From:	Ed Matuskey <MATUSKEY@***.EDU>
Subject:	Lowe-down
Date:	Fri, 6 Aug 1993 15:29:05 -0700

>>>>>[Powerhouse: I appreciate the courteous tone of your request, even
though
I find the request itself deplorable. I will not submit myself to your-or
anyone else's-scrutiny. The answer is even moreso for my organization: I am
in enough trouble as it is admitting that there is one, I will not subject
them to prying eyes in order to quell the fears of--forgive me--those who
suffer from narrow-mindedness. I will adress a few of your questions, however;
this will have to do.

I am not a shaman, I am an hermetic. Control of the spirits was given to me
by my group. I was reluctant to call them in, fearing the usual reaction of
the unenlightened. When I did summon them, it was to save all our lives. I
am sorry that all your previous experiences with the insects have been bad;
they are a very difficult force to understand, and their thinking is not
human. It takes a very open mind to deal with them. They belong in this
world as much as you or I--maybe even more so, if you want to compare
populations. You have no right to dictate who should exist, and who shouldn't.

I will close by saying that I bear no ill will to anyone on this board. We
have no quarrel with you. But, we will defend ourselves. We are a community,
and we will fight for the good of the whole.

If you have any other questions, I will answer those that I can. However, I
must refuse your other requests. You will have to be satisfied with that.

Oh, I do have one question for you: who is this group you spoke of? Since you
expect full disclosure on my part, I will expect no less from you.]<<<<<
-- Brandon Lowe (15:26:43/8-6-54)

>>>>>[By the way, how is Highlander doing?]<<<<<
-- Brandon Lowe (15:27:42/8-6-54)