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"Obscenely ugly,"
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"Obscenely ugly," said she, smiling too.
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"No."
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I pointed.
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"It has no tower."
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"I can fix that."
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She reached for another dial on the house controls.
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"Don't you dare!"
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Her wrist, when I grabbed it, was smooth and strong and warm in my fingers.
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"I'll take it.
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Exactly as it is."
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"You will?"
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"I must.
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God knows what you might do to it next."
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Reluctantly, I released her hand.
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The interior of The Flamingo was a welcome surprise.
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Cloudwood had been used in a Mediterranean manner, making the house seem primitive and civilized at the same time.
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The kitchen and baths had every convenience that I desired.
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From the living room, the view of the beach struck me with such intensity that Tasha asked if I felt ill.
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All I could say was, "No.
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I'm in love."
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It was huge and inefficient, and she should never have spent so many pesos on a toy, but Papa would not let her return it.
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We both thought I referred to the vista.
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It's strange how one can write delightedly of the happier moments of life, forgetting the things that one would forget by remembering fully the things one would remember, and suddenly the forgotten, in revenge, rears up to savage the unwary.
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So it was as I wrote the preceding.
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My heart convulsed, and I left this manuscript for a three-day spree.
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Apparently I was so successful that it lasted a week and a half.
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And if I can brag and digress so easily, this must not be painful enough to merit a mindwipe, yes?
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I abandoned these notes to my future self to have the wipe done immediately, thinking that Bernardo Flynn should receive such services when he needed them, even should the need arise at the third hour after midnight.
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My mindsmith is not so understanding.
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Captured Moments
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She says I am emotionally a child, to which I reply, "Of course.
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"Of course.
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Why else would I come to you?"
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This logic does not soothe her; she says I must wait three weeks.
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.
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Such is the law.
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I say I do not care about law, I care about service and she should care about money.
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Enough.
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I went on a spree, and it must have been a good one.
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I hope the wipe is as successful with my time on Vega IV as my spree was with my time here.
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I dimly remember three bedpartners who were probably human, and one that I hope was delirium.
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I will not answer the phone for a week, no matter whose face appears on it.
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I keep evading the issue.
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But which issue?
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To deal with the first: it hurts to remember.
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If I am capable of love, I loved Tasha Cortez.
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If I am not, I had the perfect mirror for my narcissism.
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As for the issue itself, I'm no longer sure what I want to record.
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The playwright in me wants every scene of our time together.
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The editor says no, only those that are relevant.
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“can’t-miss”
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Wolves can run fast — but they certainly can’t outrun airplanes.
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Given the urgency of the situation in Alaska, Defenders needs your immediate assistance to help save Alaska’s wolves from same-day airborne land-and-shoot slaughter.
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Support the Emergency Effort to Save Alaska’s Wolves.
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Soon this wolf won’t be merely running in the snow.
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Defenders hopes to raise at least $100,000 to help Alaskans For Wildlife, a coalition of Alaska citizens, win a citizens’ ballot initiative this November.
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And we face very wealthy opponents.
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“same-day airborne land-and-shoot”
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This wolf will be running for its life!
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Like you, the majority of Alaskans oppose same-day land-and-shoot wolf killing.
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But the anti-wolf politicians in the Alaska legislature don’t care what the majority of Alaska citizens want.
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And they didn’t listen to the recommendations of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, which opposed this legislation!
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They are utterly out of step with their Alaska constituents ... the state agency that manages Alaska wildlife ... and the rest of the American public!
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The airplane above will be tracking her ... in order to land and immediately gun her down .
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In the name of “wolf control,” wolf killers will predictably once again use aircraft to hunt wolves to the point of exhaustion, so that the wolves have, literally, no chance of survival.
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“wolf control,”
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Before the 1996 ban on same-day land-and-shoot, as many as 400 wolves were killed in Alaska each year because of this barbaric and unethical practice.
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Anti-wolf interests are prepared to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to make sure that the new land-and-shoot law stands — even though most Alaskans do not support it.
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“Last Frontier.”
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Say “NO” to the barbaric practice of same-day airborne wolf killing.
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“NO”
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The only way Alaskans can repeal the new law and reinstate the ban on same-day airborne land-and-shoot wolf killing is with a Citizens’ Referendum.
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You see, the Alaska legislature passed a law that once again allows any private citizen with just a $15 trapping or $25 hunting license to track wolves by aircraft and then land and gun them down.
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That’s why your special financial support is so important — and urgently needed.
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Alaska wolf advocates need your immediate support to save wolves.
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As I mentioned, this new same-day airborne land-and-shoot practice will start in September after the opening of hunting season and the first snow — and when wolves will be an easy target.
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To repeal this unconscionable law, Defenders must help provide our friends in Alaska -- Alaskans For Wildlife — with the resources necessary to win at the polls in November.
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We need help to supplement the funds raised by Alaskans For Wildlife for careful polling, the development of voter education spots for television, radio and newspapers, the placement of those ads, and “get-out-the-vote” efforts on election day.
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If Alaska’s new law is not replaced, thousands of Alaska's wolves will die in the years to come.
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A loss will encourage those anti-wolf fanatics who want to stop wolf restoration and put bounties on those wolves already in the wild.
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So, please don’t wait another minute.
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Please sign your Citizens’ Advisory Ballot to demonstrate to our Alaska allies that you’re behind them; and send an urgent donation today to help them win this effort.
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So how will your money be spent?
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Here’s the projected budget breakdown: $35,000 — in-depth, state-wide survey conducted by a top pollster to determine voters’ positions on the ballot measure and arguments that will help persuade undecided voters.
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$45,000 — salaries /office expenses for staff to oversee the effort between now and election day.
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$30,000 — production of television and radio spots alerting the public to the findings of the above survey.
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This cruel, unethical wolf-hunting practice is called “same-day airborne land-and-shoot.”
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$100,000 — placement of voter education spots in the key media including print, radio and television.
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Dear Defender,
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$15,000 — election day “get-out-the-vote” drive, including phone calls to get voters to the polls.
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“get-out-the-vote”
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You stood by Defenders when we defeated the wealthy American Farm Bureau in court and saved the lives of the wolves in Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho.
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Now, I’m hoping I can count on your moral and financial support again today.
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“same-day airborne land-and-shoot.”
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to help save Alaska’s wolves from same-day airborne land-and-shoot killing.
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Your special donation today is absolutely critical, because many of Alaska’s politicians clearly have anti-wolf agendas.
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They have the financial backing of powerful special interests and the determination to ignore the will of the people of Alaska and the American public.
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Please let Alaskans know that you’re behind them.
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It was a total shock and surprise.
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