

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to express his feminine side

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Lug 30, 2009, 11:05 am

.

Just then, Oswald tapped her

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on the shoulder & she

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227KnittyGritty
Lug 31, 2009, 3:42 am

recoiled quickly, fearing that the

228hailelib
Lug 31, 2009, 5:32 am

deputy had tracked them down.

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Lug 31, 2009, 9:32 am

"I think," he said quietly

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Lug 31, 2009, 9:43 am

"you and I should leave

231hailelib
Lug 31, 2009, 10:10 am

until we know what the

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Lug 31, 2009, 12:46 pm

postmortem turns up. We can't

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Lug 31, 2009, 1:00 pm

take any chances!"

She nodded

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Ago 1, 2009, 4:39 am

,hoping that the end of

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their travels would soon come.

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But to sneak out without

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Ago 1, 2009, 8:21 am

anyone noticing would be a

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Ago 1, 2009, 8:50 am

feat exceedingly difficult to execute.

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Carefully, Mary looked at each

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Ago 1, 2009, 12:33 pm

person in the cabin, considering

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Ago 1, 2009, 12:45 pm

whether or not they were

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Ago 1, 2009, 3:31 pm

gullible enough to fall for

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her outrageous plan to disguise

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Ago 2, 2009, 8:42 am

Oswald as a cop who

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Ago 2, 2009, 9:21 am

wore a hat covered with

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Ago 2, 2009, 9:35 am

fishing flies come to arrest

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Ago 2, 2009, 10:01 am

her. That way, they could

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Ago 2, 2009, 11:51 am

leave together. Of them all,

249hailelib
Ago 2, 2009, 11:58 am

Lola was the most likely

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Ago 3, 2009, 5:41 am

to read a map correctly.

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Ago 3, 2009, 6:46 am

Ted abruptly jumped up and

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caught them trying to sneak

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Ago 3, 2009, 10:09 am

Elvis some choice snacks. Spitting

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Hissing & Scratching at them

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255hailelib
Ago 3, 2009, 11:01 am

Elvis drew everyone's attention to

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Oswald & Lola in the

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257KnittyGritty
Ago 4, 2009, 4:40 am

vault. They were trying to

258beatles1964
Ago 4, 2009, 6:42 am

Questo messaggio è stato cancellato dall'autore.

259beatles1964
Ago 4, 2009, 6:46 am

Questo messaggio è stato cancellato dall'autore.

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Ago 4, 2009, 6:49 am

Steal the Senator's Top Secret

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261hailelib
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file that Mary had hidden

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Ago 4, 2009, 10:02 am

in the cabin on their

263hailelib
Ago 4, 2009, 10:51 am

arrival. This gave Mary time

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to get a closer look

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265KnittyGritty
Ago 5, 2009, 3:12 am

at his favorite knitting patterns.

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Published in Krafty Knitters World

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267KnittyGritty
Ago 6, 2009, 5:36 am

under a fake name, his

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patterns made Krafty Knitters World

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269hailelib
Ago 6, 2009, 8:48 am

a household name in erotic

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/kinky/goth/vampire societies everywhere

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271KnittyGritty
Ago 7, 2009, 7:18 am

that coveted complicated doily charts.

272hailelib
Ago 7, 2009, 7:55 am

As she examined these examples

273quartzite
Ago 7, 2009, 9:26 am

Lola muttered to Oswald, "Get

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Krafty Knitters World phone number

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275hailelib
Ago 7, 2009, 11:34 am

.

I've got an idea. We

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can make the Senator's doily

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277KnittyGritty
Ago 8, 2009, 4:38 am

hide a coded message by

278KnittyGritty
Ago 10, 2009, 6:34 am

knitting secret symbols into it.

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Ago 10, 2009, 6:46 am

The erotic/kinky/goth/vampire

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Ago 10, 2009, 6:46 am

Questo messaggio è stato cancellato dall'autore.

281hailelib
Ago 10, 2009, 6:51 am

patterns are not your everyday

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Ago 10, 2009, 8:14 am

typical kind of patterns you

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Ago 10, 2009, 10:44 am

associate with Senators, but nontheless

284hailelib
Ago 10, 2009, 10:46 am

they were his favorites.

