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Message no. 1
From: Patrick A Dow <pdow@****.COM>
Subject: Best Run
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 17:36:04 EST
>>>>>[Here's a story for you... About 3 months ago I was approached by a
man working for a small company that wanted to get their hands on a
personnel file from a small computer corp. called LevelTech. I assume
they wanted the files for an extraction, but I'm not sure... My contact
said that they had a plant in LevelTech and he
was able to get most of their system's passwords. He said he'd give me
4.500 Nuyen for this quick hop into their network and I agreed. We went
a payphone on
<encrypted> street, he gave me the passwords, and I went to work. About
a half hour later I dumped from their system with his file on a chip and
my deck filled with about
150 MPs of cash data. I made about 750K from that quick job. You should
have been at the party I threw after that 'run!!! It wuz fragging
great!!]<<<<<
-Rage <17:36:05/12-16-57>
Message no. 2
From: EBruns@***.COM
Subject: Re: Best Run
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 19:01:58 -0500
>>>>>[Rage, are you serious? Do you have any proof that that was you? I
don't believe it. That was pretty hot shit! If what you are saying is true,
I'd definately be interested in working with you!]<<<<<
-- Judas <17:52:33 / 12-16-57>
Message no. 3
From: Marathon <Marathon@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Best Run
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 00:00:13 +0000
>>>>>[Congratulations Rage, if Leveltech didn't know who did it before,
they sure do now. I sure hope that run wasn't for anything _real_
important to the corp, cos now I reckon you got a nice juicy price on
your head. And I do believe there are a couple of Bounty Hunters on
this here board who'll be checkin' on that. Bad move advertisin' your
successes. Of Course, if it wasn't you, then you've got the culprit off
the hook, and brought all the heat down on yourself. Again a bad move.
Whichever it is, it might have been nice knowin' ya, but I don't think
we'll get the chance now. I figure you'll be dead by Christmas. DAmn
shame, but hell, that's life.]<<<<<
-- Marathon <23:59:11/12-16-57>
Message no. 4
From: Paraquat <Paraquat@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Best Run
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 00:54:03 +0000
>>>>>[You got a point Marathon, but shit, it ain't the first time
someone's done a little crowin' about their skills, 'course the real
pro's don't need to advertise their skills, word just kinda gets
'round.]<<<<<
-- Paraquat <00:50:34/12-17-57>


*****PRIVATE: Rage
>>>>>[Sorry Rage, but I'm gonna hav'ta call it a day on your offer of
employment, your claim was a might too public for me, I personally
prefer to remain anonymous for the things I do, kinda less heat ya know?
Thanks for the offer tho' and I sure hope you're successful, but I'll be
pullin' out. Have a long one dude.]<<<<<
-- Paraquat <00:52:27/12-17-57>
Message no. 5
From: Matthew T Boutilier <rasterburn@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Best Run
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 20:57:25 EST
>>>>>[I take it that I wasn't on that Run with ya...too bad I missed that
one. I did hear about it tho...thru certain channels. Read you later
Rage.]<<<<<
-- Raster Burn <20:52:20 \ 12-16-2056>
Message no. 6
From: Sascha Pabst <Sascha.Pabst@**********.UNI-OLDENBURG.DE>
Subject: Re: Best Run
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 14:47:44 +0000
>>>>>[ Marathon, you're right about that Rage-guy. But you forgot the two
most
important things: a) Obvious Rage is so new in the business he'd have to get
the passcodes, and b) he'll not get much older in the biz if he continues to
rip off his Johnsons... ]<<<<<
-- Orion <13:30:43/12-17-57>
Message no. 7
From: Marathon <Marathon@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Best Run
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 15:31:24 +0000
>>>>>['kin A Orion. Johnsons are like dragons, never frag with 'em.
They get too wierd. Mind you, I know a couple of people who got ripped
off by their Johnson, so the gate does swing both ways.]<<<<<
-- Marathon <15:30:17/12-17-57>
Message no. 8
From: Autumn / Shatterglass <laughingcrow@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Best Run
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 08:20:40 PST
>>>>>[+++++He carefully tunes the guitar again... Still not satisfied
with the tone of the F... And shakes his head+++++ I have heard that to
double-cross one's Johnson is, at best a risky move. At worst I believe
that Cement Overshoes were mentioned, and packs of ghouls... Perhaps Sir
Rage simply questioned the validity of the deal his Johnson had offered?
Surely he would not have risked so much simply to satisfy greed.]<<<<<
--Shatterglass <12:01/12-17-57>
Message no. 9
From: "Paul J. Adam" <shadowtk@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Best Run
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 17:58:20 +0000
>>>>>[Hey, Shatterglass, there are those who say it isn't a real run
until Johnson's screwed you twice, so you'd better get your licks in
first.

Me, I never went for men in suits, so I never screwed around with
Johnson and slapped him hard if he got fresh with me. Seemed to work,
least I retired rich and happy.]<<<<<
-- The Mighty Quinn <17:57:42/12-17-57>
Message no. 10
From: Autumn / Shatterglass <laughingcrow@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Best Run
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 10:57:48 PST
>>>>>[+++++Smiles+++++ Perhaps Sir Quinn, but I find it the best of all
worlds to be fair-minded until given reason to suspect that such might
be an unwise position to hold. At that point, all is fair... ]<<<<<
--Shatterglass <2:45/12-17-57>
Message no. 11
From: Patrick A Dow <pdow@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Best Run
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 15:58:58 EST
*****PRIVATE Marathon
>>>>>[They have to find me first!]<<<<<
-Rage <15:22:36/12-17-57>
Message no. 12
From: Patrick A Dow <pdow@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Best Run
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 15:58:57 EST
>>>>>[Anctually, Judas, I do have proof.... Sort of.... I still have
the chip with the LevelTech passwords on it.]<<<<<
-Rage <15:12:45/12-17-57>
Message no. 13
From: Patrick A Dow <pdow@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Best Run
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 15:58:58 EST
>>>>>[He wasn't a johnson! He was another runner who hired me to get
part of his current job done. No johnson, just a runner!]<<<<<
-Rage <15:42:35/12-17-57>
Message no. 14
From: Matthew T Boutilier <rasterburn@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Best Run
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 16:16:09 EST
>>>>>["Surely he would not have risked so much simply to satisfy
greed."

I wouldn't put it past him, but you're proabably right. He's just trying
to get his name around, and he's doing a good job.]<<<<<
-- Raster Burn <16:10:50 / 12-17-2057>
Message no. 15
From: EBruns@***.COM
Subject: Re: Best Run
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 18:46:56 -0500
*****PRIVATE: Rage
>>>>>[I'll bite, I'll transfer the cash, you transfer the
proof!]<<<<<
-- Judas <17:40:33 / 12-17-57>
Message no. 16
From: "Paul J. Adam" <shadowtk@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Best Run
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 22:59:19 +0000
>>>>>[That's _Lady_ Rodriguez to you, minstrel :) The Mighty Quinn dates
from a spell in uniform.

"Come on without, come on within
You've not seen nothing like The Mighty Quinn..."

And that is surely true ;)]<<<<<
-- The Mighty Quinn <22:57:43/12-17-57>
Message no. 17
From: Autumn / Shatterglass <laughingcrow@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Best Run
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 13:10:31 PST
>>>>>[Ah! Then it is Lady Quinn... +++++He smiles and plays just a small
bit of the song+++++ Forgive me for the mistake of gender. It is oft
times difficult to make such distinctions when one is dealing in these
electrons... ]<<<<<
--Shatterglass <8:12/12-17-57>
Message no. 18
From: Paraquat <Paraquat@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Best Run
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 02:23:16 +0000
>>>>>[Don't be so trusting in the good nature of some people Shatter,
there are some very greedy people out there who will do precisely that,
and even betray their associates and friends in their greed and
covetousness. A sad thing, but a valid part of mankinds genetics. It's
in the heart of all people to behave in this way, just with many they
are able to overcome this emotion and act in honour. Some though....


I have known people who have done far worse things than Rage, and all in
the name of profit. Even to this day, I hunt one of them. Though he
eludes me continually.]<<<<<
-- Paraquat <02:22:10/12-18-57>
Message no. 19
From: Marathon <Marathon@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Best Run
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 02:18:11 +0000
*****PRIVATE: Rage
>>>>>[Good luck in your evasion, may your life be long and profitable.
Just to insure that is the case, don't be too loud about your
achievements. It is not only corps and bounty hunters who listen here,
some are jealous and covet the reputation killing you would give them,
others may attempt to kill you because they think it would be a test of
their own skills. It's never safe to brag. Though, an occassional hint
that you have been good at something, can occassionally be
profitable.]<<<<<
-- Marathon <02:16:27/12-18-57>
Message no. 20
From: Sascha Pabst <Sascha.Pabst@**********.UNI-OLDENBURG.DE>
Subject: Re: Best Run
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 13:48:31 +0000
>>>>>[ Do this when you run for me and yaa history, Rage!
]<<<<<
-- Fohdytoo <12:56:08/12-18-57>

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