Mary

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wants to cash in on

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286KnittyGritty
Ago 11, 2009, 7:22 am

this craze before it is

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Ago 11, 2009, 7:36 am

too late. While there's still

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288KnittyGritty
Ago 12, 2009, 6:32 am

a chance to finish this

289hailelib
Ago 12, 2009, 8:25 am

journey into fantasy in a

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Ago 12, 2009, 1:09 pm

Bang, not a whimper!! Then

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291quartzite
Ago 13, 2009, 9:54 am

we heard a loud bang.

292hailelib
Ago 13, 2009, 12:39 pm

Everyone rushed to the windows

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to catch a glimpse of

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294KnittyGritty
Ago 14, 2009, 6:12 am

a hot air balloon careening

295hailelib
Ago 14, 2009, 6:36 am

the sky with an almost

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Ago 14, 2009, 9:37 am

arc of descent to land

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Ago 14, 2009, 12:46 pm

in the meadow just beyond

298KnittyGritty
Ago 15, 2009, 6:11 am

reach! Drats!! Foiled again. Suddenly

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Ago 15, 2009, 7:29 am

the canyon walls seemed narrower

300hailelib
Ago 15, 2009, 9:34 am

to Mary; she grabbed Oswald

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Ago 15, 2009, 1:30 pm

and headed for the truck,

302KnittyGritty
Ago 18, 2009, 7:01 am

hoping against hope that they

303hailelib
Ago 18, 2009, 7:53 am

could sneak away before the

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Ago 18, 2009, 8:14 am

others found out what they

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305quartzite
Ago 18, 2009, 11:34 am

grabbed from the safe. Turning

306hailelib
Ago 18, 2009, 12:03 pm

around the corner of the

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dirt road the truck spun

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308quartzite
Ago 19, 2009, 12:43 pm

out of control and careened

309hailelib
Ago 19, 2009, 2:10 pm

into a meadow full of

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bulls. The bulls started charging

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311quartzite
Ago 20, 2009, 11:37 am

each other as the engine

312KnittyGritty
Ago 20, 2009, 11:42 am

coughed & sputtered. Sparks flew

313quartzite
Ago 20, 2009, 12:12 pm

as Oswald and Mary kissed

314quartzite
Ago 20, 2009, 12:13 pm

as Oswald and Mary kissed

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Ago 20, 2009, 3:35 pm

deeply/passionately/sensually/french kissed

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316hailelib
Ago 20, 2009, 6:33 pm

.

Meanwhile, back at the cabin

317beatles1964
Ago 21, 2009, 6:47 am

everyone else knitted the Senator's

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318quartzite
Ago 21, 2009, 1:12 pm

secret pattern and ate sardines.

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Drank Pepsi/Captain Morgan's Rum

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320hailelib
Ago 21, 2009, 4:54 pm

while discussing the coroner's report.

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Ago 24, 2009, 7:13 am

The Coroner's report revealed the

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322quartzite
Ago 24, 2009, 11:12 am

Senator had indeed swallowed poison.

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Ago 24, 2009, 1:36 pm

In his Fanta & Gin

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324hailelib
Ago 24, 2009, 5:20 pm

probably. But was Mary responsible?

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Ago 25, 2009, 6:51 am

Or could it possibly be

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326quartzite
Ago 25, 2009, 10:05 am

suicide? Lola seriously doubted the

327hailelib
Ago 25, 2009, 10:11 am

suicide theory but what if

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Ago 25, 2009, 10:46 am

a murder was covered up?

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329quartzite
Ago 26, 2009, 12:09 pm

Insidious suspicions would still destroy

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Ago 26, 2009, 3:21 pm

the Senator's reputation and record

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Ago 27, 2009, 11:18 am

and the possibility of love

332hailelib
Ago 27, 2009, 12:20 pm

for Mary and even for

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Ago 27, 2009, 2:10 pm

his doily making hobby too.

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334KnittyGritty
Ago 27, 2009, 5:58 pm

The only reasonable course of

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Ago 28, 2009, 7:24 am

action was a Media Blitz

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336hailelib
Ago 28, 2009, 9:58 am

emphasizing the Senator's better qualities;

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Ago 28, 2009, 1:45 pm

sense of humor/leadership abilities

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338quartzite
Ago 29, 2009, 8:21 am

and his devastating good looks.

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